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Mapo is a district undergoing considerable transformation in Seoul through a recent redevelopment craze. Large enterprises, hotels and apartment complexes unable to bear the cost of rent in existing urban centers are entering Mapo?s competitive market. Therefore, the image of Mapo is changing with the development of large apartments complexes behind a single layer of high-rise buildings positioned along the edge of the main streets. In contrast, a part of Mapo district remains undeveloped and intact as it was built from the 1960?s with small scale buildings.
Courtesy of D-Werker Architects – Photography : Inwoo Yeo
In terms of architecture, ?Carver Global? sought to achieve harmony with the urban structure of different scales, occupying an important position between apartment complexes and small scale buildings. The project?s intention was to suggest the possibility of ?incremental development? in this district which is a mixture of newly constructed apartment complexes and an historic urban structure. Courtesy of D-Werker Architects – Photography : Inwoo Yeo
Rather than vertically extending the existing building which was relatively large-scale compared its surroundings, a strategy of horizontally extending the mass by segmentation was selected. The new program was inserted over the parking space behind the existing building and connected to the existing building. Through this maneuver, ?Carver Global?...