1. Ugly-looking Ground

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Architects: JMY architects

Location: Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Architect In Charge: Jaemin Yoon

Design Team: Kwangjae Ryu (Team Manager), Hyukhyu Shin, Hyejin PARK, Jinsoo Kim, Seongmin Lee, Yeonjung Lee, Eunji Choi, Wihwan Choi

Area: 64.36 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Joonhwan Yoon

Collaborator : MOA Structure Engineers, M:HL Consulting, Daewon Pobis

Construction: Jarchiv Construction

Client: MEDIA EN MESSE

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1. Ugly-looking Ground The trapezoid shaped, irregularly pentagonal ground located in an urban residential district is a commercial lot in a small area (282m2). With road reduction and difficulties of parking and entry due to the restricted diagonal line (Due North Slant Line for Daylight and Diagonal Plane Control by Street Width) and narrow entrance (3m width), its application for any purpose other than a house will be difficult.
Site Plan

Floor Plans

2. Poor Residential Environment in an Exclusive Residential DistrictDespite the proliferation of small scale qualitative development of nearby Garosu-gil, which is the leading shopping district in Seoul, the urban development and architectural status of the area is slow and poor. Wi...