ART
ARCHITECTURE
& HISTORY
in the Public Realm
Seongbukdong Residences

Architect
Joel Sanders Architect
Architect of Record
Haeahn Architecture
Dates
  • Constructed, 2009
Awards
  • AIA NY Chapter Merit Award 2008
  • Korean Architecture Award 2011
  • International Architecture Award 2011
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Description
Located in the exclusive Seongbukdong district of Seoul, this enclave of 12 sustainable houses is designed to take advantage of its steeply sloping site by updating the ancient principle of the "borrowed view." The staggered arrangement of L-shaped dwellings insures that each unit enjoys unobstructed open southern views of a wooded valley, framed in the foreground by its neighbors planted green roof. In addition, each house possesses apertures that frame views of their neighbor's rear and side y...
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Location
Seongbuk-ro & seongbuk-ro 14ga-gil
Seoul, 136-020
Korea, South

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