Common Ground in Seoul, South Korea by URBANTAINER

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Common Ground is the result of an experiment of revitalising unused land in the middle of the city. By applying prefab methods, e.g. producing modules in a factory, transporting them to the construction site and assembling them on-site, it was possible to reduce the construction time of the 5300 m2 building to five months.

In order to maximise the usage efficiency of the elongated rectangular shaped land, the architectural form is based on a center square connecting two buildings.

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• Architects: URBANTAINER
• Project: Common Ground
• Location: 17-1, Gwangjin-gu, Jayang-dong, Seoul and the 5 lands
• Construction: Kolon Environmental Service Co., Ltd.
• Structure Engineer: PAN Structural Engineering Inc.
• Client: Kolon Industries
• Structure Steel Frame Structure
• Modular Construction: Yoochang
• Landscape design:LIVESCAPE / Seungjong Yoo
• Building Scope: 4F / B1F
• Floor Area Ratio: 98.59%
• Building To Land Ratio: 40.8%
• Gross Floor Area: 5,060 sqm
• Building Area: 2,094 sqm
• Site Area: 5,132 sqm
• Completion Date: 2015.04.10

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At the traffic-heavy main street side, container modules were stacked to give the building exterior more impact and draw attention from passers-by. The mass on the opposite side has been kept open to naturally connect to the visitor flow of the surrounding environment and invite people in more easily.

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The two buildings, STREET MARKET and MARKET HALL, are both based on container architecture but are designed with different characteristics in mind.

The containers of the Street Market are arranged in a protruding configuration, highlight the individual modules and give the exterior more impact. The Market Hall is made of 12m long-span container modules which are used as separated shopping booths. Samesized modules as roof of the hall create a usable terrace area on the third floor.

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Tags: Seoul, South Korea

Categories: House, Mall, Market, Mixed use, Multipurpose Hall, shopping center, Shopping Mall

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