Open side-bar Menu
 ArchShowcase
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Sopoonggil Community in Seoul, South Korea by Unsangdong Architects

 
March 11th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Unsangdong Architects

Sopoonggil Community is part of an urban renewal program that was not developed by government or local administration. It was rather organized to do what local people wanted by improving the environment with the assets of the local. The steering committee for Sopoonggil Community has been set in operation since July of 2017 to reflect public opinion on what kind of programs there will be and how to operate them. ‘Sopoonggil Community’, which is more than a mere wheelchair ramp that extends all the way from the 1st floor to the roof top on the 3rd floor, creates community space with no boundary and invites interactive connection with users’ various choice. With the ramp with no boundary, various activities can take place with the needs of everyone who wishes to use it.

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

  • Architects: Unsangdong Architects (Jang Yoon Gyoo , Shin Chang Hoon)
  • Project: Sopoonggil Community
  • Location: 77, Dongil-ro 242-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Photography: Yoo Junhwan
  • Design Team: Kim Bongkyoon, Choi Sanghyun, Lee Gayeon, Hwang Yooyoung, Kim Minkyoon
  • Site Area: 296.93sm
  • Building Area: 124.22sm
  • Gross Floor Area: 283.48sm
  • Building to Land Ratio: 41.83%
  • Gross Floor Ratio: 85.59%
  • Completion Year: May 2018

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Architectural Design Sopoonggil Community [a multi-purpose ramp way]

To create a community place with no boundary, a traditional core that separates space with floors is transformed to have a much more subtle change of floor levels. This vertical circulation provides space for book shelves, rest area, seats for performances and so on. This is an important architectural device that makes a mere functioning stairs to a continuous and extending community place with no boundary.

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Proposing a New Use of Wheelchair Ramp

According to the building code, wheelchair ramp is not included in the building area and floor area. This building code became a motif for the design. In general, for certain parts of the building or entrances, wheelchair ramps and elevators or lifts have to be installed. Instead of a mere wheelchair ramp with its typical usage, ‘Sopoonggil Community’ can not only be wheelchair ramp, but also be space where everyone can use for galleries of the poet, galleries for local people, and extension space for performances and book cafes.

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Image Courtesy © Yoo Junhwan

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Image Courtesy © Unsangdong Architects

Tags: ,

Category: Community Centre




© 2024 Internet Business Systems, Inc.
670 Aberdeen Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
+1 (408) 882-6554 — Contact Us, or visit our other sites:
TechJobsCafe - Technical Jobs and Resumes EDACafe - Electronic Design Automation GISCafe - Geographical Information Services  MCADCafe - Mechanical Design and Engineering ShareCG - Share Computer Graphic (CG) Animation, 3D Art and 3D Models
  Privacy PolicyAdvertise