N3315 Commercial Facilities / Joh Sungwook Architects

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Text description provided by the architects.The image of the buildings in Gangnam, Seoul is tall and have huge blocks facing the boulevard. On the other hand, if you take a step inside from the main street, you can face human-scale buildings in the dense urban structure adjacent to the backside road. The purpose of this project is to provide a building where occupants can keep a balance between work and rest.The site adjacent to the steep road creates a level difference of one-floor height between the north and east road. Located in the intersection of the road, the first basement floor resembles to be the ground floor. Natural light penetrates deep into the second basement floor through a sunken garden located in the corner. Located in a mixed-use neighborhood, windows are placed in a direction of keeping privacy and the brick pattern of the facade is designed to block the views of the housing areas.Starting from a cube with maximum volume in the given site, the building is constructed by disassembling the mass into the pieces and stacking them up continuously. The fragmented pieces are staggered layer by layer, but the direction of the external space is formed differently for each layer. Therefore, the terrace is spontaneously created with different widths, lengths, and directions. The exterior space expands the interior space to the outside and provides abundant space in the limited working space.Architecture always transforms accordingly to the values pursued by society. Unlike the era when only economy and efficiency were important, the present-day requires pleasant working conditions and comfort as much as the living environment. As the architecture settles down in the site, the image it creates is very crucial.  'N3315' will become a space where these various social needs are fulfilled.