Korea, Burlam takes vertical street to a higher level
Burlam deconstructs the generic apartment block into terraced houses with views of the mountains. In this way, almost every resident has a front door onto the street and a garden facing the shared courtyard, a familiar element of the traditional Korean house. The low forms transition in scale between the existing village and urban context with a striking stepped roofscape that reflects the surroundings.
- Location Seoul, Burlam, Korea
- Year 2018
- Status Tender
- Program Housing
- Collaborators de Architekten Cie. in collaboration with MKA, NL Architects, Daniel Valle Architects, Roel van der Zeeuw Architects
- Project architect Mira Nekova
- Team Marc Koehler, Andrea Pellizzon, Carine Marin
- Urbanplan West8
- Render company Big Picture Visual, Absent Matter
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