Darak-Darak

Designed by Korean studio The_System Lab in Seoul, the shape of the concrete and steel mixed-use building was strongly influenced by local building laws.

The_System Lab, Darak-Darak, Seoul, 2016
Darak-Darak neighborhood facility is located in a collective housing area near Gaerong Station in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The shape of the building was strongly influenced by building laws. The building had to avoid street width and north due line because it stands against a road. Also, there were many challenges for core and flat surface to be approved to put pilotis in first floor.

 

Concrete is the main material of the buidling. To increase outside insulation performance and be safe from water leak, a colored-steel sheet was put like as a blanket covers the mass from the end of the roof to the first floor celing along with oblique face. It was not easy to find scenic view in the collective housing area but by allocating balcony spaces excluded in gross estimation and round windows and doors as many as possible along with oblique line, the building is well-lighted and commands sky view.

The_System Lab, Darak-Darak, Seoul, 2016
The_System Lab, Darak-Darak, Seoul, 2016
There is parking space for five vehicles, a cafè runned by the owner’s wife, and core in first floor. Second and third floor consist of offices for renting and studios. The ceiling facing the south and frontal-posterior balcony spaces maximize the sense of space and make glare effect. In addition, three studios have different form from one another. The owner’s residential space is located in the upper part of the building, from fourth to sixth floor and attic. He made a new residential space with interior stairs and attics. He removed the boundary of living room and kitchen.
The_System Lab, Darak-Darak, Seoul, 2016
The_System Lab, Darak-Darak, Seoul, 2016

Darak-Darak, Seoul
Program: mixed-use
Architecture: The_System Lab
Design Team: Lee Choong Lyeol, Han Dong Su
Structure: Kim & Lee Structural Consultant
Construction: Dasan Construction & Engineering
Area: 397 sqm
Completion: 2016

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