Suizhong, China
Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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Seoul-based
Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab shared their project ‘The
Great Wall’, a complex in Suizhong, China.
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| Image © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| Image © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
A typical ‘
apartment-factory (a term used to describe a small manufacturing factory/office sold to public as a type of apartment in
Korea)’ + supporting retail’ composition where a ‘retail podium’ anchors a
high-rise ‘apt-factory’ towers has been economically successful in recent years for profit-seeking
real-estate developers of Korea.
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This very idea of stacking small-size
factories in ‘apartment’ format has been received well; however, there have been some problems associated with access to day-lighting and poor working conditions. In this project, we tried to develop a next generation ‘apt-factories’ with improved ecological, economical, flexible and social bases in mind.
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Not a high-rise format, but a permeable ‘mat hybrid’ format with differentiated public outdoor courtyards are introduced by sandwiching two very different types of retail (one that is composed of ‘entertainment oriented programme’ and the other that is concentrated with focused-retail such as ‘fashion’ and ‘electronic’ items) with apt-factories in between. This formation allows ‘continuous and concentrated shopping experiences’ for both destination-oriented and incidental shoppers alike.
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| Image © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab--site zoning diagram |
This horizontal mega structure with integration of inner plazas are sheathed with historical precedents; since the site is close to the eastern end of the ‘Great Wall of China’, the idea of surrounding the site with the band of “Great Wall’ pattern in a ‘Hakka Housing’ format was a basic concept.
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The result was ‘eight distinctive courts’ filled with variety of entertainment and ‘green’ venues; these courts also allow additional day-lighting and views. Seven cores created by this methodology were elevated to mimic ‘mountains’ of Korea; this way of shaping created a chance to entertain ‘100% green’ roof- garden idea.
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This also allows users, at the fifth floor level where a concentrated shopping area is located, to experience ‘inside- shopping: outside – roof garden’; an interesting way of intertwining shopping and park makes ‘shopping @ Korea Town’ more desirable. The roofs are partially stepped to not only provide additional resting decks for users of apt-factories but also create a multifaceted, ‘optical-illusion-like’ form.
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The very ‘Korean’ way of mixing ‘live, work & play’ housed in a next generation hybrid structure to become an exciting gathering place for the people of China was created by applying ‘theme & variations’ methodology derived and superimposed by ancient ‘Chinese’ and ‘Korean’ historical patterns and culture.
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| B3 floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| B2 floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| B1 floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 1F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 2F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 3F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 4F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 5F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 6F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 7F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 8F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 9F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 10F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 11F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 12F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 13F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| 14F floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| roof plan--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| sections 1,2--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| sections 3,4--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| sections 5,6--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| west, east elevations--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
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| south, north elevations--drawing © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab |
The people
Architect: Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab
Location: Liaoning Digital Technology Industrial District, Suizhong City, China
Partner-in-charge: Tae Sun Hong, Won Jin Kim
Team: Sung Sin Park, Eun Jeong Kwon, Dong Hyun Ji, Whee Lee
Program: Apartment – Factory, Retail, Public Plaza
Status: In progress
Client: C&K
Site area: 73,370 SM
Building area: 32,240.44 SM
Total floor area: 306,205 SM
Images: © Courtesy of Yamasaki Ku Hong Associates Design Lab
Note>>Location in this map, It could indicate city/country but not exact address.
