Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
 |
| Photo © Courtesy of Chae Pereira Architects |
Korea-based Chae Pereira Architects‘ latest residential project situated in the crowded urban neighborhood of Sangsu. The neighborhood, which is crowded by slum houses weaving around little alleys, provides a “stimulating landscape both socially and physically” which the architects took aspects of the existing houses to inform their design strategy.
 |
| Photo © Courtesy of Chae Pereira Architects |
The recycled elements of the surrounding houses, specifically their corrugated panel roofs, in addition to Sangsu’s power plant, inspired the architects to experiment with a layer of translucent polycarbonate fixed on a regular steel frame to show the 13MM aluminum-coated insulation and circulations spaces.
 |
| Photo © Courtesy of Chae Pereira Architects |
 |
| Photo © Courtesy of Chae Pereira Architects |
The simple massing includes studios and apartments that are supported by two hollow piles. Working within a strict budget, the architects used common construction materials in an innovative way to reach the desired aesthetic and energy requirements.
 |
| Photo © Courtesy of Chae Pereira Architects |
The staircase is enclosed by a steel frame and polycarbonate panels. And the depth of the interior is visually uncertain, as elements are seen through a fuzzy transparency.
“Nearby, steam from the power plant creates a cloud-like shadow, crossing the boundary between artifice and nature….The city creates its own natural landscape,” added the architects.
 |
| Photo © Courtesy of Chae Pereira Architects |
The people
Architects: Chae Pereira ArchitectsLocation: Sangsu, South Korea
Photographs: Courtesy of Chae Pereira Architects
