[4th Prize]
 
Reassembling the fragments : Reconfiguration of Korean Villas (Multi-family housing)
 
Summary
In an era of AI design and construction, the architect's role as a trend leader who preoccupies photo spots and hashtags through original images will be more emphasized. By renovating Korean villas (multi-family housing), housing problems such as daylighting, parking, security, and lack of green has been solved and strengthen the community with shared-living-stairs, presenting a renovation prototype of the villa which emphasizes an original image by recycling the elements from the demolished buildings.
 
Shared-living-stairs
The shared space is a communication place where the tenants naturally encounter each other. The whole building including stairs is a shared living room where tenants take off their shoes. They sit on the stairs read books and talk. On landings and corridors, there are lots of programs without boundaries like shared kitchens, dining, playgrounds, daycare, libraries, theaters and sports facilities.
 
Structural strategy
There are three structural strategies depending on the type of structure. For the RC buildings, the existing grid will be extended up to three additional floors, leaving only columns and outer walls. And for masonry buildings there will be truss shelves casing them. For the in-between space, it shares the sidewalls of the existing buildings and the floors are hung on both sides.
 
Reassembling the fragments
Because the concept of this project is reconfiguring the villa, I brought many elements from the demolished buildings and recycled them. For the finishing material, a collage pattern mixed with the finishing material from the demolished buildings was applied.