Employee Dorms

Double-loaded corridor parti adapted to frame space.

Design1998
RoleLead Designer
AffiliationSamoo

Yongin, Kyungki-do, South Korea. Inspired by the internal organization of the double-loaded corridor, the building is split in two to frame the surrounding views. The pair follows the contours of the hillside site in order to make a transition between the formal order of the apartment complex below and an upland park.

800 Residents are segregated according to sex, but share community program elements on the ground level including a gym, library, seminar rooms and a double-height dining hall.