Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park

Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim

UPPERHOUSE IV CHEONGDAM PARK

Strx Architects

ARCHITECTS
Strx Architects

TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL PLANNING
Huiron Plus

LANDSCAPE
Garden In Forest

DEVELOPER
Shinwon Construction

LIGHTING PLANNING
Newlite

ENGINEERING
Shinwon Construction

PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT
Switches Light /Switch - Ls 990/ Jung

DESIGN TEAM LEADER
Myoshin Kim

DESIGN TEAM
Jeongwon Park, Jinyoung Jang, Soojung Jung, Jiyun Oh

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Kwang Park

KITCHEN DESIGN
You&us

ART DIRECTOR
Nichole Kang

CONSTRUCTION TEAM
Minseop Shin, Yeonsun Kim, Hyeonhoe Lee, Changkyu Kim

HOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jj Systems

CONSTRUCTION TEAM LEADER
Inhwan Kim

STYLING
Bespoke

COLLABORATORS
Seunghye Hong, Sungyoon Jung, Bespoke, Bespoke, Seunghye Hong, Sungyoon Jung

MANUFACTURERS
Dornbracht, Jung, Neolith, Arclinea, Benjamin Moore, Florim, Flos, Gaggenau, Inbani, Listone Giordano, Molteni & C, Siedle, Toto, Vola, Eagon, La Paloma Cerámicas

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jaeyoun Kim

AREA
9456 m²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
South Korea

CATEGORY
Apartments, Apartment Interiors, Residential

Cheongdam located in the center of Seoul Korea is well known for its status and quality. STRX team, hence, have collectively decided that Cheongdam would be an ideal place for our fourth installment of the Upperhouse Project.

Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim

A natural scenery of Cheongdam-Park is captured through the various size of frame for the certain units. In order to enhance privacy and landscaping, we plant tall trees in the terrace leading the viewer's eye into a more calming state.

Thus, we built a wide yard in the South and sunken garden in the North to reflect the vast natural atmosphere allowing the dwellers to feel the nature even from the basement.

A natural scenery of Cheongdam-Park is captured through the various size of frame for the certain units. In order to enhance privacy and landscaping, we plant tall trees in the terrace leading the viewer's eye into a more calming state.

Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim

Our team selected clay bricks for both interior walls and exterior of the house so that the building can stand sturdy and control thermal insulation. As a special hardware system in bricks has thickened the depth from a frame to an exterior finish wall, we could block the outside eyes promoting private environment.

We also used various techniques of laying bricks such as custom bond, vertical stack bond, and hit-and-miss brickwork for each floor, creating unique texture and sense of color in respect to the direction of the sun.

Utilizing clay bricks fulfills both aesthetic and technical strengths of the house as well as promoting sustainability by consuming less energy.

Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim

Contrast to the grey tone bricks, the light beige colored façade entrance of a stone material leads to the long path, giving the direction to the inside with a gold hardware and minimal lighting.

About 500m² scale of the basement communal area includes gallery lounge, private dining space, and boutique gym. Upperhouse Cheongdam consists of three Garden-Types with private gardens at the ground level, three Pent-Types with terraces on the top, and 12 Typical-Types.

The building occupies the most effective floor space index within the expensive urban center. While putting the maximized distance apart from each preexisting apartment on North and South, each unit has become a square-shape leaving a space where the natural light doesn’t reach.

Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim

However, this structural part is covered through a wooden texture wall with indirect lighting that gradually lead to a bright space. Standard model of Typical-Types has four rooms, and the master dress-room area can be expanded or become a new personal space.

Living-dining area has a whole-glass window and integrated wooden walls. There are hidden folding doors with a buried handle on each wooden wall for entering into kitchen and master zone.

Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim

We designed the area to be flexibly closed through wooden walls and opened through hidden doors as occasion demands. All Garden-Types and Pent-Types are multi-stories.

Their stairs, floor zoning, and design concept are built based on the residents’ requests. Furthermore, we landscaped 6-unit’s terrace and garden, and interiors have been filled with customized furniture and object.

Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim


Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim


Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
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Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
© Jaeyoun Kim


Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
Site Plan
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
Garden Floor Plan
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
First Floor Plan
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
Penthouse Floor Plan


Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
Typical Floor Plan
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
Front Section


Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
Side Elevation
Upperhouse Iv Cheongdam Park
Brick-Work Elevation