On a site overlooking the Blue East Sea in South Korean, Architecture YEIN has completed a sculptural assembly of residential buildings around a shared common space.
With a difference of around two storeys from east to west across the site, the three separate buildings were sited in harmony with the natural landscape and positioned to provide views of the sea from everywhere in the complex. In the void space between the three buildings, there is an outdoor swimming pool and a large tree.
For the two buildings with basements, sunken spaces were designed to create environmentally comfortable underground spaces that utilize light from above the ground and winds from the west. For all three buildings, common spaces located on the first (ground) floors serve different uses and open up to the pool level.
The central pool area connects all three buildings horizontally, while two buildings (A and B) are also connected via an underground parking lot.
While taking on a very modern and sculptural appearance, the arrangement of the buildings creates the feeling of a small village where circulation and views are carefully considered.
