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Project • By Atelier sow • Bars
cozimory
1. It was once a small police station guarding a quiet neighborhood in Bangbae-dong. After being vacant for years, the building stood cold and lifeless, with an old protected tree quietly enduring beside it. When we first encountered the site, the tree became our starting point for imagination. What if this rugged concrete structure could coexist with the living presence of the tree? What if we could create a space that felt like a small, warm forest within the city? This is how Cozimori began.
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The original building had a dark, disconnected interior and little relationship with the outside. One of the biggest challenges was how to open up the closed-off structure while preserving the existing frame, and how to est... More
Project • By Atelier sow • Private Houses
wooa dang
The beginning of Wooa Dang
From the beginning to the end, Wooa Dang is a project in which the client and architect pondered over the question of ‘What is a good house?’ in search of an answer. Is it even possible for the name Wooa Dang to define our thoughts in that one word? The name has several meanings, such as ‘our beautiful house’,‘Nawoo and Noah’s house’, and the expression of admiration ‘wow!’.
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The layout of Wooa Dang
The place where Wooa Dang is located is the last remaining spot in a collective housing area. Inheriting the rhythm and flow of the layout of the existing units, we tried to draw out th... More