Showing posts with label Yongsan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yongsan. Show all posts

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

New Concept In High Rise Living

New York based architecture firm of Asymptote Architecture has challenged our imagination by their latest work of Velo Towers in Yongsan International Business District (YIBD), Seoul, South Korea. 

Volumes of residential modules are staked, rotated and interconnected to break down the scale and massing of the buildings. The oval shaped volumes are turned and positioned to capture views of the adjacent Yongsan Park overlooking the distant Han River. Roof gardens and communal amenities and located around light-filled atrium spaces evenly distributed across every six to eight storey residential communities. There is also a sky bridge 30 storey above the podium level that function as the main gathering and socializing space in the sky.

Asymptote Architecture also incorporates latest technology in automotive, aerospace and marine industries in the fabrication of building forms for their Velo Towers. 




Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Seoul's Upcoming Futuristic Skyscraper

Designed by international architecture firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox, Block H at Seoul's Yongsan International Business District (YIBD) resembles a futuristic building that you would see in science fiction movies like Star Wars and Blade Runner. At a height of 385 meters containing a 5 star hotel and high end residences; the tower is slated for completion in 2016. The master plan of Yongsan International Business District is by the renowned architect Daniel Libeskind.