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A Mediator Embracing Reality: Aurium | GUBO Architects + Hong Jihak

GUBO Architects (Cho Yoonhee) + Hong Jihak (Chungnam National University)

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Roh Kyung
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GUBO Architects
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Bang Yukyung
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SPACE December2025 (No. 697)​

 

 

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Architect

GUBO Architects (Cho Yoonhee) + Hong Jihak (Chungn

Design team

Lim Euihyun, Do Uram

Location

Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Programme

neighbourhood living facility

Site area

489§³

Building area

291.2§³

Gross floor area

1,131.69§³

Building scope

B1, 5F

Parking

8

Height

17.35m

Building to land ratio

59.55%

Floor area ratio

173.2%

Structure

RC

Exterior finishing

stone cladding (travertine)

Interior finishing

exposed concrete, polished concrete

Structural engineer

GON Structural Engineers

Mechanical engineer

Timetech

Electrical engineer

Cheonnu Enc.

Construction

Jingun Constructs Architecture

Design period

May – Oct. 2023

Construction period

Nov. 2023 – June 2025


Cho Yoonhee
Cho Yoonhee has been working in architectural design since she co-founded GUBO Architects in 2015. After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University and MIT, Cho built her career at IROJE architects & planners in Korea and Höweler + Yoon Architecture in Boston, U.S. Cho¡¯s interest lies in building urban cities from the pedestrian perspective of an average person. She has worked as a Public Architect for Seoul Metropolitan Government and won the Korean Young Architect Award organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2021.
Hong Jihak
Hong Jihak, after periods of research and building his career at SAC International, HAEAHN Architecture, and Center for Advanced Urbanism (CAU) at Boston, co-founded GUBO Architects in 2015. Hong studied Architectural Urbanism at MIT and received his PhD on the theory of Architectural History at Seoul National University. Hong is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Chungnam National University.

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