This project is an experiment on the scale of urban living. Within the conditions of a high-density city, it explores how compact residential units can be assembled into collective housing that offers publicness, openness, and quality of life.

Rather than treating public housing merely as a container for dwelling, the design reconsiders the relationship between private living and urban sharing. The first to third floors are conceived as a public service platform open to the wider community, accommodating elderly care, childcare, community services, and neighbourhood interaction. The lower levels thus become not only residential entrances, but an extension of urban life.
From the fourth floor upward, shared spaces, open corner platforms, and semi-outdoor circulation are arranged on every level, extending publicness vertically into daily living. Each floor becomes more than a corridor to individual homes; it is a place to pause, meet, and interact. Through these shared spaces, compact units are expanded into a richer and more open living environment.

The building forms a vertical village, unfolding from private to semi-public and public, and redefines the social role of public housing in the contemporary city.



Project awarded
2025 K-DESIGN Award- Winner
2024 Architecture MasterPrize - Honourable Mention