* Residential Architecture: Pentomonium Towers – Yongsan International Business District by Murphy/Jahn

Residential Architecture: Pentomonium Towers – Yongsan International Business District by Murphy/Jahn: “..pair of towers are set diagonal to each other and connected with a bridge at the midpoint and gridded rooftop canopy. reaching 320 meters tall, the slender profile emerges from a small square footprint, minimizing the number of units on each level while maximizing seclusion offering dwellers an urban living experience previously only found with individual homes. the scenic southwestern views are enhanced by internally shifting the vertical circulation cores towards the northeastern elevation. the resulting U-shaped configuration may be subdivided, maintaining their outward perspectives while penthouses use the entire floor..”  Another rather spectacular project for the Yongsan International Business District, interior gardens, views, exclusivity, flexibility..

See our other posts on project for the Yongsan International Business District: Residential Architecture: Project R6 – Yongsan International Business District by REX Architecture and Architecture: The Blade – Yongsan International Business District by Dominique Perrault, as well as two other posts on projects by Murphy/Jahn: Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn and Architecture: Cologne Bonn Airport by Murphy/Jahn.

image: Courtesy of Murphy/Jahn; article: Designboom

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* Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn

Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn: “..The split, shifted oval..facilitates views from the city, and minimizes negative wind effects through its aerodynamic shape. The building rethinks the type of high-rise office tower in relation to function, technology and user comfort..In plan the split oval halves are separated by a 7,20 m wide space. The connecting glass floors at 9-story intervals form skygardens, which serve as communication floors and elevator crossovers. The glass elevators of the low and high zones run in the center of the skygarden, providing views and orientation..”  A distinctive high-tech, low-energy office tower..

See our post on another project by Murphy/Jahn: Architecture: Cologne Bonn Airport by Murphy/Jahn.

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image: Courtesy of Murphy/Jahn; article: King , Victoria . “Flashback: Post Tower / Murphy/Jahn” 07 May 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/231521&gt;