This architecture represents a facility for the dead. Being a place where ten thousand lives are gathered in the name of death, it is a community and city of the dead. So I decided to design the whole architecture as a complete set of required facilities for a city.

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Architects: IROJE Architects & Planners

Location: Neungpyeong-ri, Opo-eup, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Lead Architects: Seung H-Sang

Area: 18860.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: JongOh Kim

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Text description provided by the architects. This architecture represents a facility for the dead. Being a place where ten thousand lives are gathered in the name of death, it is a community and city of the dead. So I decided to design the whole architecture as a complete set of required facilities for a city.
© JongOh Kim

With the city located on a slope, it was a rule to make each individual shelter follow the format of a terraced house. Due to grasses covering the roof of houses below, the front side of each terraced house is an independent territory. From a bird?s eye view, the whole place looks like a unique park completely covered with green space.

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A gathering of terraced houses in appropriate sizes represents a small community, connected to other communities through paths on the slope or steps. Shared facilities includin...