Learning from Ichon

Sandwiched between the four lane motorway and Yongsan railway lands is Ichon APT. This 45 year old model has both qualities of Old Seoul and New Seoul. Instead of entering apartments at ground floor level like the newer APTs, there is space for shops and a flight of steps leading to the dwellings. Only a few of these are actually shops, some are small residences, and others just storage facilities. But by bringing a sense of inhabitation to the ground level, together with the tightness of the block (8m ) This characteristic, together with the tightness of the gap between buildings creates more of a sense of neighborhood.