en.Wedoany.com Reported - POSCO E&C of South Korea announced on May 7 that the reconstruction project for the New Banpo Cheonggu Residential Complex in Seocho-gu, Seoul, undertaken by the company, has recently passed architectural review. The complex will feature a "High-Low Floor Transitional Floor Plan Design."

The New Banpo Cheonggu Residential Complex is planned to consist of 2 buildings with 376 units, featuring 6 underground floors and up to 18 above-ground floors. The complex is located near the Han River, but some units face limitations in their Han River views. To address this issue, POSCO E&C oriented the living rooms of high-floor units towards the Han River to secure scenic value, while for low-floor units, the living room layout was adjusted to face the complex's central garden. This resulted in a differentiated design scheme for the floor plans of high and low floors.

Typically, shear wall structures mostly maintain the same floor plan from low to high floors due to the need to preserve the existing framework. Applying different floor plans to different levels requires simultaneous review of multiple factors, including structural safety, equipment pipe routing, and evacuation pathways, making technical implementation highly challenging. To enhance the residential comfort of this complex, POSCO E&C presented a floor plan switching design that includes repositioning living rooms between high and low floors, rearranging the couple's bathroom and common bathroom, and adjusting kitchen circulation and equipment piping. The company explained that for this purpose, a comprehensive collaboration system spanning the structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical fields was established, progressively resolving issues of structural stability and equipment interference.

POSCO E&C has completed a patent application for the "High-Low Floor Transitional Floor Plan Design." A company representative stated, "This design received a strong response during the internal review process and, by passing the architectural review, has gained formal recognition for its design rationality and technical completeness," adding that "it will be utilized as a differentiated reconstruction design asset going forward."

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