2024-11-16T06:51:45-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/49204197/murphy-jahn-designs-pentominium-for-seoul-s-yongsan-district Archinect 2012-05-23T17:32:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2y/2y9su8aw4d8hb9np.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> Seoul's new Yongsan International Business District continues to dominate the news:</p> <ul><li> <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/48544623/rex-unveils-residential-tower-in-seoul-s-yongsan-international-business-district" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">REX unveils residential tower in Seoul's Yongsan International Business District</a></li> <li> <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/47999874/as-gg-designs-dancing-dragons-complex-for-seoul-s-yongsan-district" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AS+GG Designs Dancing Dragons Complex for Seoul&rsquo;s Yongsan District</a></li> <li> <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/30228682/mvrdv-designs-the-cloud-for-seoul-s-yongsan-dreamhub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MVRDV designs The Cloud for Seoul&rsquo;s Yongsan Dreamhub</a></li> </ul><p> Now we just received images of Pentominium, the 320-meter-tall residential development designed by Chicago-based <a href="http://www.murphyjahn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Murphy/Jahn Architects</a>.</p> <p> <strong>Project Description from the Architects:</strong></p> <p> The Yongsan International Business District will set a new standard for an integrated global city. Situated on a high-profile site in the western side of the district, plot R5 houses a signature topend residential building, 320m in height, which will attract the most exclusive clientele from both Korea as well as the rest of the world. These Pentominium units will provide unsurpassed urban living experiences, with spatial and privacy features normally associated with individual houses.</p> <p> In order to maximize w...</p>