Maison Le Sommet / Chiasmus Partners - Exterior Photography, Concrete© Namsun Lee

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  • Area
    Area of this architecture project

    Area: 
    726 m²

  • Year
    Completion year of this architecture project

    Year: 


    2024

  • Photographs

  • Manufacturers
    Brands with products used in this architecture project

    Manufacturers:  –

  • Lead Architects:

    Hyunho Lee, Chika Nomura, Yeongwoo Son, Seongyeol Lee

Maison Le Sommet / Chiasmus Partners - Image 5 of 31© Namsun Lee

Text description provided by the architects. In A Pattern Language (1977), Christopher Alexander proposed that residential buildings in cities should be no taller than six stories. Beyond this height, he argued, residents begin to detach from their street culture—not only physically but socially. Urban life becomes abstracted; the tactile and emotional immediacy of the street is lost. In Alexander’s view, the vitality of a city is founded on a human scale—a sentiment echoed by Jane Jacobs, who championed the street as a stage for community life and advocated for diverse, walkable neighbourhoods where people live, work, and interact across social thresholds.

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