Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has unveiled designs for six skyscrapers set to form a residential complex in Seoul's Gangnam district.
Studio Libeskind collaborated with local architecture studios Samoo and HJ Design Partners on the design for the Daechi Ssangyong redevelopment project, which aims to connect residents with the landscape.
The development is set to be built in Gangnam's Daechi-dong neighbourhood by Samsung Engineering and Construction Group, replacing five existing buildings on the site that contain 630 housing units.
Rising to 49 storeys, Daechi Ssangyong will comprise nearly 1,000 residences across six skyscrapers.
Light-toned vertical facade elements will create patterns of curving bands on the exterior of the towers, designed to offer changing views as people and the sun move around the buildings.
"Our ambition was to create more than a collection of residential towers," said Studio Libeskind founder Daniel Libeskind.
"We wanted to design a place that connects residents to the sky, the landscape, and one another," he continued. "The architecture changes with light and movement, creating a living work of art that celebrates both the beauty of Seoul and the experience of everyday life."
Renders show a sinuous lounge space on the ground floor, with glazed walls that curve around a public square and a circular water feature.
Curving gardens will weave between the residential towers and extend over the roof of the lounge space, which has views across the nearby Yangjae Stream.
"In collaboration with Studio Libeskind, we will redefine the standard for luxury residential living through a distinctive exterior design that emphasises architectural asymmetrical forms and dynamic forms," said Cheol Jin Lim, head of residential sales at Samsung Engineering and Construction Group.
Construction on Daechi Ssangyong is expected to commence at the start of 2027, with the aim of completing in 2030.
Other designs recently unveiled by Studio Libeskind include plans for a geometric housing complex in Prague and an angular building with plant-covered facades in Paris.
The images are by Rayus.