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Daewoo E&C and US firm STOSS collaborate on Sinwol Siyeong redevelopment design, propose ‘Eight Views of Sinwol’

Daewoo E&C and US firm STOSS collaborate on Sinwol Siyeong redevelopment design, propose ‘Eight Views of Sinwol’

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Daewoo E&C announced a design partnership with Boston- and Los Angeles-based STOSS for the Sinwol Siyeong apartment redevelopment project.
  • The project would replace 2,256 existing homes with 3,155 units in buildings up to 32 stories.

Daewoo E&C is joining forces with US landscape and urban design specialist STOSS as it seeks to win the redevelopment project for Sinwol Siyeong Apartments in Seoul’s Yangcheon District.

The company announced the collaboration on the third. The proposal, titled “Eight Views of Sinwol,” covers the reconstruction of the existing complex in Sinwol-dong, where 2,256 households currently live.

The redevelopment plan calls for a new complex with 3,155 households and buildings reaching up to 32 stories. STOSS, a global landscape and urban design group founded in Boston in 2001, operates offices in Boston and Los Angeles.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.