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A Mediator Embracing Reality: Bathhouse Iljuk | GUBO Architects + Hong Jihak

GUBO Architects (Cho Yoonhee) + Hong Jihak (Chungnam National University)

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SPACE December2025 (No. 697)​

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagram. Image courtesy of INNOCEAN 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see more information on the SPACE No. December (2025).

Architect

GUBO Architects (Cho Yoonhee) + Hong Jihak (Chungn

Design team

Park Taeil

Location

Iljuk-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Programme

neighbourhood living facility (bathhouse)

Site area

992§³

Building area

385.58§³

Gross floor area

297.8§³

Building scope

1F (remodelling area)

Structure

RC

Exterior finishing

brick tile

Interior finishing

terracotta tile, LVT

Mechanical engineer

Timetech

Electrical engineer

Cheonnu Enc.

Construction

ZIPUP

Design period

June – Sep. 2024

Construction period

Oct. – Nov. 2024

Client

INNOCEAN Inc.


Cho Yoonhee
Cho Yoonhee has been working in architectural design since she co-founded GUBO Architects in 2015. After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University and MIT, Cho built her career at IROJE architects & planners in Korea and Höweler + Yoon Architecture in Boston, U.S. Cho¡¯s interest lies in building urban cities from the pedestrian perspective of an average person. She has worked as a Public Architect for Seoul Metropolitan Government and won the Korean Young Architect Award organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2021.
Hong Jihak
Hong Jihak, after periods of research and building his career at SAC International, HAEAHN Architecture, and Center for Advanced Urbanism (CAU) at Boston, co-founded GUBO Architects in 2015. Hong studied Architectural Urbanism at MIT and received his PhD on the theory of Architectural History at Seoul National University. Hong is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Chungnam National University.

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