SAMSUNG Noble County The Noble County of Samsung Life Insurance is a silver town complex in preparation for the aging of society, a residential facility combined with a medical facility. While opening the complex to local community, the residents’ privacy is secured by placing the Residential Buildings at the back of the complex, clearly dividing the zones for the residents and the extramural users.

Space Information

161,035Square meters
floor areas
+20 / -3Twenty stories and
three basement levels
1999Project
Completion

The Culture Center is designed as a semi-public space, and the Sports Center is fully public. The complex consists of two residential buildings for the aged, a nursing home, a culture center for leisure and recreational activities, and a sports center for exercise. The buildings are connected by bridges, with the Culture Center as their hub. The Basement Level 3 of the Culture Center, the Basement Level 2 of the Sports Center and the Level 1 of the Nursing Home are on the same level, allowing free flows between them.

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SAMSUNG Noble County

Location Yongin, South Korea
Program Residential
Area 161,035m²
Floors 20 Stories and 3 Basements
Year 1999
Collaboration Nikken sekkei
Awards Award of Excellence, Korea Architecture Award, 2001
Grand Award, Gyeonggi-do Architectural Culture Award, 2001