“By adding more rebar to the existing wall, the thickness of the wall increased by about a quarter. Although it is a pilot structure, it is strong and in terms of safety, it is not much different to new construction.” (Sangmin Jeong, Technology Group Manager, Remodeling Sales Department, POSCO E&C)
On the 28th, the remodeled apartment site ‘Gaepo The Shop Tree’ in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. This place, formerly Gaepo Woosung 9, was completed as a complex of 232 homes in 1991. Afterwards, through an apartment remodeling project, it was reborn as Gaepo The Shop Tree in December 2021, 30 years later. The contractor is POSCO E&C.
A panoramic view of the remodeled apartment ‘Gaepo The Shop Tree’ in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 28th. /Reporter Oh Eun-seon
The floor area ratio of this flat before construction was 249.33%. At the time, the floor area ratio was higher than the nearby Gaepo Woosung 3 (179%) and Gyeongnam Apartments (174%). In other words, remodeling was chosen because the business feasibility for rebuilding was deemed insufficient.
The unique area per household was 74 to 78 m2. Gaepo The Sharp Tree has a unique area of 121 to 130 m2, which is about 9 pyeong more than before. This is as a result of applying a pilot on the existing first floor and expanding the units from the second floor to the 16th floor.
Remodeled apartments are usually criticized for having low ceilings. However, the remodeled apartment I saw that day was not much different from the newly built apartment. The maximum ceiling height was 2.28m, similar to a typical new apartment ceiling height of 2.3m. Director Jeong said, “About 2 cm is actually a level that makes little difference when seen with ordinary people’s eyes.”
Inside the remodeled apartment ‘Gaepo The Shop Tree’ in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 28th. /Reporter Oh Eun-seon
Previously, in September last year, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport judged the existing ‘horizontal extension’ remodeling method of using the first floor units as a pilot and adding one floor on the top floor as a ‘vertical extension’ based on the authoritative. interpretation of Government Ministry Legislation. Accordingly, the Seoul Metropolitan Government issued a policy requiring all complexes undergoing horizontal expansion using pilotis to conduct a secondary safety review equivalent to the vertical expansion procedure. Safety reviews inevitably cost money.
The Pilot structure was also applied to Gaepo The Sharp Tree. However, given that the project was carried out before the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport changed its authoritative interpretation, it was deemed to be a horizontal expansion. Currently, the Piloti space (vacant first floor) is used as a management office, senior center, library and management office.
A remodeling union leader who attended the event said, “Even if we just do the first stability review, it costs hundreds of millions of won just to deliver it. “After the application, a separate structural design company must be selected,” he said. “The second round has to be carried out in more detail than the first round, so it takes 2 to 3 years longer. “As a result, many remodeling complexes that plan horizontal expansion with a pilot structure are in trouble,” he said.
On the 28th, a senior center and control office was installed in the pilot space on the first floor of the remodeled apartment ‘Gaepo The Sharp Tree’ in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. /Reporter Oh Eun-seon
In relation to this, the Seoul Remodeling Housing Association Council (Seorihyup) sent an official document to the President’s Office last month. The purpose was to keep the promise to enact the law to promote remodeling and improve the standards for vertical and horizontal expansion.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport immediately responded that it would be difficult to proceed. Currently, an amendment to the Housing Act has been proposed to improve the remodeling process. According to the answer released by Seorihyup, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, “We intend to discover and improve additional improvement tasks,” and “However, it is difficult to implement them immediately due to expert opinion that a careful review is be done. are needed for matters directly related to security issues.” .
In response, Seorihyup said, “This is at the level of a basic solution,” and criticized, “Regulations on reconstruction are gradually being relaxed, while regulations on remodeling are being strengthened.” At the same time, Han Dong-hoon, Chairman of the People Power Party Emergency Response Committee, announced that he intends to request an interview with ‘National Express’, which receives complaints. We intend to prepare measures, such as holding meetings, to improve the remodeling business environment.
“About 130 apartment complexes are pursuing remodeling in Seoul, and demand forecast results showed that 3,087 of the 4,217 apartment complexes in Seoul need remodeling,” said Seo Jeong-tae, president of the Apartment House Remodeling Project. The general view is that technology and interest in it will gradually increase,” he said.
Interior view of ‘Gaepo The Sharp Tree’, a remodeled apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 28th / Reporter Eun-son Oh
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