Sponge
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Sponge reclaims a flood-prone industrial site at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. The master plan follows the terrain's natural contours, organizing dormitories, community spaces, and a yacht club across Nature to Fixed zones. Retention basins between building clusters manage floodwaters while sustaining wetland ecology. An energy positive community center bridges the river and residence.
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Professor Ki Jun Kim is a Germany-registered architect and the founder of Atelier Ki Jun Kim, an architecture practice established in Berlin and Seoul in 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from Korea University and a Master of Architecture from the Berlin University of the Arts, and also studied at ETH Zurich. He gained formative professional experience at internationally acclaimed practices including ISON Architects, Atelier Peter Zumthor, Diener & Diener Architekten, and Barkow Leibinger, before teaching as adjunct faculty at Technische Universität Braunschweig.