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Dongbu Kangnam Tower's cladding utilizes a unitized curtain
wall system with horizontal fins on the north and south facades.
The east and west facades are simpler with clear glass and
patterned spandrel panels repeated at each floor. Aluminum
cladding transitions between
the two groups of facades, helping to accentuate the sloping
form of the building through the edges' solidity. Here, the
exterior skin reinforces the building's form, a logical role
for a system that often fights against - or tries to make
up for the lack of - its form.
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