Boutique Monaco
South Korea
The 1019th tallest building in the world
Boutique Monaco is a 117-metre, 27-storey residential skyscraper in the ward of Seocho-gu in Seoul. The 172-unit residential tower was developed by Bumwoo Co., Ltd. and designed by Minsuk Cho as the working title of "Missing Matrix". The lower five floors are retail and commercial facilities, and the officetel, a type of studio apartment in Korea, sits on the upper floors. Boutique Monaco was the recipient of the 2008 Silver Emporis Skyscraper Award, beating the much taller 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center. It was awarded the prize for housing in the Seoul Architecture Award 2009.
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