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Everyday Triviality: hoehyeonri house

bus architects

written by
Park Jihyeon, Cho Seonghak
photographed by
Chin Hyosook
materials provided by
bus architects
edited by
Youn Yaelim
background

SPACE September 2024 (No. 682) 

 

 

 

 

 

When do people feel ¡®I¡¯m on my way home¡¯? In our case, we feel so when we walk down a familiar alleyway and face the scenery of the neighbourhood. Country houses have limited accessibility as they require travelling by car. hoehyeonri house is located in a plot of country housing complex on mountainous land, and there are no pedestrian roads because it was developed for cars. This is a problem not just for this house but other country housing complexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a result, the house extended the path to the house within the site. After parking, the 2m-high fence with short eaves leads to the entrance. The branches and leaves of a tree poking through the gap between the wall and the eaves welcome visitors. The first floor is an extension of the path to the house. The gate leads to a low foyer as high as the wall, with two d...

 
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Architect

bus architects (Park Jihyeon, Cho Seonghak)

Design team

Cha Seunghoon

Location

Hoehyeon-ri, Yangpyeong- eup, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeo

Programme

single house

Site area

606§³

Building area

120.76§³

Gross floor area

197.47§³

Building scope

2F

Parking

2

Height

7.17m

Building to land ratio

19.93%

Floor area ratio

32.58%

Structure

RC, lightweight wood frame

Exterior finishing

brick tile, exposed concrete

Interior finishing

paint, exposed concrete, oak wood veneer, wood flo

Structural engineer

Hangil Structural Engineering

Mechanical and electrical engineer

GM EMC

Construction

choonarchi

Design period

July 2022 – Mar. 2023

Construction period

Apr. – Nov. 2023

Client

Kang Booseok, Kim Jihye


Park Jihyeon, Cho Seonghak
Park Jihyeon and Cho Seonghak graduated from the department of architecture at Soongsil University and worked at MANIFESTO ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN LAB and studio_K_works, respectively. bus architects opened in 2014 and continued work by exploring trivial events in everyday life. bus architects received the Young Architect Award in 2020, Seoul Architecture Award in 2022, Korea Wood Design Awards in 2022 and the Gyeongsangnam-do Architecture Award in 2023.

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