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A Collection of Independent Worlds: A Multi-Centred House: Four Rooms

Jiyo Architects

written by
Kim Sejin
photographed by
Namgoong Sun
materials provided by
Jiyo Architects
edited by
Bang Yukyung
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SPACE October 2024 (No. 683) 

 

 

 

What is a room? Under what conditions do we call a space a room, and what do we anticipate will take place within it? Reflecting deeply on a subject is clearly a conceptual task, but it¡¯s often rooted in real-world experiences. When the homeowners mentioned, ¡®We get along well, but we¡¯d like to have separate spaces in this house,¡¯ the idea of a house with multiple rooms came to mind, prompting me to reconsider what truly defines a room. 

The word ¡®room¡¯ is mostly associated with residential properties, but it¡¯s also used in other contexts such as nurseries, chat rooms, or playrooms, all of which carry a more personal or self-contained meaning. A house, in particular, is a work of architecture that centres around the individual. During conversations conducted with the two homeowners, who requested a weekend home, it emerged that both had published books on travel and food, and both held a deep appreciation for cooking. Given that personal spaces and rooms were central to this project, I didn¡¯t follow the common approach of creating a design with a certain number of rooms (like nR+nLDK). Instead, throughout the design process, I focused on envisioning what kind of daily life the couple w...

 
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Architect

Jiyo Architects (Kim Sejin)

Design team

Bae Changhyeon, Jeong Woo-june

Location

Shinya-ri, Anmyeon-eup, Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam

Programme

single house

Site area

682§³

Building area

92.9§³

Gross floor area

96.84§³

Building scope

2F

Parking

1

Height

8.95m

Building to land ratio

13.62%

Floor area ratio

14.2%

Structure

RC

Exterior finishing

stucco, Low-E glass, zinc coated steel sheet

Interior finishing

water paint on gypsum board

Structural engineer

MIDO Structural Consultants

Mechanical engineer

Doohyun M&C

Electrical engineer

MK ChungHyo

Construction

direct undertaking work

Design period

Mar. – Sep. 2022

Construction period

Mar. – Dec. 2023

Client

Na Duyoung


Kim Sejin
Kim Sejin received his bachelor¡¯s and master¡¯s degrees in the department of architecture at Seoul National University (SNU) and established Jiyo Architects in 2015. He is interested in how architecture begins on a piece of paper and develops into a deeper structure carrying its individuality, sense of existence, and universality of the senses. Kim has lectured at the SNU architectural design studio. He won the Korean Young Architect Award in 2020 and the Korean Architecture Awards in 2022. He has designed exhibitions for the Seoul Museum of Art¡¯s ¡®Kwon Jin Kyu Centennial: Angel of Atelier¡¯ (2022), the Leeum Museum of Art¡¯s ¡®Joseon White Porcelain Paragon Of Virtue¡¯ (2023), and the Querini Stampalia Foundation in Venice¡¯s ¡®A Journey to the Infinite: YOO YOUNGKUK¡¯ (2024).

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