Between Destiny and Skepticism: Blue Hip | a.co.lab architects
Chung Isak + a.co.lab architects
written by
Chung Isak
photographed by
Roh Kyung
materials provided by
a.co.lab architects
edited by
Park Jiyoun
SPACE October 2024 (No. 683)
Blue Hip (2022) in Galhyeon-dong is a new construction for a residence and workshop for a young artist couple. We had to secure the necessary interior space and a yard with privacy within a site where the usable area had been absolutely reduced due to the regulations for the road intersection and road widening. Our work is about finding order in a seemingly irregular world. Two calculable lines allowed for maximum oc...
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Architect
Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab arch
Design team
Kim Yena, Bae Jangwoo
Location
Galhyeon-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, Korea
Programme
single house
Site area
132.67㎡
Building area
79.22㎡
Gross floor area
143.65㎡
Building scope
2F
Parking
1
Height
5.9m
Building to land ratio
59.71%
Floor area ratio
108.28%
Structure
RC
Exterior finishing
tile, stucco flex, stainless steel
Interior finishing
miicrete, water paint
Structural engineer
Eden structure
Mechanical and electrical engineer
Codam ENG
Construction
Design Pyeom
Design period
May – Dec. 2020
Construction period
May 2021 – Aug. 2022
Chung Isak
Chung Isak opened a.co.lab architects in 2013 and is a professor at Dongyang University. He has worked on a wide range of architectural projects and has participated in both architecture and contemporary art exhibitions as an artist and curator. He participated in the 2016 Venice Biennale (as curator and artist in the Korean Pavilion), 2016 Beijing Design Week (as curator of Korean Pavilion), ‘CAMP 2020’ (as art director), as well as in public art projects such as Seoul is a Museum and Hangang Art Park. His work has been exhibited at Seoul Museum of Art, Arko Art Center, and Busan Museum of Art. He is also the co-author of the book, The Seoul, City Microhistory (2016).
