SPACE December 2024 (No. 685)
Super-Normal is a super-normal house that embraces simplicity and functionality over excessive decoration or embellishment. The project began with the aim of designing a minimalist house composed solely of essential elements, considering the family members and their individual lifestyles, in a location where the land was licensed for development. The client purchased land in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, in 2018. However, the development permit was indefinitely delayed, and since they couldn’t postpone the move-in date indefinitely, they decided to sell the existing land and look for another site nearby. The design of the house had to proceed without a fixed site. By analysing plots of 50 – 100 cottages being developed in Yangpyeong-gun, they extracted general information such as the size of the land, the size of the building, the layout within the land, and the relationship between roads and parking. The goal was to create a design that could be applied regardless of the land. They established a few rules determining the external space and façade, focusing on essential elements such as terraces, lighting, and communicative internal spaces.
