SPACE June 2025 (No. 691)
House 11 is a single house designed for a retired elderly couple. The client requested the construction of a house on their 495m2-sized plot of land, which is on an inclined hill at Pyeongchang-dong in Seoul. Surrounded by Bukhansan Mountain, Bugaksan Mountain, and various houses and galleries, Pyeongchang-dong is one of the rare quiet neighbourhoods in Seoul. Moreover, as a neighbourhood that has been shaped by the nearby mountains, it is also a place in which nature and its seasonal changes are more visible.
Structural and spatial diagram per floor
The client had two main requests: first, that the house would not become boring over time since they are planning to remain living in this home for many years; and second, that the house would be easy to maintain. Because the site in its original shape had an elevation difference that reached 11m, we had to prioritise our attention on the layout to minimise earthwork. As the building height was limited to two floors according to the District Units Plan, we divided the house into a front block and a rear block and added a small garden in between. We lowered the height of the southern front building and the western wall to let light and wind come into the garden. The comfortable breeze that flows into the garden is one of the elements that allows the couple to experience nature at closer quarters. In this way, we attempted to build a ‘house that is not boring’ by capturing nature and the surrounding scenery in their constant state of transformation.
Ease of maintenance was also an important priority. The client expressed their intention to clean and care for the house without relying on others. We had to look for a middle ground between an interior space that would not be too large and burdensome while also remaini...
TOOOC (Yoon Hyunsik)
Lee Chanyong
Pyeongchang-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
single house
495m²
116.37m²
177.54m²
front block – 2F / rear block – 2F
2
front block – 5.8m / rear block – 6.2m
23.51%
29.26%
RC
sto, exposed concrete
exposed concrete, plywood
TOOOC, Gukjeon Partners Architect
JUNGDO Co., Ltd.
Dongyang D&S Co., Ltd.
Woongjin Construction Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2021 – Mar. 2022
July 2023 – Sep. 2024
Yoon Sungpil, Mo Sunghe
BANGFLOWERGARDEN (Bang Seon)
1.45 billion KRW