SPACE November 2025 (No. 696)
Gyuam Village
Gyuam Village is a riverside settlement situated along the Baekmagang River in Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do. In the past, this village thrived as a busy marketplace where boats would come and go through its ferry terminal. At one time, taverns, theatres, and inns lined its streets. However, the village began to decline in 1968 with the construction of the Baekjegyo Bridge. As overland transportation developed, commercial activity shifted across the river to Buyeo-eup, and many residents gradually left. Today, it is a quiet village. Around seven or eight years ago, both public and private agents began making efforts to revitalise the village. Their initiatives consistently focused on the theme of ‘craft’. However, after observing these efforts over several years, it appears that regeneration has not quite found its footing. It was in this context that I was commissioned to design a mixed-use building – part commercial space, part weekend residence – to contribute to the ongoing regeneration of the village.
A Gesture of Hospitality and a Path Yet to Find Its Direction
There are many ways in which architecture can participate in urban regeneration. Here, the focus fell upon the idea of paths. The site sits adjacent to a riverside embankment path (a pedestrian walkway along the Baekmagang River) and faces a road (Subuk-ro) that runs opposite a circulation route through the heart of the vil...
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Architect
Spacematter Architects (Jeon Sanghyun)
Design team
Suh Younghwa, Yun Sehui
Location
44, Subuk-ro, Gyuam-myeon, Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongn
Programme
neighbourhood living facility (1F), single house (
Site area
208㎡
Building area
83.04㎡
Gross floor area
229.31㎡
Building scope
3F
Parking
1
Height
10.95m
Building to land ratio
39.92%
Floor area ratio
110.24%
Structure
RC, steel frame
Exterior finishing
okoume plywood, exposed concrete
Interior finishing
okoume plywood, exposed concrete
Structural engineer
delta group
Mechanical engineer
SE WON Co., Ltd.
Electrical engineer
JUNG YEON Co., Ltd.
Construction
Re_one Architects
Design period
June 2022 – Mar. 2024
Construction period
June 2024 – June 2025
Client
Lee Taekhee, Jung Yeonhee
Jeon Sanghyun
Jeon Sanghyun graduated from the department of architecture at Kookmin University in 2002 and earned his master’s degree in urban management from the Technical University of Berlin in 2012. After 15 years of professional experience in an architectural firm, an interior design studio, and a construction company, he founded Spacematter Architects in 2020. He is principal of Spacematter Architects and an adjunct professor of architecture at Kookmin University. His project Soongin Space (2019) received the Excellence Award in the Emerging Architect category at the 2021 Korea Architecture Awards. In 2025, his Hangahan Building (2025) was awarded in the Non-Residential category of the national competition Finding Good Houses in Our Neighborhood. He is the author of Humanistic Doubts on the City (2015), Seoul: The Dignity of the City (2015), and Shubble Shuh-ool Seoul (2023).
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