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Shaping Architecture Through Conditions: DDeun GoG | On architects

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SPACE June 2026 (No. 703)

 

 

 

 

A House Away from Everyday Life Using Disused Land 

In fishing villages, there remain parcels of unused residual land set alongside those who continue to live out their lives. As life expectancy increases, new ways of preparing for the future within these places become necessary. Operated by the client and their son who remain in this region, this project seeks to propose an alternative model.​ 

 

 

 

 

 

A Single Wall

A steep rocky slope of approximately 4.5m in height, where the site meets the road, has been transformed into a massive spatial wall that structures the entry sequence while visually connecting to the sea canyon of Dangsa Harbour. The horizontally stretched sea canyon, which guides the entry of boats, becomes a vertical architectural canyon that connects the sea and the mountain, linking the entire landscape. This wall is both a structural support and the only device that visually screens the interior.

 

  

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Architect

On architects Inc. (Jung Woongsik)

Design team

Kim Namsu, Kim Hyukgi, Kim Minseong, Jeong Mingi

Location

Dangsa-dong, Buk-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Programme

single house (guest house)

Site area

589m©÷

Building area

175.12m©÷

Gross floor area

223.64m©÷

Building scope

B1, 2F

Parking

3

Height

8.1m

Building to land ratio

29.73%

Floor area ratio

33.85%

Structure

RC

Exterior finishing

water-washed chipped exposed concrete, gravel dash

Interior finishing

exposed concrete, vinyl paint, ceramic tile, hardw

Structural engineer

SDM Structural Engineering

Mechanical and electrical engineer

Bomyeong Engineering Inc.

Construction

Ryu Suhyeon

Design period

Aug. 2024 – Jan. 2025

Construction period

Feb. 2025 – Jan. 2026

Client

Ryu Suhyeon

Landscape architect

On architects Inc.


Jung Woongsik
Jung Woongsik is the Principal Architect of On architects and a graduate of the University of Ulsan. He also is an Adjunct Professor at the College of Smart City Convergence School of Architecture & Urban Environment at the University of Ulsan. Along with Kim Namsu and Kim Hyukgi, they are interested in the subtle relationships that emerge through architecture shaped by collective participation and continually explores how small interventions can generate meaningful social change and new value systems. His work has received numerous awards, including the Korea Young Architect Award, the Korea Architects Association and Culture Prize, the Korean Architecture Award, the Ulsan Architecture Award, the Architecture Masterprize, the Architizer A+, the iF design, German Design, and the BLT Design.

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