SPACE April 2024 (No. 677)
I AM AN ARCHITECT
‘I am an Architect’ was planned to meet young architects who seek their own architecture in a variety of materials and methods. What do they like, explore, and worry about? SPACE is going to discover individual characteristics of them rather than group them into a single category. The relay interview continues when the architect who participated in the conversation calls another architect in the next turn.
Uhwa Shop (2022) ©mhgh architects
interview Seo Junhyuk, Choi Sejin co-principals, mhgh architects × Kim Jia
Along Hongjecheon Stream
Kim Jia (Kim): It’s an office overlooking Hongjecheon Stream. I often pass by this area, but I didn’t know there was an office on the second floor.
Seo Junhyuk (Seo): Somehow, we ended up settling down in this neighbourhood. Our home is also a five-minute walk from the office. (laugh) We both went to school in Busan and moved up to Seoul for work. After moving to Seoul, we got married. Initially, we lived in Sinchon, then moved to an apartment in Hwajeong-dong, Gyeonggi-do. At that time, I was working at Z-Lab, and Choi was at Samuso Hyoja, but both of our workplaces were in Seochon, so commuting was not easy.
Choi Sejin (Choi): Hwajeong-dong was a nice neighbourhood to live in, but it was still far from work, so we moved back to Seoul. Other than the distance from work, we wanted to be somewhat close to nature. Considering our budget and requirements, we thought a neighbourhood...
