The client came to visit in the situation when the existing Korean traditional house should be partially demolished as it become an obstacle to the planned construction of a double-track railroad from Seoul to Gangneung, which is preparing for 2018 Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics. We had to impartially consider the ideas of three generations of the client family: the grandmother and the father could not discard the love of the sixty-year-old Korean traditional house, while the young son wanted to shake off the old lifestyle that was quite bothersome so far. Taking into account their ideas, we began to enjoy imagination by sitting together with the family on the side wooden floor.

© Jongseok Byeon

Architects: Architecture Studio YEIN

Location: Gujeong-myeon, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Architect In Charge: Yesun Choi

Design Team: Myungsun Lee, Hanhee Park, Jeongmee Kim

Area: 1254.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Jongseok Byeon

© Jongseok Byeon

The client came to visit in the situation when the existing Korean traditional house should be partially demolished as it become an obstacle to the planned construction of a double-track railroad from Seoul to Gangneung, which is preparing for 2018 Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics. We had to impartially consider the ideas of three generations of the client family: the grandmother and the father could not discard the love of the s...