The house was designed for a couple. The husband is a college professor at art department. The site is placed on a hillside with a sweeping view and a broad slope to the northwest, and faces a mountain to the south. It poses a particular challenge that the orientation of the house and of the main view cannot be the same.

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Architects: UAARL_Urban Alternative Architecture Research Lab

Location: Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Architect In Charge: Woo Hyoung Lee , AIA, LEED AP

Design Team: Jin Hyeon Seo

Area: 278.34 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Jae Youn Kim

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From the architect. The house was designed for a couple. The husband is a college professor at art department. The site is placed on a hillside with a sweeping view and a broad slope to the northwest, and faces a mountain to the south. It poses a particular challenge that the orientation of the house and of the main view cannot be the same.
Exploded Isometry

The couple wanted a place for various social activities and events, in addition to residence, after the husband retires. To do so, they wanted a separate guest house apart from the main house, an independent study-cum-atelier for the husband, as well as a multi-purpose space that can accommodate about 20 people.

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Considering the site conditions and the couple?s needs, we decided to maximi...