Happy House / Yoon Space Design
Making the Unexpected with Mass.
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Architects: Yoon Space Design
Location: Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Architect In Charge: Seokmin Yoon
Area: 494.72 m2
Project Year: 2016
Other Participants: Dongsimwon architectural firm
Sketch
Text description provided by the architects. Making the Unexpected with Mass.With an unlimited budget, one can experiment with an unlimited number of ideas. But when the budget is limited, there are many restrictions to creating a unique building. Knowing this, the designer, after much thought, found a solution not in materials, but in form. He decided to differentiate his work by giving the entire building a twisted mass. He made the twist eye-catching by putting western red cedar on it; the cedar, placed side by side, gave the normally dull white mass a sense of volume, making it look natural and dynamic. He also designed and produced the cedar himself to strengthen the building?s overall sense of mass and balance.
Courtesy of Yoon Space Design
Eventually, this unique building, which had little more to say for style than a twisted mass, came to become known as the town?s landmark. To top it all, the designer placed one of sculptor Jung Gilyoung?s pottery pieces in the space between the twisted mass and the original mass. They are small works of art, but they are the biggest reason the building makes...
Courtesy of Yoon Space Design
Architects: Yoon Space Design
Location: Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Architect In Charge: Seokmin Yoon
Area: 494.72 m2
Project Year: 2016
Other Participants: Dongsimwon architectural firm
Sketch
Text description provided by the architects. Making the Unexpected with Mass.With an unlimited budget, one can experiment with an unlimited number of ideas. But when the budget is limited, there are many restrictions to creating a unique building. Knowing this, the designer, after much thought, found a solution not in materials, but in form. He decided to differentiate his work by giving the entire building a twisted mass. He made the twist eye-catching by putting western red cedar on it; the cedar, placed side by side, gave the normally dull white mass a sense of volume, making it look natural and dynamic. He also designed and produced the cedar himself to strengthen the building?s overall sense of mass and balance.
Courtesy of Yoon Space Design
Eventually, this unique building, which had little more to say for style than a twisted mass, came to become known as the town?s landmark. To top it all, the designer placed one of sculptor Jung Gilyoung?s pottery pieces in the space between the twisted mass and the original mass. They are small works of art, but they are the biggest reason the building makes...
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