Ondang is a house filled with warmth and comfort, which well reflects the ultimate goal the Office for Appropriate Architecture pursues for a residential building. Ondang presents a good example of an affordable duplex home.

© Wonseok Lee

Architects: OfAA

Location: Pangyo-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Architect In Charge: Jooyoun Yoon

Team: Jooyoun Yoon, Seungsik Jung, Myongin CM

Area: 113.33 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Wonseok Lee

Interior Designer : Jinhwa Jun - Design Consulting Abadezone

Construction: EDENHEiM Construction Inc

© Wonseok Lee

From the architect. Ondang is a house filled with warmth and comfort, which well reflects the ultimate goal the Office for Appropriate Architecture pursues for a residential building. Ondang presents a good example of an affordable duplex home.
© Wonseok Lee

The project started by looking into the current problems raised in housing market in South Korea. Many single homes are often overly priced and/or poorly built even though they easily fail to support the residents? growing needs and wants, and the market value of the real estate has been constantly increasing. Ondang is presented as a result of architect?s long search for a ?proper duplex" that celebrates the right of living and supports the privacy of both the landlord and the tenant living closely.

...