The House of Prajna seems like a vessel heading for the woods, embraced by the forest, with the pentagon shape of building site reminding of that of ship. On the bow of ship shape, a persimmon tree over hundred year old branches its arms toward the large sky with hollowed trunk.  Although this house is a result of intentional design, I feel like it is already been completed by thousands of interactions of invisible components. Every time I visit, I feel like appreciating the work of someone else?s.   

© Yong Kwan Kim

Architects: studio_GAON

Location: Munwon-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Architect In Charge: Hyoungnam Lim, Eunjoo Roh

Area: 199.29 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Yong Kwan Kim
Project Team: Sangwoo Yi, Seongwon Son, Sungpil Lee, Hanmoe Lee, Joowon Moon, Minwoo Lee

Construction: Starsis

Supervision : studio_GAON

Building Area : 164.13m2

Building Scope: 3F

Height : 9.6m

Building To Land Ratio: 46.24%

Floor Area Ratio: 56.14%

© Yong Kwan Kim

From the architect. The House of Prajna seems like a vessel heading for the woods, embraced by the forest, with the pentagon shape of building site reminding of that of ship. On the bow of ship shape, a persimmon tree over hundred year old branches its arms toward the large sky with hollowed trunk.  Although this house is a result of intentional ...