Hye Ro Hun House by IROJE KHM Architects
Seoul, Korea based IROJE KHM Architects have designed the Hye Ro Hun House.
Full description after the photos….
Hye Ro Hun House by IROJE KHM Architects
The house in urban nature
This site is located in borderline between city and mountain. The view of the front side that is the east-side is clearing up, so the urban landscape of downtown Gwangju is seen. There are mountains by the rear-side as a nature and view.
Dramatic access way from gate to entrance
By opening transparent gate door, it starts to begin access into the house, along the long walkway where looks like architectural canyon. After the penetration through under space of the upper bridge-corridor, it comes to reach the inner court that is attached to entrance.
Two boxes on floating land
Two wooden boxes which are consisted of duplex room are laid on landscaped architectural mass which contain living room and dining room. The one box contains master bed and study room and another box is consisted of two bedrooms and study rooms for two daughters.
Floating garden over the living room
- Special Space and Light of ‘Box inside Box’
Over the living room where has dynamic space in 9M high, double height master bed-mass with bamboo garden is floating…Through the top light of the roof, moving sunlight vary the atmosphere of the inside space of living room all day long.
Floating roads
Horizontal or vertical ways which are indoor or outdoor, all the ways inside of this house circulate itself continuosly each other with the dramatic sequence of the various space.
Architect : HyoMan Kim – IROJE KHM Architects
Design team : SuMi Jung
Location : 864-10 Ilgok-dong, Bukgu, Gwangju, Jeonnanam-do, Korea
Site area : 594 ?
Bldg. area : 168.63 ?
Gross floor area : 269.07 ?
Structure : Concrete rahmen
Exterior finishing : Exposed concrete, Red cendar
Interior finishing : Exposed concrete, Lacquer , Plywood
Photographer : JongOh Kim
Chad on 30 Sep 2009 at 6:31 am #
I see a little I.M. Pei in the design.
Christian on 30 Sep 2009 at 9:11 am #
Wow, that is stunning… a bit of a labyrith maybe, but this is a house to experience and discover!
Lance on 30 Sep 2009 at 9:27 am #
What’s with the Wal-Mart stuff here? Bleh! Leave it unfurnished if you’re only going to put a few pieces of crappy furniture and horrible bedding in it, especially when you have such high ceilings.
Aesthetics aside, yes it’s a little “compoundish” and “bunkerish” looking, I’m sure it’s for someone in an important position who is always getting death threats and what not, but I like the floating levels and the slightly underground feel to it. The media room is just aching for a rave though. But as a house to live in everyday, I’d have to pass.
kasko on 30 Sep 2009 at 1:12 pm #
Awsome! I liked a lot of spacialties, but i fliped with the indoor floating volume
X on 30 Sep 2009 at 5:50 pm #
There are moments I love, but there several I don’t. For example, the main living space with the $500K Hi-Fi system [4th photo from the bottom]. Perhaps it’s just the way the clients oriented their furniture, but it’s an awkward space. There’s no rhyme or reason to the space. In a high-end, custom, architecturally-designed home, it should be pretty obvious where the furniture goes as the architect would/should have thought about that. Secondly, it’s a very complex house [spatially], but the rest of the appliqué further complicates the space and detracts from the overarching thesis. Image 15 – there’s a lot going on and none of it seems to work? It just seems to be overdone in places: e.g. too many reveals, patterns, materials, random window sizes etc – mostly to do with millwork/interior finishes. Looks beautifully constructed. Love the front elevation and section.
budid-jakarta on 30 Sep 2009 at 8:08 pm #
pretty…
Bitter on 01 Oct 2009 at 12:00 am #
Absolutely amazing house, the usage of space and levels is incredible. I’d love to see floor plans for this one, its hard to visualize the interior layout from the photos. I agree with previous comments, the furniture choices are unfortunate, and appear incongruously cheap considering the obvious cost of the home itself.
Oliver on 01 Oct 2009 at 12:20 am #
I think this is boring – there is no line. seems that they want everything and nothing in the same place … when you need lift up your fitness there is much place to do this (stairs, etc.) …
jim on 01 Oct 2009 at 6:21 am #
Agree with X and Oliver. Way too much going on . . . whatever happened to an economy of means? Just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should.
Rudy on 01 Oct 2009 at 7:51 am #
A beautiful constructed house. In every room there seems to be an interesting viewing axis. I love the box in the box idea. It works well, making giving the inside an extra dimension. The choice of materials is restraint, keeping all the units together. I am not a big fan of the exposed concrete, but that’s only a cosmetical issue.
As for the furnishings, I think they spent the budget on the hifi system.
loverecliner on 05 Oct 2009 at 6:39 pm #
absolutely love it!!
matt on 06 Oct 2009 at 12:35 am #
Dr. Evil’s Tag Arena
ATW on 07 Oct 2009 at 5:45 am #
The outdoor reflects the indoor alot, very strong house but i cant handle that its used by a person or a familly..if its a Guesthouse it would be brillant.
GeeCee on 22 Nov 2009 at 4:47 pm #
I love the bare bones of this but have to agree . . . the furnishing are not accenting the structure.