Designed for a family, the H House in South Korea by BANG by MIN was completed in 2012 and made to enable three generations of family to live together comfortably whilst maintaining each others privacy.
"The architect created the second floor as an interspace of this house divided into three floors, where they can form a community of family, behave individually and have their own area. He divided the living room on the second floor into three levels, which give each member of family their own area naturally. This space opened but different in levels enables family to do privately and separately. And folding door and changeable wall make it possible to expand or divide the space according to the user’ demand."
It was then important to enable a good amount daylight and ventilation to flow throughout the house, particularly in the basement and first floor, to prevent the accumulation of dark and damp air. To solve this problem "the architect placed courtyard and sunken garden, connected from the lower floor to the sky, encouraging the brightness to the whole building."
The architect also needed to consider the fact that the client wanted to be able to rent the basement as a commercial space.
"Exposed concrete and wooden panels in mud color created the more effective result than the luxurious materials, with the constructing details the architect insisted on completing, although they are not expensive. The different materials to compose the building emphasize their property of matter and create the various looks with their shadow. The designer also used the materials by cutting them into small unit. These details make this house have a shape to reveal the virtue secretly with the sense of existence but without any overawing sense.”
Source: HomeDSGN
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