Tranquil Coexistence of Nature and Architecture
Project: Woo Nam Jai The urban nature along with this site which is connected with the Woomyeon-mountain and an urban park (as the natural greenery area) is the ideal place for an environment that can satisfy a residential and recreational purpose which is desired by most urban people. In order to secure the maximum area of the south-facing garden, in the irregular polygonal shaped site, the main building is laid on the northern part of the site along with the irregular boundary line.
After all, the shape of the main mass of this house was to be an irregular polyhedron due to the polygonal shape of the site and a legal code to secure the range of absorbing sun-light. Naturally, this result is equal to the intent of formation to harmonize with the context of the surrounding nature.
Architect: HyoMan Kim - IROJE KHM Architects
Design team: Su Mi Jung
Structure designer: MOA. Sung Yeong Oh
Contractor: INZI
Location: 400 Guachun-dong, Guachun, Gyeounggi-do, Korea
U S E: Residence
Site area: 883 ㎡
Bldg. area: 375.24 ㎡
Gross floor area: 624.68 ㎡
Structure: Concrete rahmen
Exterior finishing: Aluminium Sheet, Exposed concrete
Interior finishing: Metal sheet, Lacquer, Wood flooring
Photographer: Jong Oh Kim
The public major space, living room, dining room, bridge theater, master living, home bar, billiard room, guest living room, swimming pool are planned to be the scene of each other through a mutual communication of view. In addition to this, the picturesque landscape which is drawn by the large main garden, distant landscape extended garden, indoor and outdoor landscape combined with natural scenery of back yard and rear hill is the representative special character of this house that was made by a relationship between the environment of site and architecture.
The existence of this small metallic hill which is cherished by Woomyen- mountain will be the harmonious coexistence of nature and architecture.


















































































