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Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Simple House in Jeju Province, Korea by MOONBALSSO(Moon Hoon)September 22nd, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: MOONBALSSO(Moon Hoon) The weather is strong, it dominates jeju life, it is very windy quite often, and weather changes instantaneously. The basalt rocks are everywhere, demarcating fields, and individual houses. The orum, which is like a little hill, is everywhere, more than 350 of them in jeju island. It creates a scene. The island is sort of an exotica among Koreans, weather and vegetation reminds them of tropics. In the past, it was home for many exiles from the mainland. Time flows rather differently here. Weather is the ruler.  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun
 Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun The secretive life-style of the client is presumed and imagined by the architect. Thus the bunker like home trenched into the earth, with an atrium in the middle was the first plan. The horizontal slit like villa savoye cut the home in half, one submerged, the other floating. The unbearable lightness of the heavy being is an aspiration to be held hostage to the idea of anti-gravity. The humble low lying curved roof paid much homage to the traditional homes of jeju. Many times a well agreed upon scheme is dropped due to sudden mood changes of the well-off clients. This was another one of those cases.  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun A rather showy and extravagant gesture was called upon to the mood changes of the client. The final form is a complete antithesis of the first design, therefore the effect is nullifying if you witness both of them simultaneously. The initial 1 storey home was dug up, and made to stand vertically. The dimension change brought about a very linear space stacked on top of each other, providing three storeys with an opening right in the middle of the 2nd floor. The erected houses now boasted much presence, but needed something more to give it a distinct character. Then the strong wind and rain started cracking the floors, and slowly three floored and rotating home came into existence. Too much wind gave nausea and anxiety. Something had to be done, thus the binding structures between the end points to other points.  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun The rotation has brought multiple view points to the living spaces. It also gave birth to many large verandas where different outdoor functions could be accommodated. Finally the client’s wish is fulfilled, and the architect is also quite happy, because he has been to two extremities of spatial qualities and experiences.  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun  Image Courtesy © MOONBALSSO(Moon Hoon)  Image Courtesy © MOONBALSSO(Moon Hoon)  Image Courtesy © MOONBALSSO(Moon Hoon)  Image Courtesy © MOONBALSSO(Moon Hoon)  Image Courtesy © MOONBALSSO(Moon Hoon)
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