Article source: Kim Dong Hee

“Raon” means “happy” in Korean. The site is located in a small village Chungwon. The town is between ridges of a mountain and a main attraction is the distinctive change of seasons with the leaves changing colors each season. In order to contain all the scenery surrounding the site, this house (Raonjae) is projected in four directions. Even though this house faces in four directions, it doesn’t have an excessive number of windows. This reflects the owner’s idea of privacy that there should be a hidden place to stay alone. At the porch along a white outer wall, there are white walls and stairs crossing the walls. There is a quiet room for the mother’s frequent guests after passing the porch. Facing the stairs, there is a deep kitchen on the left side, a bright living room on the right side, and a long deck is planned, which is a special feature of the house. Going up the stairs from the living room, there are two rooms for two sons and a small rooftop, and going up further, there is a bedroom and a bathroom for the married couple, and another rooftop. In order to satisfy the needs of the three generations in a single house, the space for one generation was clearly on the half-floor and the spaces do not interruptive each other, but are connected and have ambiguous relationships.

Image Courtesy © Yongsoon KIM

• Architects: Kim Dong Hee
• Project: Raonjae
• Location: 133-1, Guseong-ri, Naesu-eup, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
• Photography: Yongsoon KIM
• Exterior finishing: stuc-o-flex
• Building Coverage: 16.80%
• Site Area: 622.00§³
• Floor space index: 25.33%
• Building Area: 104.52§³
• Gross Floor Area: 157.55§³

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