Article source:  KDDH architects(Kim, Dong-hee)

Iksan T House is a ‘T’ shaped house in front and back elevation. The house is constructed in light weight wood structures in ‘T’ shaped façade with floating upper mass. Constructing this type of structure with light weight wood structure was possible with 30cm diameter glulam. They were able to construct floating upper mass with large exterior space on the ground level through glulam with higher vertical strength compare to concrete. Two stories of interior space is divided into public space on the 1st floor and private space on 2nd floor and the user can feel the large space on the first floor. When they open the door, they can experience expanded space directly connected to the exterior.

Image Courtesy © Choi Jihyun

• Architects: KDDH architects(Kim, Dong-hee)
• Project: Iksan-Si T-House
• Location: 48, Dongseo-ro 2-gil, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
• Photography: Park Young-chae, Choi Jihyun
• Design team: Lee, Kyung-sung / Ahn, Tae-woo / Hyun, Jin / Lee, Yoon-kwang
• Structure: Light weight wood frame + heavy structure using Glulam
• Site Area: 273.7§³
• Building area: 111.60§³
• Gross floor Area: 192.78§³
• Building scope: 2F
• Finishing: Stucco, Wood, Steel
• Design period: 2013.02
• Completion: 2013.05

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