Article source: Kengo Kuma & Associates

When I visited Jeju Island for the first time, I was so much inspired by this dark, porous volcanic rock and wanted to translate its soft and round touch into architecture. As the result, the entire house emerged as a round black stone. From distance, the house appears like a single pebble and when you are close, you notice that many parts of the house are of the black stone.

Image Courtesy © Kengo Kuma & Associates

• Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates (Makoto Shirahama, Satoshi Adachi, SooYeon Kahng, Hiroaki Saito (CG))
• Project: Jeju Ball
• Location: Jeju, South Korea
• LOCAL ARCHITECT: DA GROUP Urban Design & Architecture Co., Ltd.
• Collaborator: Window Frame: EAGON WINDOWS & DOORS CO., LTD.
• Contractor: LOTTE Engineering & Construction
• Interior Construction: KINGSMEN Korea

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