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stpmj . photos: © Bae Jihun . + archdaily

‘Five story house’ is the vertically stacked result of a single- family house on a small site in highly dense city, Seoul, Korea. In less than 100m2 property area with required setbacks and parking regulation, this tall and skinny house creates ‘vertical living’ with different floor zonings. In Korea where the real estate is one of the most effective investment tools, purchasing a flat is the common way to increase ones assets. Living in a flat with living room, kitchen, dining and bedrooms in a single floor, is typical residential environment in Seoul. Considering economic value of flats through redevelopment and the familiarity of living infrastructure, a vertically stacked house with small floor area is a provocative residential type in this culture. The additional cost based on complicated construction on small site, increased area of interior & exterior envelop and neighbors’ complaints within dense urban fabric are downsides of the developing this type of vertical house. Nonetheless, recently this vertical house is at the fore among the people who had grown up at the flats in 80s/ 90s and look for their living values in diverse spatial qualities which cannot be achieved from the flats. Continue reading stpmj

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Red Chimney, a guest house, translates a chimney, an architectural element, to a new figure and program. Instead of conducting smoke the oversized chimney, filled with various plants and allowing natural light and ventilation, holds diverse programs and functions. The building has 4 chimneys; one for public use and three for private use. These enlarged chimneys are popped up over the rigorous linear volume and exaggerated roof horizon. The chimney in a public area which is located between single family residence and guest rooms’ area plays a vital role as a buffer between owner and guests. At the same time, it contains music, books and foods so that it becomes the place for social dining and rest space. The other three chimneys in the guest rooms could work as a passage to the roof, as another ground that provides other social activities. Continue reading stpmj

stpmj . photos: © Song Yousub . + archdaily

The Masonry, a multi-family house in Korea, seeks a playful game of “scale” in two aspects, the building itself and bricks in its façade. The site sits at the corner, facing its long-north and short-east sides to the roads. Due to the town planning, the entrance and the long side of the house need to be facing South. It makes a contradictory condition of pitched roof direction and the main face of the house. Continue reading stpmj

stpmj . photos: © Song Yousub

Stratum House seeks a new way of concrete casting method simulating a geologic formation. Concrete works in a combination of cement, water and aggregate. Cement is mixed with water to form a paste, and its properties are strengthened together with aggregates. These pastes wrap and fill aggregates of various sizes and become hardened. Continue reading stpmj

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Shear House, a single family vacation house at a historical town in Yecheon, seeks how a simple-formal treatment influences to program organization and environmental qualities. Continue reading stpmj