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'namhae house renovation' by joho architecture / jeong hoon lee,
image © sun namgoon
award-winning korean architect jeong hoon lee, principle of joho architecture has recently finished a renovation for a house in namhae, south korea.
a rural environment dotted with poorly copied red brick and wooden houses from the west, the remodel brings back a sense of unique identity and
strengthened relationship to the dense forest surroundings. by subtracting certain volumes of the original home, a large entry terrace is created,
lifted off the ground by a reinterpreted brick and wood deck construction, with a ramp that wraps around a small garden incorporating more green
elements into the new design. providing much of the aesthetic characteristic, a large curving steel frame holds a thin reticulated aluminum louver
system, sandblasted white, that creates a threshold of privacy while allowing the free movement of air and filtration of light. voids in the mesh create
apertures to connect the resident to the indigenous landscape. much of the interior was left intact, save the added skylights in the kitchen area,
and a newly accessible rooftop terrace.

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view from the deck
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voids in the louver screen
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louver detail
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before and after 2/3

before and after 3/3
project info:
location: 577-2, namyang, sul chun,nam hae, kyongsangnamdo
use: house (facade, interior renovation + deck extension)
construction: steel plate + aluminum lovuer (powder coating)
building scope: 1 floor
what about the inner space?
is it all a cosmetic restoration only?
though there is a new space outside really interesting…..
Hmmmm.. I would be afraid of growing old in this house.
Jim
Sorry, a conventional one-family flat-roof brick dwelling accessorized with a louvre thing designed to make it look twice the size? This is architecture as couture, design as fashion.
Interesting concept, however, I would much rather be in this house http://www.windowsontario.com/stunning-home-in-melbourne/
.
Not that I can ever afford to even go to Melbourne
I think this is a rather stunning exterior transformation! Love the spacious deck as well. But yes indeed is the interior change as dramatic as the exterior?