‘lollipop house’ by moon hoon, giheung-gu, korea image © namgoong sun all images courtesy of moon hoon

 

 

 

seoul-based practice moon hoon has recently completed ‘lollipop house’, a single family dwelling in giheung-gu, korea. evoking the imagery of a child’s candy with alternating pink and white rings, this rounded and segmented elevation conceals seven storeys of internal living spaces. beginning with input from the inhabitants, the design initiated with explorations of rising stairs and spirals. due to budget limitations, the ideas were simplified into a practical skip floor format which wrap around an interior void which forms an atrium.

 

accessed from the central stair, each space is naturally illuminated with a series of skylights, including the lowest level, a half-basement which contains the study. strung together with the continuous vertical circulation, the successive rooms include a living area, kitchen and dining area, master bedroom, children’s bedroom, attic playroom and upper level AV room. the initial desired energy was then transferred to the exterior with the bod facade of swirling metal panels, leading to the name of the project.

moon hoon: lollipop house main elevation image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house side elevation with balcony image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house balcony image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house view of entry facade from street image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house main entrance image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house facade detail image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house (left) view of kitchen from living area (right) stair leading from kitchen images © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house view to upper and lower levels across the central void image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house (left) downward view through central void (right) upward view through central void images © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house central stair image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house overhead skylights illuminate the stair and multiple levels through the central void images © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house view from one level to the upper level image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house skylight image © namgoong sun

moon hoon: lollipop house floor plan / level 0

moon hoon: lollipop house floor plan / level +1

moon hoon: lollipop house floor plan / level +2

moon hoon: lollipop house roof plan

moon hoon: lollipop house floor plan / level -1

moon hoon: lollipop house section

moon hoon: lollipop house elevation

moon hoon: lollipop house elevation

moon hoon: lollipop house elevation

moon hoon: lollipop house elevation

moon hoon: lollipop house sketch

 

 

 

project info:

 

architect: moon hoon design team: lee ju hee / kim dong won / park sang eun client: kim dae sung completion date: jan 2012 location: 492-5 cheongdeok-dong, giheung-gu, yongin-si, gyeonggi-do, korea total site area: 204.10m2 total floor area: 102.98m2 construction: reinforced concrete + wood frame exterior materials: metal panel interior materials: wood flooring, wall paper