‘refurbishment (jip-soori) of professor kim’s house’ by moohoi architecture image © park young-chae

korean architect kim jae-kwan of moohoi architecture has completed the ‘refurbishment (jip-soori) of professor kim’s house’, a single family residence located in seodaemoon-koo, seoul, korea. an axis derived from a nearby road connecting the cities of ansan and seongsan was overlaid upon the established home to reorientate the main entrance, windows, stairway and courtyard. the degraded existing structure was revived with an external and interior resurfacing comprised of a rhythmic pattern of spruce wood planks.

the site is bounded by a black brick retaining wall which generates an enclosed courtyard and singular path leading to the dwelling’s  main entrance. an intimate outdoor room bordered with a garden, sculpture and the underside of the balcony creates a private entry space. a wooden staircase leads to a living area positioned on the upper floor where one window resists the imposed axis to provide unobstructed eastern views due to its positioning within a topographical basin. a shallow reflecting pool on the veranda reflects the continuously changing daylight onto the ceiling of the interior.

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 2entrance courtyard image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 3 enclosed courtyard image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 4 sculpture and garden near the front door image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 5 front door image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 6 living space image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 7 stairway image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 8 first level loft image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 9 library image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 10 reflecting pool on upper level balcony image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 11 original exterior image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 12 original site conditions image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 13 under construction image © park young-chae

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 14 floor plan / level 0 image © moohoi architecture

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 15 floor plan / level 1 image © moohoi architecture

moohoi architecture: refurbishment (jip soori) of professor kim's house - 16 roof plan image © moohoi architecture

project info:

architect: kim jae-kwan location: seodaemoon-koo, seoul, korea program: housing site area: 133.6m2 gross floor area: 140.2m2 building scope: b1, 2f exterior finishing: black brick, spruce wood interior finishing: wallpaper, spruce wood construction: kim jae-kwan design period: aug. 2010 – oct. 2010 construction period: nov. 2010 – apr. 2011