Model of Sporadic Thoughts

Architect FHHH FRIENDS (Han Seungjae, Han Yangkyu, Yoon Hanjin)

Design team Yoon Hanjin

Location 18-3, Nokbeon-ro 1-gil, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme single house

Site area 93.62m²

Building area 54.32m²

Gross floor area 126.58m²

Building scope B1, 3F

Parking 1

Height 10.4m Building to land ratio 58.02%

Floor area ratio 135.2%

Structure RC

Exterior finishing stone

Interior finishing exposed concrete

Structural engineer TEO STRUCTURE

Mechanical and electrical engineer HANA CONSULTING ENGINEERS

Design period Aug. 2019 – ongoing

Client Kim Soomin, Lee Seokyul

‘We wanted to live in a house that would embody the philosophy of an architect. We didn’t have many demands. We were ready to live in a small house. Fortunately, we were able to find a site in Seoul suited to our jobs in music and writing. All we wanted was somewhere safe and free from the dangers and pressures of the outside world. Our one specific demand, however, was to ensure that there was excellent water pressure’.

I’m working on a Nokbeon-dong House like a novelist edits a collection of stories by collating fragments of texts written in a notebook. Drawing together such a series is informed by a process of combining fragmented images and small sketches without producing a united whole. The fact that I’m free from the restrictions of beginning with a specific programme, enabling me to read the site and to create a new form, is an experiment that I’m also free conduct on myself. By taking a break from the business of using