Depth of Surface, Potential of Space
At times, the view outside the window — of Namsan and the surrounding scenery of Haebangchon — appears to be a living organism. The houses, the alleys, and the topography must have bonded together and matured like a tree. The lives of the inhabitants must also have been grafted onto one another in these houses and alleyways, coming to settle into serene shape like a bird nesting in the branches.
The building of these houses and the paving of nearby roads reveals how their inhabitants have formed relationships with these spaces during their period of residence. The buildings that feature here — the All Nations Church Education Center (hereinafter All Nations Church), the Gallery The Wall (hereinafter The Wall), the Curachem, and the Pangyo J Residence — differ from one another in terms of their function and scale, but may also be considered variations on the same intention, to explore the surfaces of architectural boundaries.
By merging walls and openings, the balcony and the gallery, the eaves and the canopy, and different surface thicknesses and textures, a new divisive surface is created. The task of constructing the depth of this surface
