Hyunjoon Yoo Architects

Multi Terrace House

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House 

Hyunjoon Yoo Architects

PROGRAM / USE / BUILDING FUNCTION
House

BUILDERS
Jehyo

MANUFACTURERS
Eagon, Merbau, Grc

STRUCTURE ENGINEERS
Sen Engineering Group

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Hyunjoon Yoo, Jiyoung Jon

INTERIOR DESIGNERS
Kieda Partners, Lsb Design

CIVIL ENGINEERS
Anam Eng

PHOTOGRAPHS
Kyungsub Shin

AREA
429 M²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Seongnam-si, South Korea

CATEGORY
Houses

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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The Unjung-dong housing complex, where the Multi Terrace House is located, utilizes a sloping site to its advantage.

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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Among residential types, the difference between single-family houses and apartments is the yard. And in Multi Terrace House, the difference in level between the road and the first floor naturally creates a private front yard.

The more the yard is private, the more its utilization increases. But recently, houses located in flat areas have been designed to have narrow courtyards with their walls being the perimeter of the house (perimeter block housing) to keep it private, which takes up more space, and make the users feel enclosed even when they are outside.

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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The Multi Terrace House however actively utilizes the advantages of the site and designs the space around an open but private yard.

The client is a married couple with two children that now lives apart and needed a place to live with their dog.

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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They wanted a home where their children could come and stay whenever they wanted, and where their dog could run around in a safe environment.

The building is placed on the north side of the site to create a south-facing yard. On the first floor, the living room and kitchen are located so that the whole family can gather, and a void space was created to connect the first floor to the family room on the second floor.

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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The north and south sides of the first floor were planned to be open with unobstructed windows so that the backyard, living room, deck, and front yard could be connected into one space.

The second floor is for the children.

The rooms for the son and the daughter are separated around a central family room and the void space, with interior windows in each room that allow them to see from room to room and from room to the living room.

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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Each room also has a terrace to connect to the yard.

The third floor is dedicated to the married couple. With the master bedroom in the center, there are two private rooms for couples at each end of the bedroom.

Each of the couple's private spaces has its own terrace, just like the second floor, which connects to the yard on the first floor and the terrace on the second floor.

Multi Terrace House
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Multi Terrace House
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The master bedroom has a protruding window instead of a terrace to overlook the yard.


Multi Terrace House
Plan - Basement
Multi Terrace House
Plan - 1st floor
Multi Terrace House
Plan - 2nd floor
Multi Terrace House
Plan - 3rd floor
Multi Terrace House
Plan - Site


Multi Terrace House
Section A
Multi Terrace House
Section B


Multi Terrace House
Elevation West
Multi Terrace House
Elevation South

Hyunjoon Yoo Architects
T +82 2 5488508
Hyunjoon Yoo Architects
101-2, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea