Deokcheon-ri Residence

A task that ran counter to common sense in its topographic conditions.

The north opens to a fine view of a distant reservoir, while the south is blocked by a wooded slope — a residential site where unfavorable elements stood out.

Placing the building at the center of the long east-west site and giving decks and balconies to both north and south reduced the disadvantages of orientation.

The living room and kitchen form one box and the master bedroom another, the upper long box appearing to be supported below. The elevation arranges clay brick and red cedar as if composing with color.