Deungchon Ohgak Store and Home / OHOO Architects

Land circumstances. On the entrance of the tiny one-way road situated simply across the nook from Airport Street is the modest pentagonal lot. The five-sided piece of land has an unavoidable prerequisite, given the land’s nook location on slender streets. The outdated constructing was constructed adjoining to the buildings surrounding it, and its look alone confirmed that it had been maintaining watch over the neighborhood for a really lengthy whereas. Strolling across the website with the consumer on the primary day and seeing the massive home windows of the condominium buildings surrounding the three sides of the location, we felt as if all of the eyes have been wanting down on the land. One benefit of nook buildings is that many architectural parts could be displayed on the surface, with the draw back of no matter happening contained in the constructing being observable from the surface. 

Shopper life-style. We had a protracted dialog in regards to the consumer’s life-style and spatial preferences earlier than commencing the mission. The consumer talked about that she prefers staying at dwelling and taking a relaxation on her day without work and enjoys ingesting tea within the solar by a big window or having a calming time by herself in private areas. She hoped that the constructing would supply a way of openness regardless of the small area, together with a big terrace and an attic for higher use of area. After the dialog, it was determined {that a} heat, cozy area, as an alternative of a flowery and crowded one, would swimsuit the consumer higher. 

Design course of. As with all business buildings, securing the world for the constructing that will translate on to lease revenue was most essential. In an effort to safe the utmost space, we positioned the constructing towards the streets not topic to slant line restrictions for daylight, and naturally, the constructing was designed to disclose the pentagonal form of the location. The entrance of the constructing was partially retreated on the primary flooring to disclose components of the crowded and bustling road, making it appears to be like much less congested and extra expanded. For the primary flooring, floor-to-ceiling home windows have been put in rather than exterior partitions aside from the components with structural pillars with a view to maximize openness and naturally join the road of sight from the alleys to the store. 

On the second flooring, floor-to-ceiling entrance home windows have been positioned at its corners to show the liveliness of the inside area with a view to arouse curiosity from individuals passing by. Instantly accessible from the streets, the yard of the constructing leads naturally to the second flooring’s store by the steps. The small terrace on the third flooring is designed to assist mix the outside surroundings with the inside. The terrace, situated alongside the entrance and facet of the constructing, brings the nice and cozy daylight from the south sky into the constructing and gives a spot for a brief relaxation. Essentially the most thought of a part of planning the higher flooring was securing the privateness contained in the constructing by diverting the eyes of the encircling buildings to different locations. The entrance of the location was not excellent for putting massive home windows with out compromising the privateness of the constructing because of the surrounding condominium buildings. This surrounding context was naturally mirrored in designing the facade of the constructing. 

As a substitute of putting home windows on the entrance, a large terrace was designed on the facet per the consumer’s request, and huge home windows going through the terrace helped give a way of openness to the inside. The terrace needed to be lined in some elements to make sure privateness from the encircling buildings. For that reason, {a partially} prolonged false wall and landscaping have been added to dam the view from outdoors, on prime of a louver railing design alongside the lengthy facet to offer a way of surrounding. The louver rail fully blocks the view from outdoors when seen from a sure angle, thereby securing privateness and selectively letting in gentle, to create a heat terrace atmosphere. It additionally provides a bit of vitality to the facade of the in any other case calm, white constructing.

Quite a lot of consideration was put into leveraging the comparatively small space and its limitations with a view to make the most effective use of the dwelling area. Not like most business buildings with the staircase and the dwelling area clearly divided space-wise, this constructing makes use of a part of its stair touchdown as the doorway to the dwelling area to permit for extra space. The doorway to the dwelling area and the lounge are naturally divided by the distinction within the top of steps, eliminating the necessity for an precise compartmentalization and thereby maximizing the inside sense of openness. The bed room and the lounge are separated with a sliding door, permitting for a short lived extension of the dwelling area when the bed room will not be used for sleeping and utilizing the area used to seize a extra various elements of life. The facade of the pentagonal constructing is colored in white, as if to characterize a break from the crowded streets. We hope that the constructing might breathe life into the neighborhood whereas conveying the vitality of the alleys with its drawing paper-like look in distinction to the complexity of the encircling space.