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Architects: Moohoi Architecture Studio
- Area: 103 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Kim Jae-Kwan
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Text description provided by the architects. The materials initially considered were steel plates and transparent polycarbonate, but I could not yet find a material that can resist the salinity of the ocean water.
However, we were in a hurry and began the process of demolition first. In this process, I found out that the material used was a dark coloured tile before it was covered with white paint.
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The tiles did not come off with ease as we had wished. I found tiles with chipped paint, completely peeled off paint, and parts where the mortar that kept the tile on the wall was chipped as well.
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Another thing I would like to mention is that the restaurant was at a distance from the nearby neighborhood and thus did not have many visitors.
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Moreover, it was difficult for people to approach the restaurant because the Jeju Olle Trail in front of the building was very steep. Therefore, I centred the reconstruction plan around the fact that a café would open up on the 1st floor.
In order to solve this problem, I made a path for pedestrians that go from the main road leading to this building. Basically, I had made a small village within a house.
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