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Architects: Chiasmus Partners
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: HANGLAS, Samhan Ceramics, WO
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Lead Architect: Hyunho Lee
Text description provided by the architects. Yanggu, located in the rugged northeastern countryside of South Korea, has a pristine natural landscape, ironically because its closeness to the front lines of the Korean War discourages urban development. It is regions like these that have been attracting the growing number of Koreans who seek reprieve from the pressures of urban life as their society matures into late capitalism. An architectural model befitting the dreams of those that do return to the countryside would not only mean building less floors, providing proximity to the earth for those escaping from urban high rises, but also architectural answers to more essential ways of life that have long been forgotten due to the industrialization and commercialization of the last century.
