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Architects: FHHH FRIENDS
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2019
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Photographs:Roh Kyoung
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Manufacturers: Atree, Bybigtable, FILOBE, Forbo, Samhan C1
![Alley in the House / FHHH FRIENDS - Interior Photography, Stairs, Chair, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ef5/ea76/b357/65d3/4100/022a/newsletter/FHHH-yh_house-9340.jpg?1593174604)
Text description provided by the architects. A House for a family in old residential district in Seoul. ‘Yeonhui-ro 11 ma-gil’ is a major walking trail that cuts across an old residential district to the back mountain range of Yeon-hui-dong, Seoul. The numerous stairs that crisscross the alley street and the back mountain are also a part of “Yeonhui-ro 11 ma-gil” the approach scaling the stairs and facing the houses resembles the grand stairs of a hotel or the entrance to an ancient palace.
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Having I lived in yeonhui-dong for about 20 years, I always felt that this place was underused. I thought it would be nice to have people sit by the stairs, engage in conversation, spend time reading, or hold small parties, but all these merely remained potential options.
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![Alley in the House / FHHH FRIENDS - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Windows, Beam, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ef5/ead9/b357/65b2/6200/0356/newsletter/FHHH-yh_house-9338.jpg?1593174702)
I decided to bring this potential into a home. I wanted this road to continue into the house. When there are two walls, the space between turns into a road. Between building and a wall, or between two walls, There is an alleyway. Just as there is a wide staircase between houses, I place a wide staircase between the rooms. the staircase is somewhat wide in relation to the scale of the house overall.
![Alley in the House / FHHH FRIENDS - Interior Photography, Brick, Facade, Arch](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ef5/ebd8/b357/65b2/6200/0359/medium_jpg/FHHH-yh_house-0071.jpg?1593174953)
And because it is the brightest spot in the house, the children often sit there to read. Following the “road”, there is even the fun of crossing a bridge- in this way, the question that I wondering from the beginning was this: ‘why should outside and inside be difference?’ It is still Yeonhui-dong inside the house.”
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