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Sista House Te Whare by Junghee Lee

Sista House Te Whare by Junghee Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.


ParahiWaihanga· 2021

Sista House Te Whare

by Junghee Lee

Client: 2m2 Architects

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category

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The Design

About Sista House Te Whare

He waahi noho kino a Sinsu-dong me te maha o nga whare tawhito i Seoul. 2m2 te rahi o nga kaihoahoa i hiahia ki te hanga whare riihi ki konei mo nga wahine. Ko te 2m2 te nuinga o te wa e maaharahara ana nga kaitoi whare mo nga wahine. Ko te Whare o Sista, e whai ana ki te noho humarie me te noho taikaha mo nga rangatahi kei te 20 me te 30 tau, kua whakawhiwhia ki ia waahi tona ake ahuatanga ki te rereke mai i nga whare maha kei roto i tona rohe iti.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Sista House Te Whare te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Sista House Te Whare he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Sista House Te Whare i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Sinsu-dong is a dangerous residential area with many old houses in Seoul. A young couple in their 30s wanted to build a rental house here for women. They were usually concerned with and felt a critical mind with housings for women.
Sista House, aiming for a comfortable and sensuous living environment for young women in their 20s and 30s, has given each space its own character to differentiate itself from existing multiple housings within its limited area.
Dimensions & Packaging
Building area 67sqm
Gross floor area 206sqm
Building scope 5F
Height: 15.60m
Tags
brick, sista House, housing, a rental house for women, seoul
Production Technology
Sista House, aiming for a comfortable and sensuous living environment for young women in their 20s and 30s, has given each space its own character to differentiate itself from existing multiple housings within its limited area and budget. The common staircase was designed with rough exposed concrete walls and stone burner floor finishing, avoiding embellishment as much as possible and revealing the texture of the material itself.
Design Challenge
They finally got a land contract and banded together with young architects to solve the problem. The former landlord was a builder who decided to resell the land even though it had a good location with universities which is not far from subway stations. Since the width of the road bordering on the site was less than 4M, the area of 139sqm on the paper actually became 131sqm as 8sqm belonged to the road. In the end, the builder decided that it was not profitable and gave up on the land.
Research
The common staircase was designed with rough exposed concrete walls and stone burner floor finishing, avoiding embellishment as much as possible and revealing the texture of the material itself. The staircase facing the road is a common space inside the building, but on the contrary it is a private space outside the building. By adding a layer through masonry work to the curtain wall of the staircase, it is advantageous for light and ventilation while blocking anothers eyes from outside.
Inspiration
The first impression of the building's exterior looks like a red brick castle. The interior is comfortable and cozy, but on the contrary, the exterior gives a strong impression, making it a safe space.
The flat composition of households consist of a household compositions with unique characteristics such as one-room house, two-room house, house with an outside yard and house with a high ceiling, reflecting tastes of various female residents.
Project Duration
The project started in January 2019 and finished in February 2020 in Seoul, South korea.
Operation Flow
The first impression of the building's exterior looks like a red brick castle. The interior is comfortable and cozy, but on the contrary, the exterior gives a strong impression, making it a safe space. The flat composition of households consist of a household compositions with unique characteristics such as one-room house, two-room house, house with an outside yard and house with a high ceiling, reflecting tastes of various female residents.
Image Credits
Image #No1,2,3,4,5 : Photographer: Kyungsub Shin

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