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House Bent
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Paju-si, South Korea
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House Bent
Paju-si, South Korea
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2020
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
A house is, in itself, a complete world. It is an extension of the body that fulfills biological needs, a sanctuary for the wandering mind, and ultimately, a spatial embodiment of the values its inhabitants pursue. In an era of increasing isolation—one that has arrived regardless of our intention—this role becomes even more significant. As time spent at home increases, many interactions once rooted in the external world are now being replaced by functions provided within the domestic sphere. Yet a house is, by nature, a finite portion carved out from an infinite world. It holds an inherent limitation in its ability to expand. For this reason, the challenge of constructing a self-sufficient world within such constraints becomes one of the most compelling tasks for an architect.
‘House Bent’ is a compact yet intricate home designed for a young couple who run a film-related business and live with their two cats. The site, a 330-square-meter plot in a rural development zone, allows only a 20% building coverage ratio, requiring the entire program to fit within a tight 132-square-meter building footprint spread across two floors.
The couple’s professional needs included a top-tier home theater—an unusual but defining feature that would take up a considerable portion of the available space. Balancing this demand with essential domestic functions necessitated a highly efficient layout. The site itself, irregularly shaped with a sharp corner, posed an additional challenge to spatial organization.
The house’s elongated form along one axis led to a vertical stratification of space, rather than a purely horizontal distribution. The attic above the bedroom and the double-height volume required for the home theater anchor the two ends of the house, while the central staircase volume negotiates the transition between them. The sloped roof is articulated to reflect these programmatic needs: the ridge is centered above the home theater for symmetry and offset toward the attic for spatial efficiency. As a result, the gable ends differ in form, revealing the house’s internal logic through its external profile.
Connecting these three sectional anchors—attic, stairwell, and home theater—the roof unfolds in a sequence of seven triangular planes, each subtly shifting to meet interior demands. This dynamic geometry creates a constantly changing ceiling profile along the longitudinal axis, resulting in a roof that is visually unified yet never repetitive. The shifting roof planes lend a unique sculptural quality to the overall form, especially as they catch and reflect light differently throughout the day.
The simplicity of the house’s massing is offset by the nuanced expression of its openings. Around each window, slightly angled metal claddings echo the angularity of the roof, giving the façades a quiet complexity. This interplay between the folded geometry of the roof and the varied apertures creates a cohesive yet textured visual language.
The first floor accommodates the living room, kitchen, and a compact workroom. These spaces are defined by minimum dimensions and enriched through built-in storage solutions, concentrating functional density where needed. The second-floor corridor, which links the theater and bedroom zones, is both a spatial centerpiece and a practical storage spine. A sliding shutter at the loft entrance can close off the bedroom for privacy.
Inside the corridor, the roof form continues uninterrupted, meeting soft indirect lighting to create sculptural planes of light and shadow. The bedroom itself is intentionally minimal—there is no bed frame, but rather a raised platform slab that serves as a place to lay bedding, reflecting the home’s quiet restraint. Beneath this platform, the ceiling of the living room on the first floor is lifted slightly, carving out unexpected spaciousness within the compact footprint.
‘House Bent’ is an attempt to craft a self-contained world within strict physical limits—a world that accommodates both creative work and quiet retreat, where form is a direct expression of use, and every element serves both function and feeling.
‘House Bent’ is a compact yet intricate home designed for a young couple who run a film-related business and live with their two cats. The site, a 330-square-meter plot in a rural development zone, allows only a 20% building coverage ratio, requiring the entire program to fit within a tight 132-square-meter building footprint spread across two floors.
The couple’s professional needs included a top-tier home theater—an unusual but defining feature that would take up a considerable portion of the available space. Balancing this demand with essential domestic functions necessitated a highly efficient layout. The site itself, irregularly shaped with a sharp corner, posed an additional challenge to spatial organization.
The house’s elongated form along one axis led to a vertical stratification of space, rather than a purely horizontal distribution. The attic above the bedroom and the double-height volume required for the home theater anchor the two ends of the house, while the central staircase volume negotiates the transition between them. The sloped roof is articulated to reflect these programmatic needs: the ridge is centered above the home theater for symmetry and offset toward the attic for spatial efficiency. As a result, the gable ends differ in form, revealing the house’s internal logic through its external profile.
Connecting these three sectional anchors—attic, stairwell, and home theater—the roof unfolds in a sequence of seven triangular planes, each subtly shifting to meet interior demands. This dynamic geometry creates a constantly changing ceiling profile along the longitudinal axis, resulting in a roof that is visually unified yet never repetitive. The shifting roof planes lend a unique sculptural quality to the overall form, especially as they catch and reflect light differently throughout the day.
The simplicity of the house’s massing is offset by the nuanced expression of its openings. Around each window, slightly angled metal claddings echo the angularity of the roof, giving the façades a quiet complexity. This interplay between the folded geometry of the roof and the varied apertures creates a cohesive yet textured visual language.
The first floor accommodates the living room, kitchen, and a compact workroom. These spaces are defined by minimum dimensions and enriched through built-in storage solutions, concentrating functional density where needed. The second-floor corridor, which links the theater and bedroom zones, is both a spatial centerpiece and a practical storage spine. A sliding shutter at the loft entrance can close off the bedroom for privacy.
Inside the corridor, the roof form continues uninterrupted, meeting soft indirect lighting to create sculptural planes of light and shadow. The bedroom itself is intentionally minimal—there is no bed frame, but rather a raised platform slab that serves as a place to lay bedding, reflecting the home’s quiet restraint. Beneath this platform, the ceiling of the living room on the first floor is lifted slightly, carving out unexpected spaciousness within the compact footprint.
‘House Bent’ is an attempt to craft a self-contained world within strict physical limits—a world that accommodates both creative work and quiet retreat, where form is a direct expression of use, and every element serves both function and feeling.
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