Yuwolbyulchae

Jeju-si, South Korea

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Yuwolbyulchae

Jeju-si, South Korea

Firm

Z_Lab

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Hotel

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2015

Photos

KIM Jae Kyeong (33)

Yuwolbyulchae, a typical Jeju farmhouse with an addition

Yuwol and Yeoldumaru ("Yuwol") is a guesthouse run by a couple who moved to Jeju from Seoul. You can feel the warm touch in every corner of the renovated old farmhouse. It is in a remote area away from the hustle and bustle of the main tourist area, but the kindness of the owners and the well-cared for facility more than compensates for the location.

The guesthouse is located in Handongri which is called "Mosal Village" by the locals, "Mosal" meaning a dune. The guest house is on the top of the dune. Most tourists coming to Jeju want to stay near the ocean. But a place located inland like this guesthouse is better if you want to have a more authentic local experience in Jeju. At the annex of Yuwol, you can experience another side of Jeju while looking at the land and the ocean from a distance.

The owners who built Yuwol run a companion community that supports underprivileged children. The attached cafe was named "Yeoldumaru" with hope of making the world a place where everybody can live together in peace. After running Yuwol for 2 years, the couple wanted to buy a small warehouse on the opposite side and convert into their home. That would be a house of their dreams and wishes. Z_Lab named the project "Yuwolbyeolchae," with “byeolchae” meaning an annex.

Recently, a single-family house style pension is catching on in Jeju. But the couple decided to build an annex to the guesthouse. The main challenge of this project was how to create a new annex that will seamlessly blend in with the existing buildings, other guesthouses and the residences in the village and stand out at the same time. It was a new construction, but considering the layout with the existing Yuwol building, shape and space with the yard, we decided to make it a simple 2nd story house with a gable.

It was designed to have a courtyard that opens to other buildings and a stairway that faces various spaces alongside. The large windows in the building would bring in the view of the yard, the village and the ocean far away. The construction was well underway, but around the time when the framework for the 2nd floor slab was completed, a neighbor filed a complaint alleging their right to access to light or view was violated.

The size and location of the addition would not justify the claim, but in the end, the owners decided to change the design after a couple of run-ins with the neighbor. They decided the unity among the villagers was more important than judging who is in the wrong. The construction was halted for a month while design changes were completed. The 1st floor would remain the same, but the 2nd floor would be 2.3 meters away from the other building. The redesigning process ultimately gave Yuwolbyeolchae more space.

Based on case studies of houses with small spaces, a customized hideout-like bedroom was created to maximize the space. For the 2nd floor, the design of the opened courtyard was kept with a modification that involves creating a long and narrow hallway that serves as a study where guests can relax reading the books donated by other guests.

The neighbors considerably warmed up after Yuwolbyeolchae was completed. Small housing construction is booming in Jeju. But since it's an island, there are challenges and special considerations to be made with the construction and neighbors. Building Yuwolbyeolchae was an unforgettable experience in that the owners, architect and construction company worked together in one mind to overcome the challenges and build a great house.

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