OBBA develops compact 50m2 home for a young couple in seoul

OBBA develops compact 50m2 home for a young couple in seoul
photography by kyungsub shin

south korean firm OBBA (office for beyond boundaries architecture) has designed this compact home for a young couple in suburban seoul. named ’50m2′, the home has been carefully adapted to the client’s everyday lifestyle and their prospective plans for the future. ‘they wanted a modest but plentiful life in it. the project emerged from finding a realistic solution for the newlyweds to move into an alternative abode, other than an apartment building or a multi-unit housing.’ comments OBBA.

the couple acquired the piece of land which enabled them to construct a home suitable to their needs

the home is spread across two floors with smaller intermediate levels merged in between. efficiently making the most of the limited floor space of the residence, the kitchen, dining and living has been merged into one fluid space. part of the timber flooring has been heightened into a platform, serving as a dining bench for the kitchen, and the counter as a work space. simultaneously, the top level is a study-cum-movie screening room, and the stairs have been integrated as bookshelves.

a black and white cladding has been used

the kitchen and living room is divided by a raised platform which doubles as a bench for dining and working

the living spaces occupy the middle floor which receives the most natural light

without partitioning space, height as been used as a separation method

a small staircase has been built for the couple’s cat

storage integrated into every available space

the home is based on a hill

the site sits at the entrance location of the gaemimaeul, one of the few remaining colonies of rag pickers in seoul