Purple Hill House | IROJE KHM Architects

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This scenic site is a part of the residential area developed in the natural greenery area of the mountain gwanggyo and that is located at the entrance area to trail to mountain.

Courtesy of IROJE KHM Architects – Photographs : JongOh Kim

From agony about the direction to which major living space see, the plan of this house started. After all, the direction to the opposite mountain that will be preserved in the natural green space forever was selected.

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But this charming selection that introduce the permanent natural landscape brought the problem, bad solar condition, that the major living space is faced to northwest sunlight. And so, we must make the solution to absorb the southern and eastern sunlight into the inside of the house.

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“Glass box of light” that will absorb the useful sunlight was introduced to inside space of the various level and these boxes which are planted with flower and fruit are functioned as “Floating glass garden“. Actually, we solved the problem and we own both the two conditions that are the introduction of landscape and ecological environment and naturally, we have been reached to the complex solution that all the rooms have their own garden.

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The dynamic, unrealistic interior space which are produced with several floating glass boxes over the major living space that is opened to the vertical height of 3 floors, will be the symbolic impression of this house.

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We expect that this landscape architecture will coexist with the surrounding context for a long time, as if a small purple hill….

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Project Info :

Architects : IROJE KHM Architects
Project Area : 554.0 sqm
Photographs : JongOh Kim
Building area : 110.28 sqm
Gross floor area : 290.88 sqm
Project Location : South Korea
Architect : HyoMan Kim – IROJE KHM Architects
Design Team : KyeongJin Jung, JiWon Ym, EunHae Park
Structure Designer : MOA. SungYeong Oh Contractor JEHYO

 

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RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 Announces dRMM as Winners for their Hastings Pier Revamp

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The British architectural firm, dRMM, has just won the RIBA Stirling Prize for 2017. Winning the prize came after a heated competition with big names like Baynes and Mitchell Architects, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Michael Laird Architects, Reiach & Hall Architects, Groupwork + Amin Taha, and 6a Architects.

The winning project of dRMM was the revamp of Hastings Pier. “Hastings Pier is a masterpiece in regeneration and inspiration. The architects and local community have transformed a neglected wreck into a stunning, flexible new pier to delight and inspire visitors and local people alike,” commented Ben Derbyshire- RIBA President and Stirling Prize jury chair.

 

 

The pier was renovated so that it would be “a strong, well-serviced platform that could support endless uses,”.
The project has entirely altered Hastings’ waterfront. It became an enticing place for events and concerts after long years of neglect since it has been ruined in a fire seven years ago.

“There was no sense in trying to reconstruct it as a 19th-century pier – that typology had gone with the fire. There was an opportunity to reuse and reinvent the pier and give it a new future,” explained dRMM Founding Director, Alex de Rijke.

The new design took inspiration from the Plug and Play Architecture of the conceptualism advocate, Cedric Price. The flexibility of the Pier was one of the top priorities of dRMM so that the public can use it freely as they please.

“For many, the fact the pier is still standing is special enough; but what makes this pier unique is the decision not to populate the space with permanent attractions,” RIBA declared in a press release.
On the same day, Hastings Pier was the proud winner of the People’s Choice Awards by collecting 42% of the votes.
During the Prize ceremony, RIBA presented other national awards for the year 2017. The awards are as follows:

Stephen Lawrence Prize:

The Boathouse / Mole Architects. Photography: Rory Gardiner

The award pays homage to Stephen Lawrence, who was a black UK citizen killed in a racial attack. His dream was to be an architect, but he was murdered in 1993 when he was only 19.
The award was established in 1998 and is dedicated to small-budget projects – projects worth less than £1 million.

Client of the Year:

Bedales School – Bedales School Art and Design Building. Architecture by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Photography: Hufton + Crow

The Prize is funded by the Bloxham Charitable Trust. It is dedicated to emphasizing the crucial contribution of exemplary clients in shaping great architecture.

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