BCHO Architects shades open-air top floor of house with mesh gables
Raised mesh gables top Shaded Rooftop House in Seoul by BCHO Architects, so the occupants can enjoy a sheltered outdoor living space. More
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Entwined timber columns define structure of The House of Three Trees
A canopy of tree-like timber columns crowns the double-height living space at the centre of this polycarbonate-clad house, which JK-AR has completed in South Korea. More
Augmented Reality Architects wraps house with courtyards to create private home
Seoul-based practice Augmented Reality Architects has surrounded W House with a a slim border of courtyard spaces that create a green buffer between the home and the city. More
Nine South Korean houses that stand out in their crowded neighbourhoods
Tall, skinny houses designed to fit on small, restrictive plots, can be found all over south and east Asia. Here are nine of the best examples from the densely populated neighbourhoods of Seoul and Busan – South Korea's two largest cities. More
STPMJ stacks rooms to create skinny brick house in Seoul
A skinny house by STPMJ dominates its surroundings by stacking five tall floors onto a 100-square-metre plot in Seoul to create a "provocative" take on a family home. More
House in Yangsan looks like a cluster of small houses
Architecture studio Raum designed this house in the South Korean city of Yangsan as a cluster of clean-lined, interconnected blocks that can adapt to the changing needs of a young family. More
Forest and House by JHW IROJE Architects is a hillside home slotted among mature trees
A living space surrounded by glass walls and an open-air bath house are among five buildings that are scattered across a forested site to form this house in South Korea's Sunchang County. More
Stainless-steel poles screen living spaces and gardens at South Korean home
Seoul studio Augmented Reality Architects has completed a house in the South Korean city of Gimhae featuring a facade formed of vertical metal poles that shields an interior arranged around a series of courtyard gardens. More
Sosu Architects completes brick-clad multi-generational house in Seoul
Apartments for three generations of the same family are stacked inside this multi-storey house in Seoul, which features brick cladding that is perforated to create screens in front of some of the windows. More
Ridged ribbons of concrete wrap house in South Korea by ODE Architects
This family home near Gyeongju, South Korea, is surrounded by thick bands of fluted concrete, which offer a play of light and shadow. More
The Vault House by OBBA incorporates hidden gardens behind curving brick walls
Seoul studio OBBA has completed a house in South Korea's Hadong county, featuring brick walls that wrap around small gardens to create private outdoor spaces connected to the living areas. More
Arched openings punctuate brick-clad house in Seoul by Tectonics Lab
South Korean studio Tectonics Lab has completed a house for a retired professor in Seoul, featuring pale brick facades interrupted by arching windows that frame views from rooms arranged around a skylit parlour. More
Moon Hoon uses diagonal beams to brace stacked-box house on Jeju islandÂ
South Korean architect Moon Hoon has completed a concrete house on the island of Jeju, featuring cantilevered boxes stacked on top of each other and braced by diagonal reinforced-concrete beams. More
Stone fins cover slanted walls of mountainside house near Seoul
Limestone louvres and boxy windows cover the angled walls of this home outside Seoul, which was designed by local studio Poly.m.ur to house three generations of the same family. More
OBBA designs stone-walled holiday bungalow in rural Seoul for an elderly couple
Stone walls extend past the four volumes of this holiday home for an elderly couple near Seoul, designed by local studio OBBA to disguise when the residents are away. More
FHHH Friends arranges flexible rooms over split levels in slender Seoul house
A skylit stairwell ascends through the split levels of this tall and narrow house in Seoul to a roof terrace with separate entrances for people and cats. More
BCHO Architects embeds house with roof terrace into South Korean mountainside
A broad roof terrace with sunken seating areas disguises this holiday home by BCHO Architects, which nestles into the mountainous terrain of its plot in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province. More
Moon Hoon's narrow Seoul house features small windows and diagonal markings
This towering Seoul residence created by South Korean architect Moon Hoon for a photographer and his mother, features a relief-patterned facade punctured by small windows. More
Moon Hoon creates housing with owl-like features in South Korea
A concrete frame angles out from a window at the top of this irregularly shaped housing block in South Korea, which was designed by architect Moon Hoon to resemble an owl. More
Aluminium louvres cover curving walls of house and cafe in South Korea
Slanted slats of aluminium cover the irregular, curving form of this house and cafe in Gyeonggi Province designed by South Korean architecture practice AND (+ slideshow). More