*엑스 하우스 [ Agraz Architects ] X House

엑스 하우스의 볼륨은 막 스케치에서 뛰어나온 듯한

강한 볼륨감이 느껴진다. 단순하며 정직한 메스는 실질적인

공간을 구획하며 다양한 층에서 공간을 형성한다.

여기에 고저차가 있는 대지의 지형은 건물을 비슷한 크기의

3개의 레벨공간으로 나누며 각기 다른 성격의 공간으로 또다시 분할한다.

열주로 식재된 정원과 연계되는 그라운드 레벨공간은

내부에 주방과 거실 그리고 다이닝 갤러리가 계획되어

내외부의 관계를 통섭하며, 중앙에 설치된 메인 계단은

지하와 그라운드레벨 그리고 2층을 연결하여 건물내부의 중요한

중심축의 역활을 수행한다. 또한 스튜디오와 욕실 그리고 주출입구의

공간은 엑스하우스의 빈자리를 채운다.

이와 같이 상이한 레벨을 가지고 있는 대지와의 만남은

건축공간에 다양성을 심어주는 동시에 생활공간을

프로그램에 따라 조닝하여 중첩된 공간의 혼재를 막는다.

이렇게 구성된 건물의 볼륨을 감싸고 있는 화이트 콘크리트와

마블플레이트 그리고 디자인적인 메탈릭 셔터는

공간에 성격을 확실히 부여하는 요소로 작용한다.

reviewed by SJ

A corner shaped terrain is always an unusual practice for architectonic design. This is why a different solution was required for this house, which is adjacent to another house project of the firm, allowing the opportunity to establish an architectural dialogue between them.

It is also a project where special emphasis was given to the architectural concept and language of the house. Amongst this, the automobiles placed beneath the dweller as customized. And because it is in a corner shaped piece of land, the short front is destined to them in a mid level basement.

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Therefore, principal façade disregards the vehicles from all sight, granting the rest of that level for service room and a stairway that leads to the lobby, which can be accessed also by the main entrance.

The terrain was divided by the floor setup into three similar size areas. One strip is given for the garden patio where a small tree-lined plaza turns into an extension for kitchen, living and dinning gallery. In the middle comes the central axis of the line stairway going up from the basement to the first floor and in another flight, to the second floor.  And then comes the third area given over to studio, bathroom and main entrance.

This first floor is within itself one single area with retractable windows that add up the patio to the central space of living, dinning and kitchen. Whereas the second floor is divided into two bedrooms with bath and dressing room each, and a main bedroom that seizes the largest part of this surface, also with bath and dressing cornered room looking into a large window.

X House is, in itself, one basic diagram with a simple scheme that gives out a strong faced house. It is a combination of white concrete bodies, marble plates and design metallic shutters.

Knowing it is the last piece on the block X House turns out to be the hinge that pulls it all together by offering façades on both of its sides.

from  contemporist