2024-04-23 11:50:41
On the 23rd (Tuesday) at 10:50 p.m., on EBS 1TV’s ‘Architecture Exploration House’, the ‘Renovated Old House in Seoul’ episode will feature the stories of special people who renovated ‘old houses’ in Seoul, a city filled with apartment forests, by building rather than new construction. It unfolds. And the transformation of Guok, born in 1969, located 2 minutes away from the station, is revealed.
A house built by joining two 100-year-old traditional Korean houses that an international couple renovated.
A 100-year-old Hanok house in a Seochon alley remodeled by a Spanish husband and Korean wife revealed. We reveal the secret to how a 19-pyeong house, with full-length windows embracing the alleys of Seochon and a sky full of apricot blossoms, was reborn as a spacious home embracing nature.
Adria, a Spanish man who looks like he walked the alleys of Seochon in a past life. To him, the Seochon alley inside the Four Great Gates was a peaceful and friendly place, like the hometown village he left behind in Spain. Moreover, for Adria, a fan of K-drama historical dramas, Hanok is not an unfamiliar home. This was also unrelated to the fact that he chose a hanok in Seochon to live with his Korean wife, Yeongjeon, whom he met by fate.
However, after I decided to live in that house and signed a lease contract, a problem arose. The owner of the house intends to put it up for sale and sell it to someone else. In the end, Adria and Youngjeon broke the contract and instead of receiving double the down payment, they asked for a reduction in the house price and purchased a 100-year-old Hanok. They lived like that for a year, and one night Adria heard a strange sound. ‘Ujikkeun!’
Fearing that their house might be falling apart, the couple decides to postpone remodeling. The original purpose of this house, which was built by connecting two Hanoks, was a stay. The original house, which had a bathroom across the yard and a doorless bathtub, may have been romantic for an overnight stay, but long-standing concerns about the need for structural changes for a family of four also played a role.
When I tore down the 100-year-old Hanok, I saw that the roof had leaked and was covered with a different roof instead of the tiles, and the pillars were already damaged so they were ‘floating pillars’ floating in the air. In the end, the construction, which was supposed to be completed in six months, was completed only in the summer of the following year. Thanks to this, their unique hanok, which cannot be found anywhere else in the world, was completed, including full-length windows that overlook the Seochon alleys and rooftop skylights. When the shutters are closed, it resembles a pavilion with a daecheongmaru (main floor), and when the shutters are opened, the house is essentially another Hanok.
The spacious living room, which embraces the courtyard as part of the house, looks like a European style, but looking at the ceiling with stylish exposed rafters, you can clearly see that the original identity of this house is a Hanok. Moreover, if you close the skylight with a blind, an ink-and-wash painting of raining apricot blossoms unfolds like a painting. When birds occasionally fly in, they seem to breathe life into the picturesque ink painting.
A 100-year-old Hanok house renovated by a Spanish husband and Korean wife. Let’s take a look at the special transformation of an old house within Seoul’s four main gates, making it more attractive by connecting two houses.
2 minutes away from the subway station, worth 200 million won. Architectural diary of Guok, born in 1969.
A unique remodeling architectural diary of an old house of 19 pyeong that is spacious enough even though it is small, including a huge dining table that would be found in a 50 pyeong house and a 4 pyeong yard. Not a country house, not an apartment. The house they fell into was an old prison in the middle of Seoul. The couple’s dream of never giving up on Seoul’s infrastructure or natural healing spots was to enter within the four main gates of Seoul. The house I found with Cheongun’s dream is Mia-dong’s old house, born in 1969.
Lee Chang-ho and Kim Ji-hye have been looking for this house for almost two years. There was a story. After getting married, the couple set up their newlywed home in a villa in Seoul and thought that all they had to do now was enjoy the smell of sesame oil as newlyweds. However, the day I moved into my rented house, I heard a story like a lightning bolt. In the meantime, the new landlord asked his son and wife to live in the house, so they asked them to keep it clean for two years and then move out. It was like a time-limited sentence, with an exact departure date announced the day I came in.
From that day on, the couple, Mr. Changho and Mr. Jihye, began to sell their products inside the four main gates of Seoul. Every time I went to a real estate agent with money in the 200 million won range, I was often turned away and asked where a house like that could be found in Seoul. However, Mr. Chang-ho, who could not give up, did not stop going on a date every weekend, and was eventually able to meet the 55-year-old.
It must be close to a station, have a yard, and be next to a major road so as not to cause problems during construction. As soon as the couple saw this house that met all three conditions, they signed a contract. And my husband, Mr. Changho, even looked for a contractor, saying he would do the work directly, but a problem arose. I thought the construction, from demolition to carpentry, would proceed smoothly, but the contractor, who kept asking for the price of the rice cake, down payment, and even the balance, started delaying the construction day after day.
After much deliberation, Mr. Changho decided to cancel the contract. However, the contract for the rented house has already expired, and since I am living with my in-laws and have gone all in on renovating the house, I am in a hopeless situation if I do not find someone to do the work right away. However, the problem was that no contractor was reluctant to touch the work that someone had already done. At that time, as fate would have it, I met an architect couple who had been to an architectural study show and completed the construction.
The biggest feature of the completely transformed old house born in 1969 is the spacious living room. The couple, who spend more time in the living room than in their room, boldly decided to have one room and chose a living room with a kitchen that is the size of a 50 pyeong house. The yard is the couple’s favorite space in the house. Although they cannot plant grass or trees on the ground due to drain pipes and septic tanks, a yard where they can place flower pots and even step on the ground is a small opportunity for the couple.
Husband Chang-ho’s happy daily life is watering the shade plants in the yard on his way home from work, and wife Ji-hye’s most comfortable moment of the day is photosynthesizing in this small yard while looking at the sky. And the three doors placed sharply in the hallway space are the secret weapon of the small house. By arranging the bathroom, dressing room, and laundry room in a straight line, a structure was created that allows everything to be solved through one movement. Washing, undressing, and washing can all be done in one movement, making it possible to fully utilize the small house.
For them, Guok, born in 1969, is a house that resembles them and fits their lifestyle. Let’s explore the 19 pyeong old house of a couple who are very happy living a life where they can enjoy as much nature as they want, 2 minutes away from the station.
Photo EBS 1TV ‘Architectural Exploration House’
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2024-04-23 11:50:41