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  Project Title

  Villecot

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  Jeoh Architects

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Hyunil Oh

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  Awarded
  
  WINNER, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Residential Single

• Project Link
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• Project Location
  Jeju, Korea, Republic of
• Project Status
  Completed
• Completion Date
  August, 2020
• Client
  Private


• Architectural Firm
   
• Architect Firm / Studio Name
  Jeoh Architects
• Lead Architect(s)
  Hyunil Oh
• About Firm
  Jeoh Architects prioritizes form, function, and time in creating space. Jeoh focus on detailed research on material properties and aims to expand architecture's spectrum through construction. Founder Hyunil Oh got B.Arch from Korea Univ. and an M.Arch from Columbia Univ., and has won awards including UIA. With experience at OMA, UNStudio, and Samoo Architects&Engineers, Hyunil Oh is now the principal architect of Jeoh Architects, a public architect of Jeju, and CEO of Framework Construction.

Villecot sits gently on the one side of the road to Seongsan Peak. It was designed to integrate topography and architecture by forming three circular masses extracted from geographical features of Jeju. Inspired by Jeju's traditional residential spaces, ankeori and bakkeori, the building has separated residential spaces for each generation. The living room offers a view of Jeju and serves as a hub for the family, while each generation having independent living spaces. Villecot uses basalt brick, a representative stone of Jeju, for its façade to blend harmoniously with the surroundings.