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Designed with retirement in mind, this Korean home rejuvenates an age-old family property

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Turtle Architects’ client was born and raised on the site. - Lee Gangseok
The traditional Korean wooden home where older generations spent their lives was disassembled, with its construction materials reused. - Lee Gangseok
. Characterized by exposed concrete, the house is low with a lengthy stretch, mirroring the sprawl of the adjacent Bonghwa Mountain. - Lee Gangseok

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Design, Architecture
Client
Private
Construction
Jungwon CID
Floor Area
200 sq-m

Designed for ‘life after retirement’, the Dolmenic House in Goseong-gun, South Korea, modernizes a site that’s been occupied by the same family for eight genera

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