Buildings are made to be either large/small, or tall/low.
We wondered whether we could sincerely deal with this norm, and to create a space where the residents can behave freely and discover their own way of living.
The house resembles a large boulder, and its exterior is shaped according to the demands of interior and exterior functionalities. The interior spaces are composed of a triple-height void and a large staircase, and a group of rooms that contain various living functionalities.
Physical scale expands and contracts as one moves about the space, enabling them to freely choose how they want to use or relate to these spaces. Besides serving as a means of circulation, the staircase also function as a living room, bench, and theater stage on the lower steps to bring the family together three-dimensionally.
Every element, from the house itself to pieces of furniture, is treated equally using minimum materials and the same tiered shape to integrate as a single home. Through these operations, functionalities such as the living room and the benches are mixed into and augmented by the large staircase, creating a free space unencumbered by scale or activity.
The goal was to build a rich and fulfilling space using minimum materials and simple scale manipulation. It is an architecture which manifests the possibilities to expand the lives of the residents, with capacity for acceptance and spatial strength to remain the same.