South Korean architect Moon Hoon has completed a concrete house on the island of Jeju, featuring cantilevered boxes stacked on top of each other and braced by diagonal reinforced-concrete beams.

Moon Hoon designed the building for a plot on South Korea's largest island, which is located to the south of the Korean peninsula and is a popular holiday destination.
The island's tropical climate, attractive beaches and lush vegetation attract many visitors, but its location also means it is exposed to changeable weather and strong winds that impact the local architecture.

Moon Hoon's Seoul office originally proposed a simple, bunker-like single-storey property that respond to the client's request for a home suited to their private lifestyle.
However, the client later changed their mind and asked for a more distinctive design, which prompted the studio to replace the humble structure informed by traditional Jeju homes with a far more expressive building.
In place of the low-lying house, the studio created a three-storey building named Simple House that comprises robust board-marked concrete volumes layered vertically and angled to make the most of the available views.

Openings at the ends of each section are filled with glazing to capture daylight and views of the surroundings.
In response to the need for a more unique aesthetic, and to protect the vulnerable structure from harsh weather, the architects added diagonal braces that connect the corners of the boxes.

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