Suitable Farmhouse is a villa for a mid 40 year old couple who decided to return to their hometown to live with their 80 year-old mother. The villa is intended[...]

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Suitable Farmhouse is a villa for a mid 40 year old couple who decided to return to their hometown to live with their 80 year-old mother. The villa is intended to provide two individual households under one roof because each party has been upholding their own lifestyles for a long time. Two main private spaces are designed as two independent studios and they are located in opposite corners of the house. The mother has an active lifestyle, where she frequently comes and goes, while the couple is more introverted and reclusive, preferring to stay home, cook, and watch movies. The mother enjoys spending the majority of her time tending to the garden, while the couple enjoys inviting guests with whom to cook and entertain. These two varying sets of influence help to shape the design of this farmhouse. © HyoChel Hwang
To address their different lifestyles, the mother?s main space is located near the entrance, so that she can access the outdoors without disrupting the solitude of the couple. The couple?s primary space is located more privately on the inner side of the villa. Common spaces which connect the two households, are enveloped by a slim flat roof which conjointly ties the two together making the villa both geometrically and spatially complete.

The client required a maximum 100m2 villa in...