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Louver Haus by Smart Architecture
Wooden louvres mask the facade of this apartment block in South Korea by local studio Smart Architecture.
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Made from Japanese cedar, the screens wrap the south and east elevations of the four-storey building, which contains an office on the ground floor and seven apartments above.
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Hinged shutters fold out from the wooden cladding to reveal windows in the walls behind.
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Two of the apartments have balconies that are also concealed behind the louvres.
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Residents enter on the east side of the building, where a concrete staircase flanked by vertical wires leads to the front door of each apartment.
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Photography is by Jung-sik, Mun.
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Here's some more text from Smart Architecture:
Louver Haus is the multi-household building which was built for lease profit. It is located in high density housing areas in Sangdong, Su Seong-gu, Daegu (metropolis in Korea). Suseong Pond which is one of the large-scale open spaces in Daegu, is near the south of site, and also Dae-duck mountain standing over this area.
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This building consists of 7 households. 6 households face south, and one household overlooking north is designed the open plan of duplex type.
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The whole building's external facing is finished using outside heat-insulation wall methed, and the finishing of walls adjacent to the road is red cryptomeria horizontal louvers.
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Particularly, louver windows can open and shut. So, energy-saving effect, sunshine control and privacy protection are possible. And, the ways to use louver windows create multiple facade variation.
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A vertical wire handrail and skylight mingled, which set the scene for special atmosphere.
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Project title: Louver Haus
Architects: Smart Architecture (Gun-cheol, Kim, Sung-hoon, Heo)
Location: 389-10, Sang-dong, Susung-gu, Daegu, South Korea
Project area: 400 sqm
Project year: 2012
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Site plan – click above for larger image
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Ground floor plan – click above for larger image
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First floor plan – click above for larger image
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Second floor plan – click above for larger image
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Third floor plan – click above for larger image
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Section – click above for larger image
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South elevation – click above for larger image
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East elevation – click above for larger image