The team at YounghanChung Architects creates the design of the Tiny Forest, which is a unique study space in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The building is a flexible and productive design for a retired university lecturer looking for a space away from her home to study and entertain guests. The inspiration stems from traditional Korean homes dubbed sarangbang where the man of the house has a space to entertain guests or practice hobbies.
Founder of the studio Younghan Chung explains the design intention and thought process, stating "Spaces as a hobby space or study have gradually loosened in the frame of housing, and lost the power of their original function. However, the desire to escape from the house and experience a space like a microcosm for oneself is desperate for all of us living in modern times...[so] this building was intended to create a small private room."
Solo Flexible Study Spaces
YounghanChung Architects Designs the Tiny Forest Study Space
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