Cave, shade, mass. Three words that explain each other. A cavity in the mass creates a shaded space. This is the imagination that initiated the project. The center core holds the entire tower, and the slabs cantilever out like a tree structure. The openings of the building are the endpoints of the interconnected cavities inside the mass, rather than curated cutouts of the façade. This solid structure is designed to be constructed layer by layer using rammed concrete with a laterite mix. Laterite is a material that falls between clay and rock. This regional mineral admixture can reduce the use of cement, and the warm color of the mineral creates unique-colored rammed concrete without additional pigment.
single-family house,
Hanoi, Vietnam.
KAMiLY(Client), Taewon Park, and naïve practice (Il Hwan Kim).