Live work building in Seoul, Korea

In the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution ushered in an age when dwelling and the place of work became separate entities. Before then, living and working were often enacted within a small geographical area with limited need for mobility. In farming sector living and working in Korea are by their very nature closely linked.The third wave involving major social change. The fast speed of modernization and the unpredictability inherent in the process makes it very difficult to establish reality for such a slow-moving medium as building. Now, where do the new requirements come from?I thought why we haven’t changed plan (inner space) of house or apartment proper to age. (I will explain later what is proper.) First of all Koreans do not think house as value for living itself, instead they think it as the safest asset. We have small land compare to population. The cost of house and land had never fallen down. It means Koreans are not really interested in living space. Since after warfare, we accept western residential building without critic. Secondly, life cycle of building is too long to change easily. For example, think about mobile phone, compare to ten or fifteen years ago, it have been changed a lot. Especially smart phone, how convenient it is! Can we make hybrid residential building like a smart phone? Yes, living and working together. “Our goals are the testing and revision of old presuppositions and the creation of new.” Thirdly, cost of house in Korea, especially in Seoul is extremely expensive. Nobody wants to take a risk for change. Most of all, people are afraid of changing routine. To sum up, we need to develop strategies that respond to the following three aspects which are becoming increasingly important these days...