00:03the three main ideas designing the space was privacy lighting and storage our concept was
00:11to create urban small luxury using wood metal and concrete I'm Pio Jung senior spatial designer at
00:25Mies and Lewis and architectural firm in Seoul Korea this building is located in Seoul Korea in the
00:33Sochol district the building was built in 2004 it is residential and commercial building
00:41Sochol district is one of the busiest areas in Seoul and has shops galleries cafes and pretty
00:49much all you need my client frequently travels when she is not traveling she enjoys being at home she
00:56prefers a cozy warm space where she can work cook play and rest originally the studio had a bedroom
01:05behind the wall with a sliding door there was a kitchen in the middle and the bathroom on the
01:10other end the wall that separated the bedroom was unnecessary so I removed them I simplified
01:16the kitchen layout to suit my clients lifestyle and also rearranged the plumbing pipes to move the
01:22washer and dryer the biggest change to the studio was the addition of a custom storage solution it
01:29stretches from one end of the studio to the other this would become the main piece of furniture for
01:35the studio I raised the ceiling height to make the studio feel more spacious as you enter the studio
01:43there is a short hallway before the main studio living area all of the storage in the studio is
01:50within the floor to ceiling closet which sits along the right side of the wall it starts from the shoe
01:57closet at the entrance all the way to the bedroom it is deep enough for a washer and dryer and
02:04a styler
02:06a styler is very common in Korea it steams your clothes to remove bad smells and can also dry them
02:13when
02:13they are wet we chose to place the noisy elements like the wash tower and styler near the entrance and
02:21away from the bedroom the rest of the storage is for clothes and other personal items behind the walnut
02:29sliding door and vibration finished stainless steel sliding door is the entertainment unit these sliding
02:37doors can also slide from the kitchen all the way to the office the doors in the studio were inspired
02:43by
02:44the Korean traditional doors at my family home they are called gansal and are made from wood slats
02:52the living room sits between the kitchen and bedroom areas the client lives here alone and she actually
02:59enjoys being at home by herself so she did not have a need for a sofa instead she has ergonomic
03:07chairs from
03:07barrier along the back wall we installed some plywood panels stained in walnut they are the same height as a
03:16kitchen counter and stretched to the bedroom and double as the bed head the kitchen is quite large for a
03:25small
03:26studio there is a large kitchen island made from HPL plywood and finished with a 3mm vibration finished
03:34stainless steel top we chose a pendant light by Marsat's Neon de Luz in order to light the entire island
03:41while
03:42keeping the bai feeling chic we decided not to have storage cabinets above the kitchen counter in order
03:49to keep the kitchen feeling spacious the sink has a dedicated tap for hot and cold drinking water it also
03:57has a mode for washing vegetables and fruits this is popular in Korea we installed the big slab tiles on
04:06the wall to zone out the kitchen it's also easier to clean dividing the bedroom area and the living area
04:15is a walnut wood partition the slated side was inspired by traditional Korean wood doors it partially blocks
04:23the view of the bed from the entrance but still allows a light and air to flow through it also
04:30acts as
04:30the bedside tables the office is integrated into the corner of the bedroom the desk and shelves are
04:38mounted on the wall to give it a seamless look unlike the rest of the studio the bathroom has a
04:46warm
04:47but bright tone we chose not to have light coming directly from the ceiling instead we installed them
04:54along the edge of the lower ceiling so they can bounce off the walls and create a really nice soft
05:00look
05:01above the sink we created a ledge for a client to put her daily bathroom items
05:09on the floor i used large italian tiles from blue style
05:15it was important to the client that the lighting in overall space was soft
05:22we used led strip lighting that bounced off the side of the walls to create a warm soft mood
05:29we added rgb lights inside the tv area for a bit of fun i think small spaces have a lot
05:39of potential
05:39and with a careful design it could accommodate various different lifestyles to create a unique space
05:47it is important to upcycle these studios so we can have more housing in the future
05:53it is more sustainable to use the spaces we already have than to create a whole new space
06:02you
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