Cheongdo Stay
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A project to convert an existing hanok, adapted over time through everyday use, into accommodation. Guided by spatial indeterminacy and the relationships between users, furniture, objects and situations, the proposal allows guests to adjust how they use the space.
Lived-in Hanok
Cheongdo Stay is an independently initiated and designed project to convert an existing hanok in Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do, into accommodation. The project defines and studies the “lived-in hanok”: a home where new materials, services and everyday objects have been added to a traditional spatial and timber structure.
The aim is to carry forward both the existing form and the practice of adapting spaces to changing living conditions. The proposed stay allows users to adjust how spaces are used through the placement and use of furniture and objects.
Project Stage
Concept studies and diagrams are currently being developed, with construction documentation planned as the next stage. The process is presented through records of existing conditions, conceptual work, planning drawings and model studies.
Existing Conditions
The lived-in hanok refers to a dwelling formed through the continuous integration of modern ways of living, furniture, services and materials into a traditional spatial and structural system. The study examines how changes in living conditions since modernization have been reflected in the existing building.
The survey records the timber structure and toenmaru, or raised wooden veranda, different floor finishes, added rain gutters, and kitchen and bathroom services. These observations inform what to retain or improve and what new uses may be possible.
Spatial Indeterminacy
The study examines how a single room can become a place for sleeping, dining or working at different times and through different uses. Instead of fixing a room’s function, the design allows its purpose to change through the relationship between users, furniture and objects.
The current study uses the framework Subject × Object × Situation. It examines relationships between users, furniture and objects, and time and circumstances, with the aim of accommodating different activities in the same place.
SCENE
SCENE is used as a design method to give spatial indeterminacy a concrete form. Each scene of use examines the user’s position, the arrangement of objects, and the relationship between movement and staying.
Changes of use are treated as design conditions: eating or working around a table, for example, or clearing objects to open up a larger space. The current diagrams are early studies of these relationships; furniture arrangements and patterns of use will be developed in subsequent design stages.
Tolerance
Memories of a grandmother’s home provide the visual reference for the interior. Familiar elements, including the colors of the floors and the coexistence of everyday furniture and objects, are revisited and adapted to new conditions of use.
Tolerance refers to the room for objects to move and for different tastes to be introduced. Rather than limiting a sense of familiarity to the reproduction of old objects, the design seeks conditions in which users can intervene in the space and feel at ease.
Operational Concept
The operational concept, Nothing to do, allows guests to shape their stay at their own pace, without a prescribed schedule of activities. Everyday actions such as resting, preparing food, arranging objects and tidying up become part of the experience.
Furniture mobility, storage, maintenance and methods of keeping the space in order are considered together. The long-term aim is to connect architectural and interior adaptability with actual use and operation.
Planning Drawings
The existing-condition and planning drawings examine dimensions, the arrangement of kitchen, bathroom and living spaces, and relationships between sections and furniture. The included drawings record the proposal of July 15, 2026, and will be reviewed in subsequent design stages as the lived-in hanok concept develops.
The next stage will develop spatial indeterminacy alongside the services, finishes and storage required for accommodation.
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Existing plan: the structural grid, room divisions and openings establish the starting condition for the renovation.
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The plan arranges the kitchen and dining area to the left, hall and bedroom to the right, and bathroom along the lower edge. The material legend includes film and paint with specifications still to be determined, mosaic tile and porcelain tile. These are proposal-stage selections.
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Longitudinal section: the roof profile, occupied rooms and floor-level changes are shown together.
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Kitchen elevations: cabinet fronts, worktop, sink and tiled surfaces are compared on the four sides.
Model Studies
Based on the form of the existing house, model studies examine openings, kitchen worktops, the table and connections to adjacent spaces. They assess movement, sightlines and places to stay in relation to the size and position of furniture. Final finishes and fabrication details will be developed during construction documentation.
Tasks for Detailed Design
The scope of retention and replacement will be defined, and construction documentation will develop the connections between windows, heating and cooling, plumbing, finishes and furniture. The task is to meet the requirements of accommodation while retaining traces of everyday life in the existing house.