2009
Earth House (Yoon Dong-joo Memorial)
땅집 (윤동주 기념)
byCho Byoung-soo[C.B.S.](joh byung-sue)· 조병수
The defining work of Cho Byoung-soo's 'Earth House' series — a private retreat in rural Yangpyeong that recedes into the ground rather than rising above it. Two earthen courtyards anchor the plan; rammed-earth walls reuse the soil excavated from the site, and a salvaged pine from the site is embedded in the courtyard concrete. Built as a tribute to Korean poet Yoon Dong-joo (1917-1945). Often compared with Tadao Ando's underground concrete works.
Drawing Sheet
- Project
- Earth House (Yoon Dong-joo Memorial)
- Architect
- Cho Byoung-soo (b. 1957)
- Year
- 2009
- Location
- 양평군, 경기
- Coords
- 37.4404° N · 127.6014° E
- Style
- Korean Contemporary
- Status
- extant
- Access
- Private
Plan your visit
- Hours
- Private retreat — view from outside, please respect privacy
- Admission
- —
- Nearest station
- No subway — Yangpyeong Station (Jungang line), then taxi to 지평면
- Korean address
- 경기 양평군 지평면 수곡리