| Home Play
House becomes a playground.
A home should be a fun place for all the family members,
as the time spent together is so precious. By having
an open plan, the space becomes more 'sociable playground'
with objects that can be played on. This house will
encourage interaction between the parents and child
whether they are together in the house or not. At the
same time, privacy is also created by the curtains that
can be drawn and opened according to the need. Now home
is a flexible 'Magic Box'.
Kitchen is the heart of the play.
Most of time that dual income single child family spends
at home concentrates on cooking and eating. Unlike typical
Korean houses, in this house, kitchen is located at
the center of the house, where the person working can
be in constant visual connection and in dialogue with
other family members in the living space. The workstation
includes cooking facilities as well as other house appliances
such as washing machine and vacuum cleaning system.
Now the house work becomes a joyful play by all family
members.
Different Times, Different Space Plays
Different parts of the home become alive according to
the use and occupancy. The sliding partition system
consists of curtains. These curtains take on more free
and organic shapes that cocoon the occupant giving him/
her more private space. The curtains appear and disappear,
making this home a unique place to be, and a perfect
place to play 'hide and seek'.
Tactile Materials Everywhere
A lot of natural materials are used in the home to create
a vast ranging palette of different materials. These
materials are all in the easy reach of the child, and
makes his/her playground a world of wonderful natural
materials that he/she can discover with hands, feet
and eyes. This will encourage the development of coordination
and dexterity whilst playing at his special playground:
home.
Digital Play
Digital communication plays a big role in our daily
lives. In this house, the three members of the family
can be in contact constantly even when they are not
physically at home together. Flat screens with Eye Ball
(Integrated Web Camera) can capture the child playing
at home and connect a visual link with the parents.
When dad is late from work, he can be connected and
see and talk to his family at home or when mum is late
dad can do the cooking for a change, under mom's careful
guidance via the web cam.
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