In visiting this one bedroom loft, located in the Jung-Wha-dong neighbourhood of the Jungnang-gu district, Seoul, we find a soothing living wall with a dual sided design. The unique modern interior is situated up on the top floor of a 30 year old industrial building, with an area of 80 square metres, which is split into two floors. The custom layout and bespoke furniture was designed by architects
Although modest in size, the interior layout feels spacious thanks to a minimalist aesthetic and a light colour scheme of white walls and natural wood tone. A silver
There is a
A group of
Mirrors clad a structural support column in the living room, which visually reduces its solidity in the free flowing open space. One wooden step and a wood landing area leads into the open sided staircase design, which climbs directly past the vertical living wall so that they work together as one elegant volume.
The interior living wall also serves as a beautiful
A dining room is situated on the same wall as the home entry door, with a dining table peninsula jutting from a run of wooden cabinets. These units are not the kitchen, which is actually situated through a door to the right. It is probable that the cupboards nearest the entryway are used for general home storage, with the units on the right housing tableware and an integrated wine cooler.
Wood ceiling panels join the dining room with the home entryway. The elegant white
The living wall planters are affixed to mirrored panels. Slivers of silver glint from behind the green tumbling foliage.
The very minimalist
A great raw beam contrasts with the uber clean and sleek white finish of the staircase and custom white wall planters.
Sunlight spills down the staircase and green wall from a series of picture windows that are located on the second floor of the loft home.
The indoor plants flourish in the sunlight that blesses the home, and the mirrored backing of the living wall shines right back through the gaps.
Where the indoor vertical garden reaches the ceiling, at the second floor of the home, there is a
Back downstairs we take a peek inside the
The ground floor plan shows the indoor garden opposite the entry door of the two story loft space; the staircase design to the mezzanine bedroom situated just behind it. From here we can observe the proximity of the dining room to the separate kitchen. A very generous walk in closet is installed directly next door to the kitchen, which is accessed via a dedicated laundry room. At the end of the laundry room, there is a convenient downstairs restroom attached.
The second floor plan shows how the staircase design from the living room attaches to the mezzanine bedroom. We can also observe the position of the door to the upstairs storage area and the second floor bathroom. The shaded area represents the outdoor deck.
This exploded diagram illustrates the bespoke structure of the double height, double sided living wall design, including the drainage and gutter system.
A closer look at one of the living wall planter cells.
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