In Sokcho, South Korea, a house adorned with HIMACS Alpine White for the fa\u00e7ade and roof, communes with nature and changes its appearance as a function of its environment.<\/p>\n
Fascinated by the \u201cfestival of lights\u201d offered by nature, French-Korean architect Woojin Lim (of AEV Architectures), who has been working in Paris for more than 20 years, dreamed of building a house in his home country in symbiosis with its environment, that would be able to interact with nature.<\/p>\n
He decided to cover all of the exterior of this house with HIMACS Alpine White, including the fa\u00e7ades and also, intriguingly, the roof. The end result is a majestic roof of pristine white which forms a living tableau and reflects the infinite shades that shift with the hours of the day, the seasons, the colour of the sky and the ambient luminosity.<\/p>\n
Architecture where anything is possible<\/p>\n
Thanks to HIMACS, which enabled the creation of singular white architecture, even the roof \u2013 the most exposed part of the house \u2013 is white, a new venture in Korea.<\/p>\n
The house looks like a gable placed atop a simple hexahedron. With its 60\u00b0 angle, the roof brings to mind a traditional chalet in the snowy Alps. That angle, which was chosen after in-depth research and experimentation, is the optimal angle required to prevent the material from being distorted by snow, rain or dust.<\/p>\n
The geometric form of the whole creates an interesting visual experience: the house appears to be a \u201csingle monolith\u201d rather than an assembly of different shapes, despite the structure\u2019s asymmetrical form.<\/p>\n
Since the building\u2019s envelope is separate from its structure, rainwater run-off from the roof is directed inside the vertical skin, not outside. This construction system is as ingenious as it is unconventional, limiting the effects of outside factors like a roof gutter on the exterior surfaces and preserving their pure, radiant whiteness.<\/p>\n
HIMACS Alpine White in a masterpiece<\/p>\n
In order to create a building that would remain unalterably white, without deterioration over time, the architect chose HIMACS in Alpine White. Known for its multiple applications, particularly as an interior covering, its intrinsic qualities \u2013 smooth, non-porous surface, thermoformable and seamless assembly \u2013 along with the ability to withstand the tests of time and weather also make it the perfect material for exterior applications like fa\u00e7ades.<\/p>\n
Another main criterion for choosing HIMACS was the material\u2019s \u201clight reactivity\u201d. Thanks to its optimal radio absorption\/reflection of light, it reflects without dazzling like a classic lime-plastered wall. In addition, the material\u2019s properties react to changes in the environment and reflect the changing ambiance over the course of the day in different shades of white.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"template":"","projects_category":[1165],"projects_line":[1146],"class_list":["post-6971","projects","type-projects","status-publish","hentry","projects_category-himacs","projects_line-himacs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n