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尹俊焕(Joonhwan Yoon)

“请修理这所房子”，这是一个需要这项工程的要求。作为玛丽姐妹机构之一，它在过去50年中为贫困儿童开展了一项照料援助方案。它最初的目的是通过改变过去类似军营的空间结构来改善青少年的生活条件。经过仔细检查，很明显，根本的问题不仅仅是他们的房子和生活。

‘Please repair this house', was a request that bore this project. As one of the Sisters of Mary institutions, it has operated a care aid programme for impoverished children for the past five decades. Its original aim was to improve the living conditions of adolescents by changing the spatial structure, which used to resemble an army camp. Upon close examination it became apparent that the fundamental problem was more than just their house and life.

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这是他们高中毕业后对自力更生的恐惧。如果没有家庭单位所能提供的稳定，他们怎么能独自为生活做准备呢？培育的概念必须转变为自力更生的概念。

It was confrontation of their fear of self-reliance after graduating from high school. How could they prepare for life alone without having experienced stability that a family unit can provide? The concept of nurture must change into one of self-reliance.

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尹俊焕(Joonhwan Yoon)

那么什么是自我依赖的建筑呢？从世界上的“家”里发现了一条线索。一个由八栋房子组成的小镇取代了一座大建筑。这不是“革命”，而是“改进”。每所房子都是根据在其土地上种下的一棵果树命名的。在这里，家庭和生活系统应该一起改变。

Then what is architecture for self-reliance? A clue was found from the world 'home'. A small town of eight houses were formed in place of a large building. It was it is not 'revolution' rather than 'improvement'. Each house was named after a fruit tree planted in its grounds. Here, the system of house and life should change together.

孩子们应该自己管理一切。每个家庭都给孩子每月共同生活津贴，以制定他们自己的规则，并讨论他们的日常生活。短短三个月，他们就习惯了在自己家里“自助”。自食其力的种子终于在韩国最大的托儿所发芽了。

Children should manage everything by themselves. In each house, children are given a monthly common living allowance, to make their own rules and discussing their everyday lives. In just three short months, they became accustomed to 'helping themselves' at 'their own home'. At last the seed of self-reliance sprouts in the largest child care institution of Korea.

Architects op'us architects

Location 5-2 Amnam-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea

Category Housing

Architect in Charge Woo Daeseung, Cho Seongki, Kim Hyoungjong

Design Team Park Youseon, Yang Kunsu, Kim Jongdo, Yun Jongwon, Lee Sangdae, Nam Seongjin, Hwang Seoungho, Kim Huiyeon

Area 1056.0 sqm

Project Year 2013

Photographs Joonhwan Yoon