IN(IN)

In(In) is a residential project located in a private community of Westgrove Heights in Silang, Cavite Philippines, that was completed in 2018. Set atop the slopes that overlook Laguna Lake, the site boasts lush greenery, ample light and rich tropical breeze. The client wished to build a guest house that connected seamlessly to the already existing main house and landscape, which was spread across multiple adjacent lots he had acquired and built at different phases. The project called for a contemporary design that showed a personal taste for the current that was deeply grounded in its context.

As a guest house, In(In) needed to distinguish two main hosting programs: entertainment and rest. Looking at the design in section, there is a larger, more open base into which a tighter, more divided volume is nestled into. The bottom volume is all about openness to light and air. The main hall and all public programs are located into this base, where the exterior and the interior are less divided and solid walls were removed whenever structurally and materially possible. The main hall was encased with movable floor to ceiling glass frames, to reinforce maximum accessibility and visibility, while at other times completely closing off to serve an exclusively private experience to those within.

The simple diagram of nestling a small volume within a larger volume--In(In)--served to create a unique, site-specific, and program specific design to meet the requested needs in a qualitative manner. Informed by organization of heritage homes that was guided by passive cooling methods and utilizing climate and sun path data, this guest house not only created a contemporary space to take shelter in but also allowed this shelter to fully open up to the outside to provide a richer experience during the temporary stay.

Location : Cavite, Philippines

Size : 862sqm

Construction Cost : Confidential

Completion Year : 2022

Building Program : Residential

Principal in Charge : Dongil Kim(Kyung Hee University),

Allie Yeseul Chung, Seojoo Lee

Environmental Engineering : Dongil Kim

Record Architect : Phintecstar (Andrea Ruiza N. Amador, Zoilo Renzo N. Amador)

Contractor : VRameer Builders Corporation

MEP : Macro-Edge Techno Solutions