Tiny Second Home in Urban exterior

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Architect TaeByoung Yim designed this 570-square-foot house in Seoul, Korea, for JaeHoon Han, an adjunct professor and retired CFO who sought to build a second home with space for studying and entertaining. "He needed a place where he could focus on his writing and research, but he also wanted an elegant house where friends and family would be able to visit," says the architect.