Sosoljip is a Self-Sufficient Net Zero Energy House in South Korea

This brilliant white house is a totally self-sufficient home on the island of Namhae in South Korea. Designed by Gangnam-based <a href="http://lifethings.in/" target="_blank">Lifethings</a>, <a href="http://lifethings.in/namhae/" target="_blank">Sosoljip</a> has an ultra efficient envelope and is powered by a rooftop photovoltaics and solar thermal system. It was designed for Dr. Jung Soik, a cultural curator and architectural educator who wanted a home that was economical, not vulnerable to changes in fuel supplies and could provide for her family at all times.

After living for years in Seoul, Dr. Jung Soik wanted to move to a remote country village on Namhae, but wanted the home to be self-sufficient in terms of energy use.

So she and <a href="http://lifethings.in/" target="_blank">Lifethings</a> designed a functional, net-zero home that met her family's needs - at an affordable price.

Sosoljip has three different areas: a work/live space for Dr. Soik where she sometimes holds workshops, a space for her parents, and a couple of extra bedrooms that are used for a Bed &amp; Breakfast.

These rooms provide guest accommodations for family and friends who come to visit as well as for visitors to the area or students who come to learn from Dr. Soik.

The home is built into the side of a hill with the main living quarters on the bottom floor.

A rooftop garden above the guest quarters serves as a deck with a view and connects the two upper volumes. Dr. Soik's quarters are on the top floor in a long mass that runs east and west.

To create the net zero house, the structure was first built to minimize energy loss through the envelope.

Site plan.

Ground floor plan.

First floor plan.

Cross sections.

More Cross Sections.