This home features the soul of a traditional Korean home, or “Hanok.” Our clients’ purchased their neighboring lot with the remnants of a burned down house where we conceived an abstracted hanok featuring lines of water elements (sunken bath, pool…), fire elements (stove, fire pit…), and earth elements (greenhouse, outdoor dining sunken in a veggie garden…). The courtyard is embraced by a dojang (Korean martial art’s studio) on the south, a bridged entry to the Hanok on the west, and a garage and carport to the north. Much care was taken to incorporate the Hanok into the landscape. We were conscious of how the Hanok framed the sky. This Hanok was designed to be a net zero home featuring ICF (insulated concrete forms), Tesla solar roof and geothermal heating and cooling.