五边形–房子的平面图是一个五边形。五边形是第一个使所有角都呈钝角的多边形图形。从传统的角度来看，房子的任何一个角落缺乏直角，最终会导致人们认为有 “大量的浪费空间”。然而，我们在小房子里提出钝角的原因可能是它的两端柔和开放的外观。我认为这是一个方便的方法，可以用一种与土地相连的连续体验来取代始终与地面接触的单一房屋，如塔德。此外，业主希望将外部空间用于各种细分的目的（所以不是一个单一的综合院子）。因此，房子被塑造成五边形的形式来划分院子。

A pentagon – The plan of the house is a pentagon. A pentagon is the first polygonal figure to make all corners obtuse. From a traditional standpoint, the lack of right angles in any corner of the house will ultimately lead to the assumption that there is ‘a lot of wasted space’. However, the reason why we proposed the obtuse corners in the small house is probably the look of its softly open ends. I think this is a handy way to replace a single house which is always in contact with the ground, such as a tard, with a continuous experience connected with the land. In addition, the owners wanted to use the exterior space for various subdivided purposes (so not a single integrated yard). As such, the house has been shaped in a pentagon form to divide the yard.

猫和人–在猫的五边形房子里，两只猫，分别叫芒果和探戈，和两个人住在一起。从设计之初，猫和人能够共同生活的最佳条件就一直是建筑师和业主的一个重要话题。我们以前曾多次设计过容纳猫的房子，我们从这些经验中了解到，不可能从一个单一或普遍的角度来规定每只猫的行为。然而，我倾向于认真听取 “猫仆人 “的故事，他们通过长期的关系很好地了解猫咪，这个过程也被应用于猫咪的对角线房屋。

Cats and People – In the Cat-tagonal House, two cats, named Mango and Tango, and two people live together. From the beginning of the design, the best possible conditions in which cats and humans can live together have been an essential topic for architects and owners. We had designed houses accommodating cats several times before, and we learned from those experiences that it was impossible to specify each cat’s behavior from a singular or universal perspective. However, I tend to listen seriously to the ’cat servants’ story who understands the cats well through a long-standing relationship, and this process was also applied in the Cat-tagonal House.

考虑到个体特征的差异，如果说猫和人生活在一起有一个最起码的必要条件，那似乎就是为猫创造一个专门的厕所，以及一个限制猫进入的更衣室，以阻挡猫毛。

Considering the differences in individual characteristics, if there’s a minimum condition necessary for a cat living together with a human, it seems to be creating a dedicated toilet for your cat and a dressing room with limited cat access to block cat fur.

我们做了一些允许猫咪安全面对院子的解决方案，在芒果和探戈的前夕放置了一扇窗户，在通往院子的大窗户后面放置了一扇木制窗。但猫咪有时表现出的意外行为也让我们知道，猫咪的行为永远不会像我们相信的那样。最后，我们再次确认，一个适合人类居住的地方也适合猫咪。

We made some solutions that allow cats to safely face the yard by placing a window at the eve level of Mango and Tango, and a wooden sash window behind a large window that leads out to the yard. But the unexpected behaviors that cats sometimes show also taught us that cats never behave as we believe. In the end, we reconfirmed that a good place for humans to live is also suited to cats.

圆形楼梯–每层楼都是围绕着五角形均匀链接的，连接钝角的楼梯是连续的，弧形的墙面将这些点轻轻地连接起来。由于弧形楼梯的尽头在开始时并不明显，所以流下楼梯的自然光的强度，轻轻抚摸着墙壁，根据太阳的位置，每一刻都是不同的。这所房子最优雅的时刻将是我们感受到墙壁的柔软质地被从楼梯上撅起的光线所染。

Round Stairs – Each floor is linked evenly surrounding the pentagon, and the stairs connecting the corners of the obtuse angle are continuous with a curved wall that gently joins these points. Since the end of the curved staircase is not clearly visible at the beginning, the intensity of the natural light flowing down the stairs, which gently caresses the wall, is different every moment depending on the location of the sun. The most elegant moments of the house would be where we felt the soft texture of the walls colored by the light pouting down the stairs.

Architects: B.U.S Architecture
Area : 216 m²
Year : 2020
Photographs :Roh Kyung
Manufacturers : Louis Poulsen
Lead Architects : Park Jihyeon, Cho Seonghak, Woo Seungjin
Design : Park Jihyeon, Cho Seonghak, Woo Seungjin, Cha Seunghoon
Construction : Shin Mincheol
City : Yongin
Country : South Korea