JYA-RCHITECTS has designed the headquarters of education companies Fineman and Krassen in the Samjeon-dong neighbourhood of Seoul’s southeastern district of Songpa-gu. The two companies, which already have several educational outlets in Seoul and the…
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Architecture Education
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Architecture Art Community architecture F&B Office design
David Chipperfield Architects designs Seoul HQ of S. Korea’s largest cosmetics company sited on former US military zone
David Chipperfield Architects has designed the new headquarters of AmorePacific, Korea’s largest cosmetics company located in the Yongsan district of Seoul. The site, which the company has occupied since 1956, is adjacent to an…
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Architecture Community architecture F&B
Trapezoidal De Stijl-inspired cafe in Jeju by Design Lab so S.O Architects offers panoramic views
This beach cafe called the Whale Island cafe on South Korea’s Jeju island was designed by architect SeoYun Jang of Design Lab so S.O Architects for a client who wanted to create a retreat…
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Architecture Residential design
Incheon apartment building on small site by Shammah Architects uses angular multi-plane concept to preserve surrounding context
South Korea has exacting codes and guidelines when it comes to building regulations in urban areas. This is especially so in the case of small buildings. As this 302m² plot of land in Incheon…
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Designed to resemble a shiplike tower clad in painted aluminium, the carpark in Seoul designed by IROJE KHM Architects – led by HyoMan Kim, and assisted by SeungHee Song and JiYeon Kim – resembles…
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Architecture Art Leisure attraction Public Institution
KEAB architects designs vertical art gallery in traditional Busan market to preserve its heritage
KEAB Architecture has designed a new commercial building in Busan’s Gijang Market in South Korea to preserve the historic value of the traditional market. The staircase in the newly constructed 2,435m² commercial facility was…
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Architecture Culture Lifestyle Public Institution Retail design
OMA-designed Gwanggyo department store in South Korea features glass walkway embedded into stone facade
The recently-opened Galleria Korea’s sixth upscale department store franchise, The Gwanggyo store designed by Chris van Duijn of OMA is located south of Seoul in a relatively young and new urban development. Situated between…