Korea
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Seoul’s adidas flagship store offers a constantly evolving experience to repeat visitors
Situated in the dead centre of the hippest part of town, adidas Seoul is challenging how a fashion name sits within an established street scene. Various Associates has refocused street attention on the store’s second level with a facade that juts out.
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Fast-paced, dynamic retail: Seoul’s Adidas flagship store
Situated in the dead centre of the hippest part of town, adidas Seoul is challenging how a fashion name sits within an established street scene. Various Associates has refocused street attention on the store’s second level with a facade that juts out.
News
This exhibition by Do Ho Suh will change your whole perspective
Looking for an exhibition to visit in Sydney these Christmas holidays? Do Ho Suh’s major new survey at Sydney’s MCA is extraordinary, writes Gillian Serisier.
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Hyundai Seoul: The largest department store in South Korea by Burdifilek
We take you to the largest department store in South Korea, where Canadian firm Burdifilek has envisaged a boldly futuristic experience, interwoven with nature.
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A House For Two Families In South Korea
The Masonry is a two-family residence by stpmj that plays with material and scale in high-density Gwanggyo, southeast of Seoul.
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Café Oriente By Labotory: Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop
Finding the perfect balance between two distinct architectural concepts is always challenging. However, Labotory successfully harmonises Korean aesthetics with minimal charm in Café Oriente.
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Café Oriente Is Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop
Finding the perfect balance between two distinct architectural concepts is always challenging. However, Labotory successfully harmonises Korean aesthetics with minimal charm in Café Oriente.
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MVRDV Designs Deep Facades For Windowless Entertainment Buildings In Incheon
Big boxes or art pieces? MVRDV uses draping and imprinting strategies to bring expression and context to two buildings at Paradise City near Seoul’s Incheon Airport.
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Can A Fixed Home Governed By Hyper-Minimalism Grow And Change?
A good home grows as we too, grow. Many think of this as an afterthought, and endeavour to extend and renovate their living format after-the-fact. But what if we designed our homes to evolve from the very beginning?
People
Container Entertainers
Seoul-based creative agency Urbantainer is one of Korea’s go-to companies for container architecture and experience design. We find out how shipping containers can be used to promote emotional experiences.
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David Collins Designs a Hotel with Heart in Seoul
The London-based studio took art – and Korean art in particular – as the central inspiration for the interiors of Le Meridien Seoul.
Events
COS x Snarkitecture in Korea
Fashion brand COS and New York-based architecture studio Snarkitecture presents their third collaboration: Loop, an installation open to the public at the Gana Art Center in Seoul, South Korea.
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A Consuming Experience
Setting the stage for multiple forms of consumption, Blacksheep’s design for The Cooking Library in Seoul puts the focus squarely on sensory experiences, emphasised by tactile and analogue design elements.