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The exhibition hall has been taken over by a range of chairs that all seem to share the same skeleton. An exhibition reinterpreting the Lily Chair by the Danish furniture company Fritz Hansen was on show at MO-NO-HA Seongsu from July 28 to Aug. 8. Co

A screen has been presented in the middle of this exhibition space, upon which a bus is shown to rumble by in an unspecified direction. It sets out from Apgujeong Hyundai Apartment, travels through Chungdam-dong, Daechi-dong and Guryong Village, and

The exhibition ‘City as a Verb’ opened on July 14 at the Seoul Hall of Urbanism & Architecture. Planned as a follow-up programme to the 2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, the Seoul Metropolitan Government wanted to shed light on the is

The International Symposium of ‘The Future of Social Housing in Korea’ was held on Aug. 12 at the Millennium Hilton Seoul. This symposium, hosted by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) was held to explore possible new directions in public ren

In an effort to specialise the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Gwacheon, and to breathe new life into its open air sculpture garden, the MMCA is launching the MMCA Gwacheon Project 2020. As with the Young Architects Programme an

On July 25, Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announced the winner of its Gangil, Seoul Compact City International Design Competition. The winning design is ‘Compact θ ’ by Samoo Architects & Engineers, SAMAN, and Samoo Electrical Consultancy. This

Kim Yeram (Kim): SOAP runs an architectural firm to conduct builing projects and the Museum SODA, which is dedicated to installations and exhibitions. You maintain a horizontal relationship between your two design teams. I would like to hear more abo

Choi Eunhwa (Choi): The Dan Dan Dan House is a house, but it is located in an industrial district. Unlike when designing ordinary houses in a residential district, there must have been certain elements that had to be considered in a different way. Wh

Chung Isak opened a.co.lab architects in 2013, and has worked as a professor at Dongyang University since 2017. While carrying out social architecture projects and collaborative research projects, he has also participated as a designer or artist in a

Architect Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab architects Design team Choi Eunjung, Sung Sejong Location 19-10, Heyri-ro 133beon-gil, Tanhyeonmyeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Programme single house Site area 583.51m2 Building area 171.3

Architect Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab architects Design team Sung Sejong, Ahn Dehong, Seo Bokyung Location 11, Seongmisan-ro 5-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme neighborhood living facilities, share house Site area 224.8m2 Bui

Architect Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab architects Design team Cho Juhee, Kim Minji, Choi Eunjung, Han Suji, Jin Chaerin, Sung Sejong Location 9-6, Cheongpa-ro 47ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme single house Site area 541.

Architect Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab architects Design team Sung Sejong, Choi Eunjung Location 3, Yeouidong-ro 3-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme teachers’ room Gross floor area 305.1m2 Structure RC Interior finishi

Architect Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab architects Design team Sung Sejong, Lee Eunsong Location 59, Mokdongdong-ro 12-gil, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme community space (library) Site area 7,792.6m2 (area of apartment comple

Architect Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab architects Design team Choi Eunjung, Sung Sejong, Kang Yura, Kim yena Location Anti-Communist Division Bldg, 37, Hangangdaero 71-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme installation art Buildi

Architect Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab architects Design team Cha Bomi Location 16, Guam 5ga-gil, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme installation art Building scope 1.2 × 0.4× 1.8m Exterior finishing spruce wood, PVC mat Construct

Cho Junggoo was born in 1966 and raised in Bogwang-dong, Seoul. He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University. In 2000, he founded guga urban architecture and continued to explore design along the theme of a ‘universal

Architect CoRe Architects (U Zongxoo, Kim Vin) Design team Kim Hyunsoo, Ahn Chiwan, Lee Dongmin, Kim Yoonhwan (Graft Object) Location 22, Yangcheon-ro 55-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme special-education school Site area 11,184.5m2 Building a

Seoul Seojin School encountered countless difficulties before they could open their doors last March. This was due to multiple tensions existing between those involved in founding the new school: the parents of special needs children, the Ministry of

Architect Designgroup OZ Architects (Shin Seungsoo) Design team Yoon Mirim, Lee Jihwan, Song Hyunah Location 4, Seonyuseo-ro 21gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea Programme business facility (officetel) Site area 396.7m2 Building area 240.29m2 Gross f

Euoulin: Co-Living Officetel (hereinafter Euoulin) is located approximately 400m away from Yangpyeong station on subway line 5, and is a popular area among white-collar workers who live by themselves. In its initial planning phase, around a tenth of

Architect Simplex Architecture (Park Chungwhan, Song Sanghun) Design team Jeong Seongwook Location 34-21, Jukjeon-ro 254gil, Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Programme single house Site area 144.2m² Building area 63.4m² Gross floor area 177.7m²

Architect Office for Ordinary Architecture (Jeon Sangkyu) Design team Hwang Eun, Choi Youngmi Location 8, Misagangbyeonhangang-ro 354beon-gil, Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Programme multi-family housing Site area 258.6m2 Building area 154.35m2 Gross

Yongin Jukjeon House is located on a housing estate in Jukjeon-dong, Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do. It is located at the entrance to the residential district. The plot, apart from the access route to the south, runs adjacent to roads and pedestrian

Woojuwon, located in the Misa Gangbyeon Town in Hanam, is a commercial housing project for a family of three, a young couple with a daughter in preschool. Named by combining one syllable from the names of each family member, this house seems to have

There is a design studio that has had an active presence in various major exhibitions including ‘Typojanchi 2015’, ‘Hangeul Design: Prototypes and the Future of the Korean Alphabet’, ‘FORTUNE LAND-Gold Leaf’, and ‘Amateur Seoul’. It is zerolab (co-pr