Images of Herzog & de Meuron's wedge-shaped art institute in Seoul revealed
Here are the first images of the wedge-shaped ST/SongEun Building by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron, which has recently completed in Seoul, South Korea. More
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Kohn Pedersen Fox creates "gateway" Bundang Doosan Tower as portal to Seoul
A skyscraper in the form of a doorway by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox that mimics a historic city gate has completed in Seoul. More
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Plywood modules informed by modern art decorate Vans store in Seoul
Architecture studio Andrea Caputo has filled the Vans flagship store in Seoul with plywood modules for display and seating that reference the work of American artists Carl Andre and Donald Judd. More
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Minimalist micro-apartments in Seoul form "blank canvas for tenants"
Interior designer Ian Lee has lined the walls of the LIFE micro-apartments in South Korea with birch wood to offer tenants pared-back spaces that they can personalise. More
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Henning Larsen unveils mixed-use Seoul Valley scheme for South Korea
A cluster of towers and timber buildings will be swathed by greenery in Seoul Valley, a mixed-use scheme that Danish studio Henning Larsen has proposed for South Korea's capital. More
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UNStudio renovates and reclads fully occupied Seoul office tower
The Hanwha headquarters office tower in Seoul has been remodelled by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio, retrofitting its facade to hold solar panels. More
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BCHO Architects shades open-air top floor of house with mesh gables
Raised mesh gables top Shaded Rooftop House in Seoul by BCHO Architects, so the occupants can enjoy a sheltered outdoor living space. More
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Nuwa is a micro guesthouse in Seoul with just one room
Design studio Z_Lab has included a huge porthole window and sunken bath inside this tiny guesthouse in northern Seoul, which measures under 30 square metres. More
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Blocky Minecraft-themed apartment building in Seoul clad with pixel-like tiles
Aoa Architects has clad the stepped gables of a playful apartment block in South Korea with glossy red and white tiles in a reference to the video game Minecraft. More
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The Conran Shop opens biggest retail space yet in South Korea
The Conran Shop has filled two floors of a former car park with design-focused furnishings and objects for the home in Gangnam, Seoul, which is its 12th branch. More
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Gate of Bright Lights by Space Popular is a portal to a digital world
Design practice Space Popular has inserted a video installation in the gate of a historic palace in Seoul to show viewers the past and the future. More
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Frank Gehry crowns Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul with glass sails
Frank Gehry has perched a stack of sweeping glass sails atop a cube of white stone for Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul, with interiors by architect Peter Marino. More
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ArchiWorkshop holds funeral for Seoul house by wrapping it in gauze
This installation by South Korean studio ArchiWorkshop involved wrapping the interior of an abandoned house in Seoul in a layer of gauzy fabric to evoke a shamanistic death ritual. More
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Observatory with suspended cross forms contemporary spire for South Korean church
Seoinn Design Group and Eunseok Lee have designed a place of worship with a stone tower featuring a cross hanging over an observatory as a contemporary spire for the Saemoonan Church in South Korea. More
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WGNB designs all-black flagship store for fashion brand Juun.J
Korean practice WGNB has designed the flagship shop for fashion brand Juun.J in Seoul as a cluster of black geometric forms. More
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SKNYPL designs inflatable rooftop garden for busy Seoul street
New Korean Garden is an "Instagrammable" meeting and events space proposed for a rooftop in Seoul, South Korea, which is made from turquoise, pebble-like inflatables. More
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Treehouse is a sloping block of co-living apartments with a tree-filled atrium
Architecture studio Bo-Daa has designed Treehouse, a co-living complex in Seoul that is a stack of micro-apartments surrounding a planted atrium in a triangular concrete block. More
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Schemata Architects stacks up red bricks inside South Korea's first Blue Bottle Coffee cafe
The materiality of Seoul's architecture informed the interiors of this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe, which Schemata Architects has completed with steel surfaces and red-brick fixtures. More
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Augmented Reality Architects wraps house with courtyards to create private home
Seoul-based practice Augmented Reality Architects has surrounded W House with a a slim border of courtyard spaces that create a green buffer between the home and the city. More
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Aesop store in south Seoul is a cosy red-brick retreat
Mlkk Studio used reclaimed red bricks to fashion the snug interiors of this Aesop store, which lies behind the intimidating dark-grey facade of a building in Seoul. More
