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 has 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
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Nine South Korean houses that stand out in their crowded neighbourhoods
Tall, skinny houses designed to fit on small, restrictive plots, can be found all over south and east Asia. Here are nine of the best examples from the densely populated neighbourhoods of Seoul and Busan – South Korea's two largest cities. More
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Colliding gabled structures form Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre
Unsangdong Architects has designed the Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre in Seoul with a row of intersecting gabled forms enclosed by glass end walls. More
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Fict Studio uses marble offcuts to create Fragments furniture collection
Shards of discarded marble are combined with resin to form this angular furniture collection by South Korean office Fict Studio. More
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Robot Science Museum in Seoul will be built by robots and drones
Melike Altınışık Architects has unveiled plans for a Robot Science Museum in Seoul, which will be built using robotic construction techniques and drones. More
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STPMJ stacks rooms to create skinny brick house in Seoul
A skinny house by STPMJ dominates its surroundings by stacking five tall floors onto a 100-square-metre plot in Seoul to create a "provocative" take on a family home. More
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Jeonghwa Seo creates cast aluminium and brass furniture for Seoul cafe and wine bar Et Cetera
Seoul-based designer Jeonghwa Seo has furnished a cafe and wine bar with furniture that celebrates the qualities of raw materials. More
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MVRDV imprints surrounding buildings onto walls of indoor theme park near Seoul
MVRDV has completed a white and gold entertainment complex, The Imprint, next to South Korea's Incheon Airport, with facades that incorporate elements of nearby buildings. More
