Seoul studio OBBA has completed a house for a pair of newlyweds, featuring a floor that doubles as a bench, a retractable staircase and a dedicated loft for a pet cat (+ slideshow). More about House in Seoul by OBBA features a retractable staircase and a loft for cats
A white steel cross encased by glass forms a display for spectacles at this shop in Seoul's Gangnam district by local studio Nordic Bros Design Community (+ slideshow). More about Berlin's Cold War memorial referenced in cross-shaped display at Seoul eyewear shop
A translucent lightbox hides the concrete interior of Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios' first flagship store in Seoul, designed by London architect Sophie Hicks (+ slideshow). More about Sophie Hicks conceals "concrete monster" within translucent walls for Acne Studios' Seoul flagship
A double-height space filled with rare vinyl records and magazines is the centrepiece of this music library and venue in Seoul, which was commissioned by credit card company Hyundai Card as a free space for its members (+ slideshow). More about Hyundai Card Music Library by Choi Moongyu is a lending library for vinyl records
Seoul architecture studio AIN Group has built a three-metre-wide house for three residents in one of the city's most densely populated districts. More about Three-metre-wide house in Seoul by AIN Group accommodates three individual residents
This Seoul residential block was designed by local studio Archihood WXY to look like a cluster of four buildings, with each facade featuring a gabled profile in just one corner (+ slideshow). More about Seoul apartment block by Archihood WXY features tunnel-like balconies and gabled corners
Protruding windows and overlapping walls create the impression of picture frames on the exterior of this office and studio for a photographer in Seoul, completed by local firm Studio GAON (+ slideshow). More about Studio GAON creates multiple frames on Seoul photography studio facade
This office block for a cosmetics company in South Korea's capital was designed by architect Dongjin Kim as a conical volume, to ensure surrounding buildings still get adequate daylight and privacy. More about Tapered office building in Seoul avoids overshadowing its neighbours
A huge sphere appears to have imprinted the concrete facades of these neighbouring buildings near Seoul, both designed by South Korean architect Moon Hoon (+ slideshow). More about Concave facades on twin buildings by Moon Hoon create moon-shaped indents
Dutch firm MVRDV has been selected to transform an elevated road in Seoul into a public park that could become South Korea's answer to the High Line. More about MVRDV to transform Seoul overpass into High Line-inspired park
An Eames House Bird stands guard on the porch of this tiny yellow building in Seoul, which has been adapted by Nordic Bros Design Community to house a fashion boutique (+ slideshow). More about Seoul fashion boutique features yellow walls and an Eames bird above the entrance
This museum in Seoul, South Korea, is dedicated to women who were coerced into sexual slavery by Japan's imperial army during the second world war (+ slideshow). More about Seoul house becomes museum highlighting the plight of second world war "comfort women"
Neighbouring buildings flank all four sides of this inner-city housing block in Seoul, so architecture studio Apparat-C planned the layout around the best positions for windows and balconies (+ slideshow). More about White Cone House creates daylit homes on a restricted Seoul site
A cage-like structure made from strips of mirrored metal and red plastic encases this Seoul office building by South Korean studio Wise Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Red mirrored lattice encloses South Korean office block by Wise Architecture
A grid of 12 regimented blocks forms this Seoul memorial centre designed by D Lim Architects to pay tribute to the life of Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun (+ slideshow). More about Ahn Jung-geun Memorial Hall honours a Korean independence activist
A slice of reclaimed pine, patterned by knots and cracks in the ageing wood, forms a counter top for Aesop's first South Korean flagship store by local studio Wise Architecture. More about Aesop's first shop in Seoul features recycled pine and blackened-steel fittings
A black box made from panels of moulded steel creates a rippling enclosure for the upper storeys of this Givenchy flagship store in Korea by Italian architects Piuarch (+ slideshow). More about Givenchy store in Seoul has an undulating moulded-metal facade
JDS Architects used staggered balconies to create a cascade of cubes across the facade of this Seoul officetel – a kind of housing and workplace hybrid typical in South Korea (+ slideshow). More about Hundreds of cubes front Julien De Smedt's Gangnam housing block
Open-source furniture designs and 3D-printed signage are found throughout the Small House Big Door boutique hotel in Seoul, by local studio Design Methods (+ slideshow). More about Design Methods fills Seoul hotel with open-source furniture
An exhibition at the Plateau gallery in Seoul documents the career of Mass Studies founder Minsuk Cho, the architect behind the Golden Lion-winning Korean pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale (+ slideshow). More about Seoul exhibition puts Korean architect Minsuk Cho in the spotlight