Grimshaw wins contest for South Korean horse "theme park" and race course
A team led by Grimshaw has unveiled its contest-winning design for a race course and horse "theme park" in South Korean city Yeongcheon. More
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Flower Kindergarten by Jungmin Nam features curvy classrooms and colourful corridors
Walls with built-in flowerpots and a staircase that functions as a play space both feature at this Seoul kindergarten by local architect Jungmin Nam (+ slideshow). More
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Platform_a completes reflective glass and volcanic stone cafe on Jeju island coast
Korean studio Platform_a has completed a cafe with pivoting mirrored-glass doors and volcanic stone walls on Jeju, a volcanic island off the coast of mainland South Korea (+ slideshow). More
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Richard Meier's first project in South Korea is a waterfront hotel for the Winter Olympics
American architect Richard Meier says his first Korean project, the Seamarq Hotel, has qualities that are similar to influential homes he designed in the 1960s and 70s (+ movie). More
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Deep-set windows maintain privacy for overlooked Gangnam residence by OBBA
Cutaways in the brick facade of this family home by Seoul studio OBBA provide views over a small walled garden in the city's high-density Gangnam neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More
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Daniel Valle Architects builds Paju Book City headquarters for publisher Kyomunsa
A spiral staircase provides a staff entrance to this headquarters for a South Korean publishing house, completed by Spanish studio Daniel Valle Architects on the outskirts of Seoul. More
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AandD's L House is split into 11 different levels of living space
Although only 10 metres tall, this red brick house in South Korea by architects AandD is split into 11 different levels connected by a central staircase (+ slideshow). More
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Maxcube by Studio Koossino houses creative workspaces within concrete walls
South Korea's Studio Koossino created a concrete building with white and yellow protrusions to provide shared workspaces for an artists' community north of Seoul (+ slideshow). More
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Sae Min Oh designs irregularly shaped block in Seoul as a "three-dimensional street"
A flight of stairs wraps around the exterior of this mixed-use concrete tower in Seoul's busy Gangnam district, freeing up prime rental space on the ground floor (+ slideshow). More
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Translucent curtains surround "floating" Oasis pavilion by OBBA
Seoul studio OBBA hung thin white strips around this temporary pavilion, designed as a resting place for visitors to an outdoor art exhibition (+ movie). More
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Stone residence by Doojin Hwang stands among citrus trees on Jeju island
Seoul studio Doojin Hwang Architects has completed a stone house with a bowed roof for a citrus farm on the South Korean island of Jeju (+ slideshow). More
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Golden observation pod tops Jeju island holiday cottages by Moon Hoon
Modelled on the head of a windswept woman, this copper observation pod is one of three holiday homes completed by South Korean architect Moon Hoon on a stone-walled plot on Jeju Island (+ slideshow). More
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Christian de Portzamparc and Peter Marino create garment-inspired boutique for Dior
Towering fibreglass panels modelled on the tailoring of Dior clothing envelope the fashion brand's new boutique in Seoul, created by architect Christian de Portzamparc and Peter Marino (+ slideshow). More
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House in Seoul by OBBA features a retractable staircase and a loft for cats
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
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Namu Architects completes shed-like visitor centre in South Korea's CeongTae Mountain
This visitors centre for a mountain in South Korea by Namu Architects comprises a pair of gabled buildings with vertical cladding and windows, intended to reference the trunks of tall trees that surround the plot (+ slideshow). More
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Century-old farmhouse on Jeju Island gets a whale-inspired makeover by Z Lab
South Korean studio Z Lab has renovated a 100-year-old farmhouse on Jeju island, and renamed it Blind Whale in reference to the curves of its two smooth grey roofs (+ slideshow). More
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Berlin's Cold War memorial referenced in cross-shaped display at Seoul eyewear shop
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
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Seung H-Sang clads South Korean mountain house in pre-rusted steel
Orange-hued panels of weathering steel encase the upper storey of this house in South Korea, which is elevated above the treetops of its mountain forest setting (+ slideshow). More
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Sophie Hicks conceals "concrete monster" within translucent walls for Acne Studios' Seoul flagship
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
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Perforated metal panels reveal a staircase in Smart Architecture's Lotus Haus
A geometric pattern based on the shape of lotus flowers is punched into steel panels cladding the upper storeys of this residential and commercial building in the South Korean city of Daegu (+ slideshow). More
