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Dreamy and poetic

LEEDO SAU ATMOROUND Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City is a newly developed city in the Seoul area. The owners of Leedo Sau wanted to provide a place where people can escape from cold city…
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Retaining traces of the past
Dongnip Milbang design studio maoom In this milbang – a hidden room concealing a chef’s secret recipes – lies the opportunity to encounter cuisine crafted with both experience and sincerity.…
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New memory in a loosely weaved neighborhood
Dongkwang Methodist Church IROJE Architects & Planners Dongkwang Methodist Church in Geumgang-dong, Iksan-si, was built in 1999 for the church’s 50th anniversary and completed in 2002. It…
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Urban amenity beneath an overpass in Seoul
Roof Square HG Architecture The city of Seoul is in the process of creating a public space, for the local community in that area to use, by reconfiguring the lower space of an overpass, which…
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Between the house and the yard
Idle House PLANO architects & associates A family’s home has been established at the foothills of Jangdaesan in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, facing Bibeongsan, one of the eight scenic…
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Two new Oreums inherit Jeju volcanos
Samdal Oreum Formative Architects The client requested two things for their building, on Jeju Island, which were to create a satisfying main residence – called the mother’s house – and a…
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A feast of massive brick wall
Panicale Dongtan IDR Architects The solid rock-like walls are angled to create a deep sense of space. Each of the slanted sides, resembling a cross-section of a sculpture, further emphasizes…
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Simple and light, but deep
Ginseng Warehouse DIA Architecture Two long masses are placed side by side next to a ginseng field. In between, the entrance and the living room connect the two masses. A natural small…
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Glass box inserted in an old brick house
Dots HQ Office JYA-Rchitects Semi-industrial Yangpyeong-dong, one of the most active urban revitalization areas in Korea in recent years, is characterized by old steel manufacturing plants and…
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