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YP Building / Simplex Architecture

Miwa Negoro — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Located at 1697-38 Seocho-dong in Seoul, the YP Building sits at the interface between an existing apartment complex to the east and a narrow 4-meter-wide street, where future road expansion is anticipated as part of a district unit plan associated with the reconstruction of the adjacent residential development. Positioned at the intersection of the current low-rise commercial urban fabric and the emerging scale of a redeveloped residential environment, the site required a spatial order capable of responding flexibly to its evolving urban context.

Hapjeong Artplex Mixed-use Facility / NOTNOT Architects

Pratik Mour — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000

The project is situated in Hapjeong-dong, a vital urban node where northwestern Seoul's cultural and commercial districts—Hongdae, Sangsu, and Mangwon—intersect. Anchored by the presence of UNStudio's YG Entertainment headquarters, this neighborhood forms a pluralistic urban context where the old residential fabric overlaps with the transient, high-velocity currents of contemporary commerce.

Floating Ground: A Landmark that Disappears / YZA

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Baekje (18 BCE–660 CE) was one of the ancient kingdoms of Korea, established by migrants of Buyeo origin who branched from Goguryeo and settled in the Han River basin. Among its history, the Hansung period—before the capital was relocated to Ungjin—represented the height of Baekje's prosperity, with the kingdom flourishing in and around present-day Seoul until 475 CE.

Metal Curtain Building / Hyunjoon Yoo + Partners

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 30 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

One big problem seen in cities today is the complete separation of private and public space. This was not the case in the past. If we look at traditional Korean architecture, a linear space of a flooring deck (like a balcony) can be found under the eaves. This liminal space can neither strictly be seen as an interior nor an exterior space. This allowed not only for the users to linger around, sit down, and talk among themselves, but also to socialize with the people outside.

3D Building / FHHH friends

Miwa Negoro — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

A music preparatory academy operates under a specific spatial logic: densely packed soundproof practice rooms, their number directly tied to tuition costs. This project begins by accepting that reality rather than denying it.

Junohair Yangjae 1st / TYPE S

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 16 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

This project is a renewal of a store that has been in operation for a long period of time. The primary objective was to refine the existing functions and spatial structure to create a more practical and comfortable environment.

The Productive Clash: Heritage Interiors, Contemporary Projects, and the Value of Imperfection

Jonathan Yeung — Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Heritage, in interiors, is increasingly rarer to be only a matter of preservation alone. More often it arrives as friction: the encounter between what a building already is—its plan logic, its scars, its structural inconsistencies—and what contemporary life demands of it.

Reinterpreting a 50-Year-Old Building in Myeongnyun-dong / sukchulmok + BRBB Architects

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Located in Myeongnyun-dong, Jongno-gu, an area densely lined with red brick buildings, this structure was originally built in 1974. On this site, where layers of time have accumulated, we mark a new beginning through renovation. While respecting the existing traces as much as possible, we sought to boldly express a spirit of curiosity and experimentation. The building serves as a hybrid ground, functioning as both a studio and a residence for sukchulmok and BRBB.

SSOC Dining / DESIGN2TONE

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 02 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Seongsu is a district where raw industrial materiality coexists with refined contemporary sensibilities, creating a distinct sense of place. SSOC builds on this context by presenting a contemporary Asian dining experience that reinterprets traditional Asian food culture through a modern aesthetic. The project is centered on the idea of a "new harmony within diversity," where contrasting elements come together to form a cohesive spatial identity.

AFER Hangang / Hyunjoon Yoo + Partners

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0000

The site of this project had complex and stringent constraints. Due to various regulations, it was not possible to freely shape the building form, and among these, the most restrictive condition was the setback regulation. As a result, the building naturally recedes as it rises, creating terraces along the way. We considered this a good excuse to persuade the client to create an apartment with terraces. In Korea, balconies are generally assumed to be enclosed and incorporated into the interior space. However, the terraces resulting from the setback regulation are unavoidable.

What Textiles and Translucency Bring to Public Space: 5 Lightweight Interventions

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

What do lightweight materials bring to public space with an ethical, ecological, and non-extractive design principle? Various textile textures offer a point of entry, being closer to the body than heavy conventional structural materials. Through its flexibility and responsiveness, it enables a form of soft enclosure rather than a fixed boundary in architectural space. Responding to minimal environmental stimuli, the fabric brings continuous movements into space. When layered or assembled, it produces gradations of density, depth, and enclosure, while recent innovative fabrication technologies extend the possibilities of its form and structural durability.

Nonhyun 169 / See Architects

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Located at the intersection of a lively commercial street and a modest residential alley in Seoul's Gangnam district, the site presented a dual character—active and visible yet bound by zoning regulations that restrict the building height to four stories with less FAR than typical commercial areas. This posed a design challenge: how to create a commercial presence that stands out without exceeding the area's formal constraints.

SEOUL FRAME by HE:ARTS / RVMN

Miwa Negoro — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0000

K-Beauty continues to grow, with increasing global and domestic interest. In particular, visitors to Korea now engage with everyday beauty experiences—such as hair salons, dermatology clinics, and beauty brand pop-ups—as key parts of their travel itineraries. Beauty is no longer just a service, but has become a distinct form of travel experience. This shift extends beyond international visitors, reflecting a broader cultural trend in which people seek to make each day feel meaningful, accumulating moments that enrich the density of everyday life.

Designing with Living Matter: 5 Installations Using Bio-Based Materials and Digital Fabrication

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

At a time of ecological emergency, architecture cannot be separated from the extractive systems on which it depends. As the technosphere expands, linking material flows, energy consumption, and digital infrastructures, design becomes increasingly entangled in these processes. How can design practice intervene in anthropocentric systems and transform the architectural process and aesthetics through an investigation of material intelligence? More broadly, how does architecture engage with the agency and intelligence of non-human entities to rebalance the environmental burden?

Gangnam q.d.c / Indiesalon

Miwa Negoro — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Our recent project, 'q.d.c', reimagines a small café tucked within one of Gangnam's dense office clusters as a place of pause and reflection — a "second office" for those who move to the rhythm of work. The name takes inspiration from the medical abbreviation *qd*, meaning "once a day," here reinterpreted as Quick Daily Coffee — a ritual celebrating everyday productivity and calm.

ST01 Flagship Seoul / Order Matter

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

The ST01 flagship store occupies the ground floor of a commercial building within a cluster of architectural material shops near Hakdong Station in Seoul. The term flagship refers not to size but to the place that most clearly represents a brand's identity and standards. Although only 39 m², the store embodies ST01's motto, Classic stone, nothing else, allowing stone to become the primary presence of the space.

Mobility Justice: Urban Equity in an Era of Innovation

Olivia Poston — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Every city contains two transportation systems. One is the visible network of roads, rail lines, sidewalks, and bus routes mapped in planning documents. The other is the invisible geography of privilege and exclusion embedded within it: the neighborhoods that received highways instead of parks, the communities whose bus routes were cut, the sidewalks that abruptly end at the edge of a district. For many years, built-environment professionals have treated infrastructure as a technical challenge. Mobility justice insists it is, fundamentally, a political one.

Hotel Myeongdong Station / Yong Ju Lee Architecture

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Located in the dense urban core of Seoul, Hotel Myeongdong Station takes the internal program itself, rather than the external context, as the starting point of its form-making. The spatial density and functional integration of the micro-accommodation units determine the overall configuration and formal principle of the building. This strategy establishes an autonomous architectural language, independent from the site or surrounding conditions.