Seoul based studio desi_architects, in cooperation with photographer and art director Louis Park, have created an art space/café bar by joining and renovating four aging traditional Korean houses in the heart of Seoul, South Korea.

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Architects: desi_architects · Office Profile

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: ?Worlderful Photography / Yousub Song · Photographer Profile

Collaborator: Louis Park

Representative: Hyunjin Hwang

© ?Worlderful Photography / Yousub Song

From the architect. Seoul based studio desi_architects, in cooperation with photographer and art director Louis Park, have created an art space/café bar by joining and renovating four aging traditional Korean houses in the heart of Seoul, South Korea.
© ?Worlderful Photography / Yousub Song

Jongno district has been the center of Seoul for over 600 years. It plays an important role as home to number of cultural, educational and political institutions. It is also a neighborhood which has not yet been completely dominated by modern high-rise buildings, as is the case in many other parts of the city.

© ?Worlderful Photography / Yousub Song

Jongno is full of tiny, picturesque alleys and traditional Korean houses ? hanoks. This makes it a...