VOICE
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Blue Cabinet
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FHHH Friends
Collaboration? It's a Free-for-All of Ambition, for People Who Don't Do "Good Enough" — Why Han Seung-jae of Hoo-ha-ha Friends Works with People, Not AI
Work alone, and you get exactly the result you'd already imagined. Producing something beyond that is what real collaboration means, says architect Han Seung-jae of Hoo-ha-ha Friends. His reason for choosing people over AI as a collaborator turns out to be surprisingly simple.
SHOWCASE
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SeoJin Park, SaEun Jung
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Kawajun, Wonang, JUNG Korea, Yes Korea
Small in Presence, Big in the Decision
Not as expansive as flooring or walls, not as eye-catching as lighting at first glance. But handles, sink bowls, switches, and door locks are what your fingers touch every single day, starting from the day you move in. The materials that matter the most — and get chosen last.
SHOWCASE
Editor
SeoJin Park, SaEun Jung
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IlheungGunYoung, JJ SYSTEM, DK BOARD, JUAN
Four Materials Where Time Makes the Difference
Acoustic absorption, window systems, insulation, waterproofing — four performance factors that barely show at first, but end up defining the quality of a space as the years go by.
SHOWCASE
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SeoJin Park, SaEun Jung
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PNC, PASECO, TORO, Fibreguard
A Home with Children Needs a Different Order of Priorities
Water, air, finish, fabric — chosen with what touches a child's body every day in mind, ahead of design.
SHOWCASE
Editor
SeoJin Park, SaEun Jung
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NEST, HUJECT, EVOARE KOREA, HaeyulPlanets
Unfamiliar Names, Remarkable Performance — the Innovations Reshaping the Job Site
SPC, FRP, soft stone, and even a block that turns footsteps into electricity — unfamiliar names, but new materials and technologies already changing how things get built.
SHOWCASE
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SyWan Kim, SaEun Jung
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PARS
A Home for Things Worth Keeping — PARS STAY
What's worth keeping close for the long haul — a home that translates material into life
