After completing his undergraduate degree in architectural engineering in South Korea, Chanjoong Kim completed a master’s degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He founded The System Lab in 2012, based in Bundang, on the outskirts of Seoul. Rather than solely drawing on architectural work, the firm is open to influences and inspiration from other sectors and disciplines. The practice’s spectrum of projects includes the reimagining of the Hyundai Museum of Kids Books & Art, the country’s first book-themed children’s museum, Paul Smith’s flagship store in Seoul, and the concrete-clad and curvaceous multi-generational residential project Bojeong Dong House.
www.thesystemlab.com
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