Performances, exhibitions and gatherings have moved into tanks once used to store oil. Oil Tank Culture Park retains their large walls and volumes while changing what happens inside.
A robot may clean the floor, but the stairs still need a person. Saros Rover aims to cross that boundary with a structure combining wheels and legs.
You go to take a drink, but the cap stays beside the opening. That unfamiliar detail reflects a design that considers what happens after the bottle is empty.
People now walk where cars once crossed the Seoul Station overpass. Plants and pedestrian paths on the retained structure offer places to stop and look at a city once glimpsed through a car window.
Before a meeting, choose a book in the plaza and sit for a few minutes. Seoul Outdoor Library makes room for reading along routes people already use.
A chair’s useful life need not end because it will not fit in a new home. IKEA Buyback checks used furniture and makes space in its stores for it to reach another owner.
A leaf folded yesterday has opened a little today. A plant chosen for its looks brings small tasks into the home: checking water and light, and waiting for change.
A run you might postpone alone becomes a meeting at the park entrance. Activity-tracking apps are also seeing more groups and events that bring runners to the same starting point.
A video played over a meal can represent years of work for its creator. A diet YouTuber’s decision to delete 339 videos after receiving a policy notice reveals the gap between watching that work and making it.
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