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Amorepacific Headquarters

Seoul, South Korea

year of completion

2018

client

Amorepacific Corporation

design team

David Chipperfield Architects Berlin (lead Architect), JML (water feature design), HAEAHN Architecture (executive Architect), Arup Deutschland

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David Chipperfield Architects

The new headquarters for Amorepacific, Korea’s largest beauty company, is located in the centre of Seoul.

The architecture developed by David Chipperfield Architects draws inspiration from traditional Korean houses, featuring a central open patio. The 5th-floor patio, one of the building’s most iconic spaces, hosts a mirror pool resting on a glass roof—a result of close collaboration between JML, David Chipperfield Architects, ARUP, and HAEAHN Architecture to address the architectural and technical challenges of this complex structure.

The water reflects the sky and the building’s facades, creating a serene and poetic atmosphere. The pool’s clean lines harmonize perfectly with the building’s understated architecture, enhancing the overall sense of balance and tranquility.

To explore this remarkable project further, we recommend discovering the book Amorepacific Headquarters edited by Something Fantastic and David Chipperfield Architects Berlin. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König 2020.

The book compiles a selection of 860 documents from the more than 400,000 documents that were generated during the planning and construction process of the building. ISBN-103960988451.

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