SPACE Jun 2024 (No. 679)
The site of Lifethings was chosen after more than a year of searching for more than 100 sites based on real estate conditions. The site¡¯s 5m elevation difference and location overlooking Bamseom-Hangang River-Yeouido were attractive. The office space is divided into lounge, office, kitchen, and library, but it is one open space overall. Since its opening in 2011, all four offices in different locations have shared the space equally, with no separate meeting rooms or principal¡¯s room. Yang Soo-in is not only the co-owner of the building Thila, where the office is located but also the architect who designed the whole building and the interior. The café and lounge on the 5th to 7th floors, along with the event space on the ground floor, are used for purposes beyond design work (private meetings, lectures, hos...