(Courtesy of Design Methods)The design hotelâs name, Small House Big Door, means exactly that, no pun intended
The design hotel's name, Small House Big Door, means exactly that, no pun intended.
Nestled in a less-frequented area in downtown Seoul, the hotel was listed in 'other spots' in Seoul Design Spot's Open Studio program.
Designed by the Seoul-based creative design studio Design Methods, the former office building has been reshaped into a space that serves as more than just a hotel by a group of young designers and artists.
Now it houses a bistro offering all-day dining and a gallery on the ground floor, hotel rooms on the second through fourth floors and a rooftop lounge. It also has space for presentations and conferences, with projections of images splashed on the wall.
Design Methods works in a diverse range of industrial fields, from furniture, space to brands. The studio's design attitude and process are strongly focused on continuous exploration while embracing new archetypes, materials, technology and simplicity.
At the hotel, its simple and light furnishings, built through its open-source designs that are available online and are easily produced, along with 3D-printed signage ' from room and floor numbers to 'do not disturb' signs ' are found throughout its 25 rooms.
The studio's co-founder, Kihyun Kim, showed around visitors taking part in the Seoul Design Spot tour, explaining it was not easy to turn a 56-year-old office building into a hotel. But they started by focusing their attention on small details before working their way up to deal with the bigger issue, he added.
'We worked on the building in the hope the guests would have a new design experience here.'
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