Yehwon Kim

Experience

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  IROJE architects & planners

  Jun 2009 - Nov 2011

  Staff Architect (full time)

  - Brainstorming creative ideas and concepts, analyzing site, building code, zoning, preparing reports, schematic design, design development, and construction documentation. - Selected Projects : + Samyang Chemical Office Complex (SD, DD, CD), Seoul, South Korea (Sep 2010-Nov 2011) + Sentul East Parcel D2 (SD, DD), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Aug 2009-Nov 2011) + Huarun Hotel Renovation (SD), Beijing, China (Apr 2010-Jun 2010) + City Masterplan of Chongqing (SD, DD), Chongqing, China (Oct 2009-Dec 2009) + Arvo Part Concert Hall International Competition, Estonia (Jul 2009-Aug 2009) + KIST Research Center Masterplan & L4 Competition, Seoul (Jun 2009-Sep 2009) - Also responsible for publications, exhibitions, organization of Seung's architecture tour to non-Korean clinents. Show less

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  Gwangju Design Biennale for 2011

  Jul 2010 - Sept 2011

  Director's Assistant

  - Directors : Seung, H-Sang + Ai Weiwei- Participating in conceptualizing and framing the 2011 Gwangju Design Biennale by developing strategies and criteria and selecting curators and artists.

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  Freelancer

  Jul 2011 - Nov 2011

  Freelancer

  - Streetology / worked as curator and coordinator / conceptualizing and curating and exhibition of <HUGE UNNAMED POTENTIAL Seoul Urban Scenery (working title)>, which was to be held at MAXXI museum, Rome in FAll 2012. - Culture Station Seoul 284 / worked as coordinator / programming a lecture series for every thursday about architecture and design field for COUNTDOWN, which celebrates the opening of reconstruction of old Seoul Station. Guest lecturers were Metahaven, Andres Jaque, Pippo Ciorra, and many other artists. - Haja Center / worked as lecturer and coordinator / developing presentation and workshop about urban scenery studies about Seoul and Seochon for alternative high school students for a semester. Show less

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  NAVER Corp

  Nov 2011 - Dec 2015

  Architectural Designer (full time)

  BRAND SPACE DESIGNER (FULL-TIME), CX(CULTURE-EXPERIENCE) TEAM· Designing sustainable and UX-oriented complexes, furnitures and spaces for the various services of NAVER. · Holding the craft of creating concise and comprehensive strategies for each brand /service and expressing them in immersive experiences through compelling spatial narratives.· Design consulting and construction managing.· Selected projects (which I participated as Project Manager) : - D2 Startup Factory (Dec 2014-May 2015) : Office interior project for the start-ups, sponsored by NAVER corp. - Dialogue in the Dark (Jun 2012-Nov 2014) : Project to design a building for [Dialogue in the Dark] in Soul, an exhibition to explore the unseen in complete darkness, first founded in Hamburg, Germany. : Responsible for all design works, including architecture, interior, furniture, construction management, and brand products & applications.- NAVER LIBRARY (Apr 2013-Nov 2013) : Project to design a library at 1&2 floors of NAVER Green Factory. : Responsible for conception of project, all design works including interior, furniture, construction management, and manufactured furnitures & fabrics coordination.- NAVER LABS (Feb 2013-Jun 2013) : Responsible for designing unique office layout for [NAVER LABS], which develops the core technology to enhand the value of service/brand.- NAVER Partner Square (Jul 2012-May 2013) : Responsible for designing education center for NAVER advertisers. Project included three class rooms and five photo studios to help them to be able to communicate their strategies within their business contexts. Show less

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  AMOREPACIFIC

  Dec 2015 - Sept 2019

  Professional

  1) innisfree space design team (Full Time) (2019.01~09)· Managing interior projects of Innisfree stores in USA, Russia, and UAE countries. In charge of interior design, fixtures, manufactures/shipping, setting and opening.2) MD & PM (FULL-TIME), OSULLOC MD&TM TEAM (2017.11~2018.12)· Developing design strategies and plans of OSULLOC-Korean Tea brand-flagship, tea houses, tea shops for better customer experiences. · Creating contents to positively expose the brand heritage in places where customers meet OSULLOC Brand.· Planning scope : developing strategies, programming, space zoning, branding, storytelling· Managing scope : budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk management, coordination2) PROJECT MANAGER (FULL-TIME), CONSTRUCTION BUILDING TEAM (2017.05-2017.11)· Managing architectural project of AMOREPACIFIC headquarter building, designed by David Chipperfield Architects. (completed in Nov. 2017)· Planning scope : developing strategies, space zoning, furnitures, storytelling· Managing scope : budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk management, coordination 3) PROJECT MANAGER (FULL-TIME), TEASTONE VALLEY TEAM (2015.12-2017.09)· Managing architectural project of luxury hotel & spa, tea factory & heritage experience zone and tea pavilion, which contains the core contents of AMOREPACIFIC heritage.· Planning scope : developing strategies, programming, space zoning, branding, storytelling· Managing scope : budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk management, coordination (2 architects, 1 landscape architect) Show less

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  Apartmentary

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  Design Lab Director

  · Developing design strategies for Apartmentary’s next step, such as BX space, new PB service and design PB brand products, etc. · Project managing and designing hign-end home projects, office & commercial projects.

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  Studio selo

  Jul 2020 - now

  CEO / Director

  · Space planning & Design service studio; a multi-disciplinary collective working across architecture, interior, furniture, and branding.· Preparing to lauch a sustainable lifestyle brand, [Edition Selo].· Preparing to lauch a curated lifestyle marketplace for sustainable life, [CANDID], which includes proposing the values and modern styling tips of Korean Vintage objects.