K-Pop creator gets new headquarters designed by UNStudio

With a geometric design and bright atmosphere, UNStudio shapes the spaces of new YG Entertainment’s HQs in Seoul.

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea

Image courtesy of UNStudio

The South Korean music scene – known as K-Pop – has emerged as a global phenomenon in the music industry and in 2017 YG Entertainment, the lead producers, invited UNStudio to design its new headquarter building in Seoul.

The location overlooks a large park and borders two very different areas: a low-density housing one and another one composed by a dense network of highways and bridges. Opened in 2021 the highly functional building – which houses office spaces, meeting rooms and recording studios – aims to provide YF Entertainment’s employees with the most inspiring work environment possible, opened towards the near river and extending on a surface of 19,835 square meters.

The new building features brightly lit spaces, with a range of white tones and geometric lines. The interior facade of the atrium is punctuated by exposed capsule-like meeting rooms, that can serve either as working areas or resting zones. On ground level, the atrium hosts also a hidden garden and functions as a big “living room” to welcome visitors.

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio

YG Entertainment. Seoul, South Korea Image courtesy of UNStudio