Architecture studio Andrea Caputo has filled the Vans flagship store in Seoul with plywood modules for display and seating that reference the work of American artists Carl Andre and Donald Judd.
The studio was commissioned to create a Vans store inside local retailer and distributor Worksout's three-storey shop in Ryse Hotel in Seoul, which was also designed by Andrea Caputo.
Top image and above: the store is located inside a Worksout shop in Ryse Hotel
An 180-square-metre section of the building's ground floor has been turned into the Vans section, filled with plywood modules that can be combined in many different ways to create simple, adaptable interiors.
"The project is based on the analysis of a single module able to solve any sort of program," studio founder Andrea Caputo told Dezeen. The modern sculptures by American artists Donald Judd and Carl Andre also influenced the design.
"We made an investigation not just concerning dimensions and ideal proportions but also looking at the way founders of minimalism approached modularity in relationship with space," Caputo added.
"Donald Judd was as concerned about his artwork's ratio as its proper setting in a specific context. It is a similar approach to that of Carl Andre and his combinations."
Its concrete walls were exposed
The store's interior was designed to be connected to its surroundings.
"At the Vans area, we proposed an extra clear glass facade in order to connect the space to the...