“With his substantial accomplishments, Seuk Hoon Kim is both domestically and internationally recognized.”
- AIA(American Institute of Architects) New York Chapter, USA
Seuk Hoon Kim, 김석훈 / LEED AP
B.Sc., M.Arch., Ph.D. Candidate
Creative Director, Writer, Space Columnist
Seuk Hoon Kim received his Bachelor of Science degree(Cum Laude) in Hanyang University and his Master of Architecture degree in Columbia University GSAPP of New York as the recipient of Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize. He has been also Ph.D. Candidate in major of Interior Architecture Design in Hanyang University.
His experience range from Korea’s two major interior architecture companies, Heehoon D&G and Ridge P&C; most recently as Senior Design Manager of Studio GAIA in New York and as Creative Director of Studio GAIA Seoul. (Representatively participated projects: W Hotel Panama, W Hotel Washington D.C., Andaz Hotel Turks & Caicos, etc.)
As the Creative Director of Studio Eccentric Co., Ltd., Seuk Hoon is USGBC LEED Accredited Professional(LEED AP), Professional Member of International Interior Design Association(IIDA), Professional Member of Korean Society of Interior Architects/Designers(KOSID) and Professional Member of Korean Institute of Interior Design(KIID).
Author of The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design (2015) Designer’s Pro, Architecture Interior Design (2014)
크리에이티브 디렉터, 작가, 공간 칼럼니스트
한양대학교 실내환경디자인학과(서울) 수석 입학, 우수졸업(Cum Laude)하였고, 미국 뉴욕 소재의 컬럼비아 대학교 건축대학원(Columbia University GSAPP)에서 졸업설계상인 Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize를 받으며 건축설계석사(Master of Architecture)과정을 우수졸업하였다. 또한 한양대학교 실내건축디자인학과(서울) 박사 과정을 수료하였다.
한국의 희훈디앤지와 리스피엔씨를 거쳐, 서울 W호텔, 부산 파라다이스 호텔 등으로 유명한 뉴욕 Studio GAIA의 수석 디자인 매니저로 영입되었으며, 이후 2017년 Studio GAIA Seoul 지사 대표이자 크리에이티브 디렉터로 임명되면서 아시아 퍼시픽 지역의 프로젝트들을 운영해왔다. (대표 참여 프로젝트: W호텔 파나마, W호텔 워싱턴 D.C., 터크스 케이코스 제도 안다즈 호텔 등)
현재 Studio Eccentric Co., Ltd. 의 크리에이티브 디렉터로 뉴욕과 서울을 오가며 건축가, 집필 작가, 비평가로 활동하면서 건축, 인테리어 디자인, 디자인 브랜딩과 마케팅, 스타일링 등 다양한 방면의 작업을 진행하고 있다. 미국 USGBC의 국제 공인 친환경건축기술사(LEED AP)이며, 국제인테리어디자인협회(IIDA) 정회원, (사)한국실내건축가협회 정회원, 한국실내디자인학회 정회원이다.
저서: 좋아보이는 것들의 비밀, 공간디자인 (도서출판 길벗: 2015) 디자이너’s Pro, 건축 인테리어 디자인 (도서출판 길벗: 2014)
한양대학교 실내환경디자인학과(서울) 수석 입학, 우수졸업(Cum Laude)하였고, 미국 뉴욕 소재의 컬럼비아 대학교 건축대학원(Columbia University GSAPP)에서 졸업설계상인 Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize를 받으며 건축설계석사(Master of Architecture)과정을 우수졸업하였다. 또한 한양대학교 실내건축디자인학과(서울) 박사 과정을 수료하였다.
한국의 희훈디앤지와 리스피엔씨를 거쳐, 서울 W호텔, 부산 파라다이스 호텔 등으로 유명한 뉴욕 Studio GAIA의 수석 디자인 매니저로 영입되었으며, 이후 2017년 Studio GAIA Seoul 지사 대표이자 크리에이티브 디렉터로 임명되면서 아시아 퍼시픽 지역의 프로젝트들을 운영해왔다. (대표 참여 프로젝트: W호텔 파나마, W호텔 워싱턴 D.C., 터크스 케이코스 제도 안다즈 호텔 등)
현재 Studio Eccentric Co., Ltd. 의 크리에이티브 디렉터로 뉴욕과 서울을 오가며 건축가, 집필 작가, 비평가로 활동하면서 건축, 인테리어 디자인, 디자인 브랜딩과 마케팅, 스타일링 등 다양한 방면의 작업을 진행하고 있다. 미국 USGBC의 국제 공인 친환경건축기술사(LEED AP)이며, 국제인테리어디자인협회(IIDA) 정회원, (사)한국실내건축가협회 정회원, 한국실내디자인학회 정회원이다.
저서: 좋아보이는 것들의 비밀, 공간디자인 (도서출판 길벗: 2015) 디자이너’s Pro, 건축 인테리어 디자인 (도서출판 길벗: 2014)
Education
2020 Ph.D. Candidate, Major in Interior Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2015 Master of Architecture, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, USA
2012 Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude), Major in Interior Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Professional Experience
2020 - Present Founder / Creative Director, Studio Eccentric Co., Ltd, Seoul, Korea
2017 - 2018 Creative Director, Studio GAIA Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2015 - 2017 Senior Design Manager, Studio GAIA, New York, USA
2014 - 2020 Partner, NEN, New York, USA / Seoul, Korea
2010 - 2015 Director, seukhoonkim, New York, USA / Seoul, Korea
2009 - 2010 Project Manager / Interior Designer, Ridge P&C, Seoul, Korea
2007 - 2009 Interior Designer, Heehoon D&G, Seoul, Korea
Awards & Prizes / Scholarships / Recognitions
2019 Korea Build Special Pavilion Invited Space Director
2019 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany
2019 Interior Design Korea(IDK), Trend Pavilion Invited Space Director
2018 Best Presentation Award, Autumn Conference, Korean Institute of Interior Design (KIID), Seoul, Korea
2017 Finalist, IDEA Awards, IDSA, USA
2017 A’ Design Award Winner, A’ Design Award, Como, Italy
2016 Magazine Interiors, 30th Anniversary ‘Korea Interior Design - Styles’ Selected Designer, Seoul, Korea
2016 Platinum Winner, The Architecture MasterPrize 2016, Los Angeles, USA
2016 23rd World Architecture Awards, World Architecture Community, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Bronze Prize, Seoul Public Design Competition 2016, Seoul, Korea
2015 Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize, Columbia University, New York, USA
2014 Mention Prize(Finalist), ArchTriumph Pavilion 2015, London, United Kingdom
2012 32nd Graduate Study Scholarship, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2011 Grand Prize, HY Interior Design Awards, Seoul, Korea
2011 Second Prize. Seoul City Credit Interior Design Competition, Seoul, Korea
2011 Honors Scholarship, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2005 Top Matriculant of the Year, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
License
2015 LEED AP ID+C (Certified by USGBC)
2007 Registered Industrial Engineer Interior Architecture (Certified by Korean Ministry of Labor)
Exhibitions
2019 Korea Build COEX Special Pavilion, Seoul, Korea
2019 Reinterpretation Series, St. Petersburg Design Week 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia
2019 Interior Design Korea(IDK) Trend Pavilion, Ilsan, Korea
2018 KIID 2018 International Invitation Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2018 Biennale Interieur, Kortrijk, Belgium
2018 Soban, Interior Lifestyle Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Blob, IFFT / Interior Lifestyle Living, Tokyo, Japan
2017 G House, Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair, Shenzhen, China
2017 G House, 40 x 40 Exhibition Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
2017 G House, Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference, Mumbai, India
2017 G House, Museum of Design(MOOD), Como, Italy
2016 Invited International Exhibition, The Korean Institute of Culture Architecture, Seoul, Korea
2016 Seoul Public Design 2016 Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2014 Dol, Son Meot Group Exhibition, Tent London, London, United Kingdom
2012 Pojangmacha Project, Seoul, Korea
2011 HYID Graduation Works Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
Books, Columns and Writings
2018 Introduction, ‘The Value of Commercial Space’, Magazine Architecture and Culture Vol. 444, Seoul, Korea: A&C, 2018
2016 Column, ‘Miracle of Space’, Daekyo Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Daekyo, 2016
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86659-84-7 03600)
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86978-42-9)
2015 Column, ‘Space, Window and Human’, Hyundai Elevator Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Hyundai Elevator, 2015
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-735-5 03000)
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-781-2)
2011 HYID Graduation Works 2011, Korea (ISBN: 978-89-9466-491-0)
2020 Ph.D. Candidate, Major in Interior Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2015 Master of Architecture, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, USA
2012 Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude), Major in Interior Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Professional Experience
2020 - Present Founder / Creative Director, Studio Eccentric Co., Ltd, Seoul, Korea
2018 - 2022 Adjunct Professor, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
2021 Art Director, ELEMENTAL Series, Seoul, Korea
2021 Art Director, ELEMENTAL Series, Seoul, Korea
2019 - 2020 Tutor, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2018 - 2020 Founder / Creative Director, Studio Eccentric, Seoul, Korea
2017 - 2018 Creative Director, Studio GAIA Seoul, Seoul, Korea
2015 - 2017 Senior Design Manager, Studio GAIA, New York, USA
2014 - 2020 Partner, NEN, New York, USA / Seoul, Korea
2010 - 2015 Director, seukhoonkim, New York, USA / Seoul, Korea
2009 - 2010 Project Manager / Interior Designer, Ridge P&C, Seoul, Korea
2007 - 2009 Interior Designer, Heehoon D&G, Seoul, Korea
Awards & Prizes / Scholarships / Recognitions
2021 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany
2019 Winner, iF Design Award, Hannover, Germany
2018 Best Presentation Award, Autumn Conference, Korean Institute of Interior Design (KIID), Seoul, Korea
2017 Finalist, IDEA Awards, IDSA, USA
2017 A’ Design Award Winner, A’ Design Award, Como, Italy
2016 Magazine Interiors, 30th Anniversary ‘Korea Interior Design - Styles’ Selected Designer, Seoul, Korea
2016 Platinum Winner, The Architecture MasterPrize 2016, Los Angeles, USA
2016 23rd World Architecture Awards, World Architecture Community, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Bronze Prize, Seoul Public Design Competition 2016, Seoul, Korea
2015 Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize, Columbia University, New York, USA
2014 Mention Prize(Finalist), ArchTriumph Pavilion 2015, London, United Kingdom
2012 32nd Graduate Study Scholarship, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2011 Grand Prize, HY Interior Design Awards, Seoul, Korea
2011 Second Prize. Seoul City Credit Interior Design Competition, Seoul, Korea
2011 Honors Scholarship, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
2005 Top Matriculant of the Year, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
License
2015 LEED AP ID+C (Certified by USGBC)
2007 Registered Industrial Engineer Interior Architecture (Certified by Korean Ministry of Labor)
Exhibitions
2019 Korea Build COEX Special Pavilion, Seoul, Korea
2019 Reinterpretation Series, St. Petersburg Design Week 2019, St. Petersburg, Russia
2019 Interior Design Korea(IDK) Trend Pavilion, Ilsan, Korea
2018 KIID 2018 International Invitation Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2018 Biennale Interieur, Kortrijk, Belgium
2018 Soban, Interior Lifestyle Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Blob, IFFT / Interior Lifestyle Living, Tokyo, Japan
2017 G House, Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair, Shenzhen, China
2017 G House, 40 x 40 Exhibition Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
2017 G House, Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference, Mumbai, India
2017 G House, Museum of Design(MOOD), Como, Italy
2016 Invited International Exhibition, The Korean Institute of Culture Architecture, Seoul, Korea
2016 Seoul Public Design 2016 Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
2014 Dol, Son Meot Group Exhibition, Tent London, London, United Kingdom
2012 Pojangmacha Project, Seoul, Korea
2011 HYID Graduation Works Exhibition, Seoul, Korea
Books, Columns and Writings
2021 Writing, ‘Story 6 - Hotel (Millennium Hilton Seoul and Architect Kimm Jong Soung)’, GQ Korea, Seoul, Korea: GQ Korea, 2021
2018 Column, ‘Space that Looks Better - The Experience of Space’, Cheil Worldwide Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Cheil Worldwide, 2018
2018 Introduction, ‘The Value of Commercial Space’, Magazine Architecture and Culture Vol. 444, Seoul, Korea: A&C, 2018
2016 Column, ‘Miracle of Space’, Daekyo Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Daekyo, 2016
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86659-84-7 03600)
2015 The Key to Make Everything Look Better, Space Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2015 (ISBN: 979-11-86978-42-9)
2015 Column, ‘Space, Window and Human’, Hyundai Elevator Company Newsletter, Seoul, Korea: Hyundai Elevator, 2015
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design, Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-735-5 03000)
2014 Designer’s Pro Architecture Interior Design (E Book), Seoul, Korea: Gilbut, 2014 (ISBN: 978-89-6618-781-2)
2011 HYID Graduation Works 2011, Korea (ISBN: 978-89-9466-491-0)