I stopped by a unique building that has been received
spotlight as soon as they opened it thanks to the creative appearance. I met a
fresh and unique shopping mall that is piled up with blue jagged containers
reminiscent of jeans when I walked out of exit 6 of subway station. How great
that who had an idea to make this building with lots of containers. A fresh shock was coming.
Inside, the black piping of the ceiling was boldly exposed, and the
black steel pillars and handrails were compartmentalized so that the products
of each shop seemed to be more sophisticated and easy to focus. The goods kept
whispering to take them away while watching the store. Prices
were generally cheaper than department stores and seemed more expensive than
neighborhood stores.
I saw whimsical goods and unique and full of ideas
products. I suddenly felt that my soul became to be free by the rebellious
spirit in the twenties. We must go to this place.
The shopping mall was arranged on both sides of the square
in the middle. There were
several food trucks in the square. As I heard, on weekends, they use to perform
flea market and various performances. I
have seen this place in a music video of a famous girl group (SISTA) before.
On the roofs of both buildings there were properly placed
with already well-known restaurants, cafes and not well-known but has own good
reputation restaurants and cafes.
It is said that here was originally a taxi garage and a
fashion company entered into an agreement with Ward Office and started to
operate in the form of fashion, food and beverage, and complex cultural space
from April 2015 for eight years.
Young
start-up designers and dealers were offered a cheap fee and a small deposit
when they opened their shops. So, thanks
to that, there are lots of ingenious and excellent quality products of mid and
low-end brand shops for 20s. The content
was as full of pioneering spirit as appearance.
In fact, this region was such and such a stagnant and
uncharacteristic area, but with the addition of large department stores and
shopping malls as well as the advantage of being neighboring the college
street, this region has been loved rapidly. This place adds value to the region. I hoped
that fresh attempts would produce good results.
How to get there; Take off the Konkuk university station (건대입구역 Seoul Subway line2 or line7) >> exit
#6 >> walk 400 meters.