
"The iF DESIGN AWARD celebrates design that goes beyond aesthetics to solve problems and enrich human experience. In its Architecture discipline, the 2025 award recognized Studio Empathy, a New York-based firm, for the Assembled Void, Library at New York Korea Center. This project powerfully exemplifies architecture designed not just for function, but for feeling, showcasing a commitment to sensory engagement and cross-cultural dialogue. designboom talks to Studio Empathy to explore their unique philosophy: how they design spaces that deliberately engage"
"Founded in 2022 by Changhaak Choi, is driven by a desire to reconnect people, environments, and cultures. This philosophy is evident in the studio's name and its core mission. Choi explains his interest lies in how man-made objects become meaningful and sustained through a network of emotions. He asserts that design isn't a unilateral expression or an exact science, but that a space only truly comes alive when its design touches people. This focus on emotional connection is the foundation of their practice."
The iF DESIGN AWARD honored Studio Empathy's Assembled Void, Library at the New York Korea Center for architecture that prioritizes sensory engagement and cross-cultural dialogue. Studio Empathy, founded in 2022 by Changhaak Choi, centers design on emotional networks linking people, environments, and cultures. The practice frames visitors as protagonists, shaping spaces to engage the senses and evoke feeling rather than only serving function. Design becomes meaningful when ordinary objects and spaces are sustained as heirlooms through communal emotional connections. The studio emphasizes identity that emerges from lived experience and human interaction, not rigid formulas.
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