COMPANY / BRAND

RETAIL
BRANDING

PLAYBOOTH / GWANGHWAMUN
01 / THE BRIEF

A BRAND YOU
CAN SPEND TIME IN

As The Booth expanded through distribution, its stores had a different role: let people experience the brand in person. Each neighbourhood brought a different audience and occasion.

The goal: translate the same playful identity into distinctive retail experiences and carry them through to opening. I led new-store planning, agency collaboration and opening delivery alongside menu planning and development.

PlayBooth, Sinyongsan and CampVibe became operating stores with distinct concepts and a recognisable shared attitude.

02 / PLAYBOOTH · GWANGHWAMUNTHE BOOTH

CLOCK OUT
PLAY ON

A former underground parking space became a social playground for the surrounding office neighbourhood. I connected the audience and brand brief with spatial specialists and the operating team.

COMMUNAL TABLES / ROOM TO GATHER
THE ENTRANCE / FOLLOW THE FUN IN

PLAY WAS
PART OF THE BRIEF

Games, a DJ booth and flexible event areas gave the space different rhythms. Raw building features, artwork and brand objects made the character tangible.

MUSIC & VIDEO ART / A CHANGE OF PACE
HANOK-INSPIRED DOORS / THE EMBLEM REINTERPRETED
MERCHANDISE / THE BRAND TO TAKE HOME
ARRIVAL / BEFORE THE FIRST BEER
03 / SINYONGSAN · AMOREPACIFIC MALLTHE BOOTH

A BREWERY
AT HEART

An industrial frame, timber bar and visible brand objects put the brewing identity up front. Space, menu and everyday service formed one guest experience.

SINYONGSAN / MATERIALS THAT SPEAK TO BREWING
BRAND OBJECTS / PART OF THE SPACE
04 / CAMPVIBE · ALLEYWAY GWANGGYOTHE BOOTH

A LITTLE
FURTHER OUTSIDE

A camping-inspired concept suited Gwanggyo’s relaxed, family-oriented setting. Informal seating, playful activities and a dog-friendly approach created another occasion for the brand.

CAMPVIBE / THE COMPLETED STORE
GWANGGYO / A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLACE TO SETTLE IN
FROM CONCEPT / TO OPENING DAY
05 / THE IMPACTOUTCOMES & EVIDENCE

DISTINCT CONCEPTS
OPEN DOORS

Concepts became operating stores

Different audience and occasion briefs carried through to completed spaces, menus and openings.

REVIEWED THROUGH / Opening delivery and completed store / menu records
Commercial relevance

Sinyongsan demonstrated strong sales productivity within the store portfolio.

REVIEWED THROUGH / Sales per unit area, reviewed in the internal project recap
Editorial recognition

PlayBooth was featured in Monthly Design’s 2018 Korean Design Annual.

REVIEWED THROUGH / Published editorial feature and spatial project record
THE DETAILS / 014

MADE POSSIBLE
TOGETHER

COMPANY / BRAND
The Booth
WHEN & WHERE
Selected openings, 2017–2019
Gwanghwamun, Sinyongsan and Gwanggyo
MY ROLE
Myounghee Kang, in-house at The Booth
New-store planning, partner coordination and overall opening PM; menu planning and development
MADE WITH
Spatial design agencies, brand and graphic design partners, The Booth menu and operations teams