Seoul’s bustling streets seem far away from the Milmila Yoga Center, which uses the contrast of concrete and wood to create a peaceful space for meditation in the city’s heart.
100A Associates designed the wellness space, which it says ‘reflects the physical properties of a tree that has been carefully trimmed to focus on the unity and communion of the self.’

Photography: Jae-yoon Kim

Photography: Jae-yoon Kim

Photography: Jae-yoon Kim

Photography: Jae-yoon Kim

Photography: Jae-yoon Kim

Photography: Jae-yoon Kim

Photography: Jae-yoon Kim
Yoga rooms are lined floor-to-ceiling with wood and framed by large windows that look out onto the studio’s outdoor space. The city’s presence can be felt via a rough stone pillar that juts into the studio – which is tucked away behind a steel entranceway, reached via a long climb uphill.
Practitioners can choose to workout in several spaces across the yoga studio,…