The first pictures of architect Minsuk Cho's star-shaped Serpentine Pavilion, which is named Archipelagic Void, have been revealed.

Set to open to the public this Friday, the pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens is the Seoul-based architect's first building in the UK.

The first images of the 2024 Serpentine Pavilion have been revealed

The pavilion consists of five structures arranged in a star shape around a central, circular void that is informed by madangs – small courtyards found at the centre of historic Korean houses.

Cho, who is the founder of Mass Studies, is the 23rd person to be commissioned for the Serpentine Pavilion since the first structure was designed by architect Zaha Hadid in 2000.

The pavilion consists of five structures arranged in a star shape

He aimed to build on the ideas of previous pavilions and the history of the site in Kensington Garden in central London.

"[The madang] serves activities ranging from individual every day, to larger collective rituals," Cho told Dezeen in a video published last week. "It's an absence for people to converge in."