SH Corporation Announces Design Competition for Myeonmok Administrative and Cultural Complex Town... Construction to Begin December Next Year

Location map and facility status of Myeonmok Administrative and Cultural Complex Town. (Provided by SH Corporation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (SH) announced on the 4th that it will hold a design competition for the development project of the Myeonmok Administrative and Cultural Complex Town.

This project, which integrates the area around 378-10 Myeonmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, aims to develop in an integrated manner the aging public buildings such as the community center, residents' hall, and youth training center near Yongmasan Station on Subway Line 7, as well as the Hansarang Village apartment site.

The design competition will establish a district unit plan designation for the site, and develop a complex plan including public buildings, youth training center, public parking lot, retail facilities, and 702 units of public housing.

SH Corporation plans to focus on creating new communication spaces between the public and private sectors and forming a complex space where diverse cultures and lifestyles harmonize. They expect creative and rational ideas so that the site can become a new revitalization hub in Jungnang-gu.

Applications for participation can be submitted through the official Seoul city design competition website by 6 PM on the 10th. Afterwards, required documents must be submitted to a location designated by SH Corporation by the 17th. Entries must be submitted by June 2nd, and the judging committee will select the winning design on the 17th of the same month. The winning design will be granted the basic and detailed design rights for the Myeonmok Administrative and Cultural Complex Town development project.

Subsequently, SH Corporation plans to accelerate the process aiming for approval of the housing construction project plan by February next year, commencement of construction in December, and completion by December 2027. Kim Heondong, President of SH Corporation, stated, "We will select the winning design through a fair and transparent process, from the selection of judges to the design competition judging committee, to ensure excellent and creative design proposals are chosen."

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