Hae-rim Architecture Selected for Annex Expansion Design at Central District Prosecutors' Office, Also Designing Yongsan Presidential Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Ministry of Justice announced on the 4th through its website that the design proposal submitted by Jung Young-gyun, CEO of Heerim Architects & Planners (Heerim Architecture), was selected as the final winning entry in the general public competition for the extension design service of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.

Since June, the Ministry of Justice held a design competition for the extension of the annex to increase the space for viewing and copying criminal evidence records and other documents, as well as office space. According to the competition guidelines, the current five-story annex of the Central District Prosecutors' Office will be expanded to a building with two basement floors and 15 above-ground floors by 2025. The total construction cost is set at 77.43 billion KRW, with a design fee of 3.51721 billion KRW.

The Ministry of Justice plans to entrust Heerim, the selected company, with the extension design service of the Central District Prosecutors' Office worth approximately 3.5 billion KRW. Heerim Architecture previously undertook the design and supervision services for the remodeling of the Yongsan Presidential Office building, commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in April. This led to controversy over preferential treatment after claims surfaced that the company had sponsored three exhibitions organized by Kobana Contents, where First Lady Kim Geon-hee served as CEO, between 2015 and 2018.

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