Namhae-gun New Government Building Project, 'Office + Council 1+1 Design Plan' Confirmed

The 10th Namhae-gun Government Building Construction Promotion Committee Meeting

Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam Province, held the 'Namhae-gun New Government Building Promotion Committee' meeting on the 20th in the large conference room of the county office and finalized a design change alternative consisting of the new government building and the council (arranged in 2 separate buildings).

Design change plan for Namhae-gun new government building construction project (southwest side aerial view).

The new government building in Namhae-gun was originally planned to be designed as four separate buildings, but due to ▲a sharp increase in construction costs caused by international circumstances ▲and concerns about the efficient use of the buildings, a change to the existing plan became inevitable.

Accordingly, the 'New Government Building Promotion Committee' resolved on an 'integrated architectural layout plan alternative with 2 buildings' and requested a comparison of its economic feasibility and efficiency against the winning design proposal from the design competition.

The 'design change alternative' revealed at this meeting was a refined version of the architectural layout plan alternative (1+1) approved at the previous meeting, brought to the level of the winning design proposal from the competition.

It was expected to reduce construction costs and increase efficiency without compromising the aesthetic completeness of the original winning design.

The 'New Government Building Promotion Committee' conducted an in-depth comparison of convenience in building circulation, economic feasibility, maintenance, and environmental conditions based on the building layout, and among the 18 council members present, 15 agreed on the design alternative consisting of one government building and one council building.

Reducing the number of buildings highlighted advantages such as a decrease in the building envelope area and savings in maintenance costs after construction. In particular, the efficient internal circulation layout received high praise.

Namhae-gun plans to complete the basic design after holding public briefings and gathering opinions from employees, thereby going through a consensus process with residents.

One committee member attending the meeting said, “The design alternative maintains the form of the competition-winning design while reducing construction costs, which is a strong advantage, and we also hope that expanding the urban planning road will secure additional parking spaces.”

Currently, the Namhae-gun new government building project has completed 90% of the demolition of privately incorporated buildings and has finished cultural heritage excavation surveys and reviews by the Cultural Heritage Administration. Going forward, the plan is to preserve the fortress while creating a historical park and to construct the new government building separated from the fortress.

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