Hwaseong-si Announces Winning Design for 'Woori Flower Botanical Garden Remodeling'

Selected Lee Jin-wook Architecture Office
Target Completion by End of 2026

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that Lee Jin-wook Architectural Office was selected as the winner of the architectural remodeling design competition for Woorikkot Botanical Garden located in Maegok-ri, Paltan-myeon.

Exterior perspective of the winning design for the remodeling of Hwaseong Woori Flower Botanical Garden.
[Image source=Hwaseong City]

This competition targeted the main buildings of Woorikkot Botanical Garden, a key facility in the western region of the city's ongoing 'Botanic Garden Hwaseong' project, specifically the comprehensive management building and the four-season exhibition greenhouse (2 floors above ground).

Out of a total of 22 entries, the city held a judging committee composed of six experts who selected five outstanding works in the first round of judging on the 10th, and then finalized the winning design. The winning design will be granted the rights for basic and detailed design.

The winning design received high praise from the judges for maintaining the form and mass of the existing building while considering a well-structured spatial composition and harmony with the surrounding landscaping space. The city plans to sign a contract with the winning firm within this month, complete the design service by March next year, start construction thereafter, and complete the project by December 2026.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong City, stated, "We will do our best to transform Woorikkot Botanical Garden into a representative tourist resource of the western region and a beloved public arboretum for our citizens."

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