Design Competition for Cheongseol Senior Welfare Center

Suwon City will henceforth promote public building design through design competitions.

According to the city, as public facility construction projects in the Suwon area have been pursued through open competitive bidding and direct contracting methods, concerns have been raised about the lack of artistry and creativity. Accordingly, the city plans to conduct design competitions to build public facilities that combine public functions with architectural artistry.

The city is currently conducting design competitions for the construction of the Cheongseol Senior Welfare Center and the Taejang-dong Community Center.

The Cheongseol Senior Welfare Center will be built in Manseok Park in Jeongja-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, with a scale of one basement level and three above-ground floors (total area of 3,750 square meters). The Taejang-dong Community Center will be built in Mangpo-dong, Yeongtong-gu, with one basement level and four above-ground floors (total area of 1,800 square meters).

The city plans to accept design competition submissions for these buildings until October 28 and announce the winning works around November 6.

The top-winning work will be awarded the design and implementation contract, while excellent and award-winning entries will receive prize money of 6 million won and 4 million won, respectively.

Additionally, once the site for the Yeongtong-gu Health Center is confirmed, the city plans to promote design competitions for that project as well, with plans to actively introduce design competitions for all future public building construction projects.