Miryang Election Platform Frumhlutverk: Stjórnsýsluskrifstofa by Junghee Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award í bronsi in Arkitektúr, bygginga- og mannvirkjahönnun Competition Category.
BronsArkitektúr· 2026
Miryang Election Platform Frumhlutverk: Stjórnsýsluskrifstofa
by Junghee Lee
Client: 2m2 Architects
A' Design Award í bronsi Winner in Arkitektúr Category
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The Design
About Miryang Election Platform Frumhlutverk: Stjórnsýsluskrifstofa
Séð frá götunni miðlar kosningavettvangurinn í Miryang stofnanalegri ró með agaðri, hógværri byggingarlist. Múrsteinsflísaframhlið, lögð í mældri taktfastri endurtekningu, gefur byggingunni jarðbundna nærveru sem fellur eðlilega inn í umliggjandi borgarvef. Til vinstri jafnar ávalt stigarými hina rétthyrndu skrifstofuheild, mildar framhliðina um leið og það dregur dagsljós inn í sameiginleg innri rými. Boglínan virkar sem lágstemmt einkennismerki, sem gefur til kynna hreinskilni án þess að tapa myndugleika. Saman þýða þessar aðgerðir borgaralegt traust yfir í byggt form.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í bronsi
Miryang Election Platform Frumhlutverk: Stjórnsýsluskrifstofa vann A' Design Award í bronsi, mjög virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er framúrskarandi hönnunarverkum sem einkennast af sköpunargáfu, hugvitssemi og skarpskyggni. Sigurvegarar í bronsi eru ríkulega leiknir og áberandi skapandi gripir sem staðfesta víðtæka reynslu, ímyndunarafl og útsjónarsemi hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Miryang Election Platform Frumhlutverk: Stjórnsýsluskrifstofa sé mjög metinn, dáður og elskaður hlutur sem er einstaklega fagmannlegur og nýstárlegur. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í bronsi felur í sér bestu starfsvenjur í list, vísindum, hönnun og tækni og er framúrskarandi fyrir athygli sína á smáatriðum. Miryang Election Platform Frumhlutverk: Stjórnsýsluskrifstofa fullnægir þörfum á dásamlegan hátt, snertir langanir, heillar tilfinningar og vekur forvitni.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The building’s calm materials and restrained composition reinforce its institutional identity. A brick tile facade, defined by rhythmic repetition, creates a grounded presence that blends with the surrounding urban fabric. On the left, a rounded stair volume contrasts the rectilinear office mass, adding balance while drawing daylight into shared interiors as a subtle signature. These calibrated gestures turn the office into a symbol of civic trust.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The facility is organized over three floors to match the Election Office's workflow the first floor provides parking and election material storage as the logistical base the second floor contains the main offices, committee rooms, and a highly secured ballot box vault built with reinforced walls for maximum protection and the third floor serves election integrity operations, with a multipurpose meeting room, Fair Election Support Team offices, and investigation rooms.
- Tags
- Miryang Election Platform, liberal democratic society, election, 2m2 architects, DJ 2m2
- Production Technology
- By delicately balancing security and openness, public and private functions, the project embodies the design ethos essential to contemporary public architecture. Ultimately, this building is more than an administrative structure it is a civic infrastructure supporting local democracy and a lasting architectural symbol of fair elections for generations to come.
- Design Challenge
- In Korea, public architecture is often compromised as the initial design gets diluted by excessive client intervention. After winning the design competition, it took the architect’s persistent effort and continuous coordination to carry the original concept through to construction. It was not an easy journey, but we were able to align all parties and bring the project to a successful close.
- Research
- In a liberal democracy, elections are the practical expression of popular sovereignty, and the trust they create depends on fairness and transparency. Local election commissions apply national rules on the ground, running the process close to citizens and sustaining democracy in daily community life. The Miryang Election Platform translates this role into architecture a composed, secure setting for impartial procedures that strengthens public confidence through restraint and clarity, not overt symbolism.
- Inspiration
- In a liberal democracy, elections are the practical exercise of popular sovereignty, and the trust they create depends on fairness and transparency. Local election commissions bring national rules to on-site reality, running the process close to citizens and sustaining democracy in community life. The Miryang Election Platform translates this role into architecture a composed place that supports impartial procedures, strengthens public confidence, and favors restraint over symbolism.
- Project Duration
- This project began after winning a design competition in Korea in 2023, and it was completed in 2025.
- Operation Flow
- This vertical zoning expresses not only functional order but also the democratic values of fairness and protection. Externally, calm materials and a controlled composition reinforce the building’s institutional character, while a brick tile facade uses rhythmic repetition to convey discipline and a grounded presence that blends with the surrounding urban fabric.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Kyungsub Shin, 2025
Image #2, Photographer Kyungsub Shin, 2025
Image #3, Photographer Kyungsub Shin, 2025
Image #4, Photographer Kyungsub Shin, 2025
Image #5. Photographer Kyungsub Shin, 2025
Video Credits: 2m2 architects
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