Miryang Election Platform Funzjoni Primarja: Uffiċċju Governattiv by Junghee Lee

Miryang Election Platform Funzjoni Primarja: Uffiċċju Governattiv by Junghee Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż in Disinn tal-Arkitettura, Bini u Strutturi Competition Category.

BronżArkitettura· 2026

Miryang Election Platform Funzjoni Primarja: Uffiċċju Governattiv

by Junghee Lee

Client: 2m2 Architects

Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż Winner in Arkitettura Category

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The Design

About Miryang Election Platform Funzjoni Primarja: Uffiċċju Governattiv

Test tal-Ktieb: Meta jidher mit-triq, il-Pjattaforma Elettorali ta' Miryang twassal serenità istituzzjonali permezz ta' arkitettura dixxiplinata u modesta. Faċċata bil-madum tal-brikks, imqiegħda f'repetizzjoni ritmika mkejla, tagħti lill-bini preżenza sod li tintegra b'mod naturali fit-tessut urban tal-madwar. Fuq ix-xellug, volum tat-taraġ imdawwar jibbilanċja l-massa rettilinja tal-uffiċċju, filwaqt li jrattab l-elevazzjoni waqt li jiġbed id-dawl tax-xemx fl-ispazji interni komuni. Il-kurva taġixxi bħala firma diskreta, li tissuġġerixxi ftuħ mingħajr ma titlef l-awtorità. Flimkien, dawn il-mossi jittraduċu l-fiduċja ċivika f'forma mibnija.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż

Miryang Election Platform Funzjoni Primarja: Uffiċċju Governattiv huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Bronż, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji eċċellenti ddistingwuti mill-kreattività, l-ingenwità u l-għaqal. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Bronż huma xogħlijiet bi ħila biżżejjed u kreattivi b'mod impressjonanti li jawtentikaw l-esperjenza vasta, l-immaġinazzjoni u l-ħila ta' riżorsi tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Miryang Election Platform Funzjoni Primarja: Uffiċċju Governattiv ikun oġġett imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub, notevolment professjonali u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Bronż jinkorporaw l-aħjar prattiki fl-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija u huwa eċċellenti fl-attenzjoni għad-dettalji. Miryang Election Platform Funzjoni Primarja: Uffiċċju Governattiv jissodisfa l-ħtiġijiet b'mod eċċellenti, imiss ix-xewqat, jinċanta s-sentimenti u jattira l-kurżità.

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