Idẹ Ìkọ́lé · 2026
Miryang Election Platform Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Ọ́fíìsì Ìjọba
by Junghee Lee
- Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award 2026 in Ìkọ́lé
- CLIENT: 2m2 Architects
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 6,467
- Verification code 807833C5D3 · Verify this award
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About Miryang Election Platform Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Ọ́fíìsì Ìjọba
Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Tí a bá wò ó láti ojú ọ̀nà, Pèpéle Ìbò Miryang ń fi ìdàkẹ́jẹ́ẹ́ àjọ ìṣètò hàn nípasẹ̀ àwòkọ́lé tí ó ní ìlànà tí kò sì ṣe àpọ̀nlé. Ojú ógiri biriki tí a tò ní àtúnṣe rírì tí ó dọ́gba ń fún ilé náà ní wíwà tí ó dúró ṣinṣin tí ó bá àwọn aṣọ ìlú tó yí i ká mu nípa ti ẹ̀dá. Ní apá òsì, iye àtẹ̀gùn tí ó yíká ń ṣàtúnṣe iye ọ́fíìsì onígun mẹ́rin, tí ó sì ń rọ̀ ìga náà nígbà tí ó ń fa ìmọ́lẹ̀ òòrùn wọ inú àwọn àyè inú ilé tí a jọ ń pín. Ìyípadà náà ń ṣiṣẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí àmì àyásọ́tọ̀ tí kò fojú hàn, tí ó ń dámọ̀ràn ṣíṣí sílẹ̀ láìpàdánù àṣẹ. Pa pọ̀, àwọn ìgbésẹ̀ wọ̀nyí ń túmọ̀ ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé aráàlú sí àwòkọ́lé tí a kọ́.
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Miryang Election Platform Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Ọ́fíìsì Ìjọba jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Miryang Election Platform Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Ọ́fíìsì Ìjọba yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Miryang Election Platform Iṣẹ́ Pàtàkì: Ọ́fíìsì Ìjọba ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
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- 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
