Miryang Election Platform 政府辦公大樓 by Junghee Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.
銅建築· 2026
Miryang Election Platform 政府辦公大樓
by Junghee Lee
Client: 2m2 Architects
A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 建築 Category
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The Design
About Miryang Election Platform 政府辦公大樓
從街道望過去，密陽選舉平台透過嚴謹而低調嘅建築設計，傳遞出一種制度上嘅沉穩感。磚瓦立面以有節奏、有度量嘅重複方式鋪排，令大樓散發出一種紮實嘅存在感，自然融入周圍嘅城市肌理之中。左邊有一個圓弧形嘅樓梯體量，與直線型嘅辦公主體形成對比，柔化咗立面之餘，亦將日光引入共用嘅室內空間。呢條弧線就好似一個含蓄嘅簽名，喺唔失威嚴之餘，同時流露出開放嘅氣息。呢啲設計手法相輔相成，將公民信任轉化成實體建築形態。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅獎
Miryang Election Platform 政府辦公大樓是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Miryang Election Platform 政府辦公大樓將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Miryang Election Platform 政府辦公大樓出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。
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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