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Awards , 27 June 2023
Winning Red Dot Award 2023
‘NAVER 1784' undertaken by SAMOO Architects & Engineers was selected as the winner of the main prize in the Design Concept category of the Red Dot Award 2023, one of the world’s three major awards.The Red Dot Award is one of the most refutable international design awards and this year the Red Dot attracts more than 20,000 entries from around 51 centuries which are judged by renowned experts.
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News , 26 May 2023
CEO&STORY, Interviews with CEO Sohn Chang-Kyu
SAMOO is promoting itself as a total-service company that combines architectural design, global-level engineering competence, and future technology fused with architectural technology, pushing the boundaries of the existing architectural industry.Accordingly, SAMOO CEO Sohn Chang-Kyu gave a press interview to share SAMOO’s vision for design, engineering, and future technology.For further information, please visit the related articles linked below.Photo source | SAMOO [Related Articles][Seoul Economic Daily - “In addition to embracing design, engineering, and future technology, we intend to lay the groundwork for K-architecture’s ‘Pritzker Prize winning’,” says Sohn Chang-Kyu, CEO of SAMOO][Headlait - SAMOO CEO Sohn Chang-Kyu, a ’32-year-long SAMOO man’ who advanced from rookie to CEO… “I’m always concerned about the role of the first rank in the industry”] [DfS 관련 삼우TV 콘텐츠][전문가가 알려주는 안전설계(Design for Safety) | 삼우 DfS 뉴스 1부][전문가가 알려주는 안전설계(Design for Safety) | 삼우 DfS 뉴스 2부]-->
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Awards , 19 April 2023
Winning iF DESIGN AWARD 2023
‘NAVER 1784' 'KIA STORE IDENTITY' 'SAMOO METAVERSE MUSEUM' - received Germany’s iF DESIGN AWARD in 2023‘NAVER 1784' 'KIA SI' 'SAMOO METAVERSE MUSEUM‘, undertaken by SAMOO Architects & Engineers, each was selected as the winner of the main prize in the Industry Architecture, Showroom Interiors, Communication UX category of the iF DESIGN AWARD, one of the world’s three major awards. Located in Hanover, the International Forum Design is the longest-running independent design institution in the world. Since 1953, it has been honoring the iF DESIGN AWARD to the best design every year.NAVER 1784, KIA STORE IDENTITY, SAMOO METAVERSE MUSEUM won over the 133-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world. The competition was intense: 10,544 entries were submitted from 56 countries in hopes of receiving the seal of quality. About the iF DESIGN AWARDFor 69 years, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized as an arbiter of quality for exceptional design. The iF label is renowned worldwide for outstanding design services, and the iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most important design prizes in the world. Submissions are awarded in the following disciplines: Product, Packaging, Communication and Service Design/UX, Architecture and Interior Architecture as well as Professional Concept. All awarded entries are featured on the iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE, in the iF design app and are displayed at the iF design exhibition Hamburg.[Link to NAVER 1784] [Link to SAMOO METAVERSE MUSEUM][Link to New Kia Sales Facility SI 1S]
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News , 23 November 2022
Samoo Meta Museum
In commemoration of SAMOO’s 46th anniversary, a public relations exhibition hall named SMM [SAMOO META MUSEUM] was launched using the metaverse platform.We suggest you visit the SMM, where you will find numerous spatial experiments and a wide variety of exhibits taking place throughout the metaverse.Museum ProgramDisplay of submissions and award-winning entries from the SDA 2022 Completed Building Category, Planning Category, and Creative CategoryDisplay of submissions and award-winning entries from the SAMOO Graphic In-house Competition 2022Display of SAMOO’s magazine ‘Perspective’ 2022Intro Gallery: A display introducing the SMMPortal Room: SAMOO TV, SAMOO website, SAMOO social media, additional links to the metaverse space, etc.※ Once you sign up for Spatial (https://spatial.io), you will have access to a wider range of services.※ For details on how to use the SMM, please refer to the episode “Welcome! First time to Metaverse Museum?” on the SAMOO TV Youtube channel.Clink the following link to access the Samoo Meta Museum▼https://spatial.io/s/SMM_Samoo-Meta-Museum-632c094482281e00012246f5?share=1940656027404354656&utm_source=%2Fspaces
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Awards , 23 November 2022
Smart Construction Support Center wins the Excellence Prize at the BIM Awards 2022
At this year’s BIM Awards, Smart Construction Support Center 2 received the Excellence Prize for [undertaking and using modular BIM in connection with design, manufacturing, and construction]. The Awards was hosted by BuildingSMART KOREA and the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) and was sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.Link : BIM Awards 2022 (buildingsmart.or.kr)[Awards summary]Hosted by : BuildingSMART KOREASponsered by : Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and TransportName of the Award : Excellence Prize of the BIM Awards 2022
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Awards , 23 November 2022
Award : 2022 Smart City SOC-ICT Excellent Enterprise, and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the Smart City Construction Category
At the World Smart City Expo (WSCE) 2022, SAMOO Architects & Engineers was selected as the Enterprise of Excellence in SOC-ICT and received the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the Smart City Construction Category.SAMOO has been an industry-leading company in smart city construction, having completed projects such as Busan Eco Delta City Smart Village (EDC) and NAVER 1784, as well as Oceanix Floating City in collaboration with Danish architecture firm BIG. In recognition of its effort, SAMOO was selected as the Enterprise of Excellence in Smart City SOC-ICT at the WSCE 2022.Photo) Busan Eco Delta Smart City (EDC)[Awards summary]Hosted by : Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Science and ICTSponsered by : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of SMEs and StartupsName of the Award : 2022 Smart City SOC-ICT Excellent Enterprise, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award in the Smart City Construction Category
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Awards , 27 October 2022
NAVER 1784 won the Grand Prize of 2022 Korean Architecture Awards
Designed by Samoo Architects & Engineers, Naver 1784 project won the Grand Prize (Presidential Award) in the private sector of the 2022 Korea Architecture Awards.1784 is a spatial platform that brings the future into a reality through various technological fusions. It is a spatial framework to house anything, a place where all previous technologies of NAVER continue to fuse, a place for supporting executives’ works, and a testbed evolving into a new innovative service.Samoo designed a new building, Naver 1784, following the Green Factory, the existing office building. In addition to architectural design, interior design, eco -friendly consulting, medical facility consulting, and construction Administration tasks are reflected in the architectural space with all the advanced design ability and technology of Samoo to draw a future office that create better values for people and company.[Awards summary]Host : Republic of Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and TransportSponser : The Seoul Economic Daily, KIRA, Presidential Commission on Architecture Policy, LH, Cafco, HUG, Korea Housing Association, Korea Housing Builders AssociationAward : The Grand Prize in the private sector(Presidential Award)Project : Naver 1784
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News , 27 June 2022
CEO Sohn Chang-Kyu’s Interviews on Design for Safety (DfS)
For the first time among architecture companies in Korea, SAMOO introduced the concept of Design for Safety (DfS), established the process of DfS, and is grafting it onto the actual projects. Also, the company is promoting a safety culture by sharing these DfS databases and libraries through the website.Accordingly, Sohn Chang-Kyu, CEO of SAMOO, gave interviews to the media in order to communicate the value of SAMOO’s DfS. The news articles have been released, and more details can be found through the link to the related articles below.Photo source | News1 Korea[Related Articles][MONEYTODAY - “Changing the design will make a difference in construction safety”, according to Sohn Chang-Kyu, CEO of SAMOO][News1 Korea - SAMOO, the designer of Samsung Semiconductor Pyeongtaek Campus, promotes construction culture by sharing ‘Safety Know-how’] [SAMOO TV on DfS][Design for Safety explained by experts | SAMOO DfS News Part 1][Design for Safety explained by experts | SAMOO DfS News Part 2]
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News , 23 May 2022
Hanyang University Hospital, New Construction Design
WinnerHanyang University Hospital[ Design Summary ]Project : Hanyang University Hospital Outpatient CenterUsage : Bio & Healthcare FacilityLocation : 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of KoreaGFA : 75,937.47 m²Floors : 5F / B5
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News , 20 May 2022
SC Zeus IDC Project Olympus
WinnerSC Zeus IDC Project Olympus[ Design Summary ]Project : SC Zeus IDC Project OlympusUsage : Data CenterLocation : Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of KoreaClient : SC Zeus Data Centers SC Zeus Bucheon IDC that designed by Samoo is the Client’s first project in south Korea, and it is a hyper-scale, high-tech data center.
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