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Solution 8. Locality & Community: Daegu Bank Second Headquarters | Junglim Architecture

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Yoon Joonhwan (unless otherwise indicated)
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SPACE May 2026 (No. 702)

 

 

 

 

​Established in 1967 as Korea¡¯s first regional bank, Daegu Bank has built a deep bond with its community. Junglim Architecture designed the original headquarters in 1979 and handled its remodelling in 2015. Based on the corporate philosophy of ¡®Communication and Mutual Growth¡¯, the Second Headquarters creates a comfortable workspace alongside a complex cultural space for citizens.

 

 

 

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The lower levels house galleries and cafés with entrances on all sides to foster active engagement ...
 
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Architect

Junglim Architecture (Jeong Yongkyo, Lee Myungjin)

Design team

Woo Soyoung, Lee Myungjin, Jung Jaeseon, Kim Dongkwan, Yun Sunghan, Lee Woomee, Oh Jeongkeun, Kim Dohyun, Kim Hyunki, Kim Hyojung

Location

111, Oksan-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, Korea

Programme

office (bank)

Site area

9,638.9§³

Building area

3,637.12§³

Gross floor area

37,055.34§³

Building scope

B3, 10F

Parking

392

Height

55.94m

Building to land ratio

37.73%

Floor area ratio

167.24%

Structure

RC, SRC

Exterior finishing

THK36 low-e glass with expanded metal, THK30 angol

Interior finishing

THK18 insulated glazing unit, THK30 napoleon gray,

Structural engineer

I¡¯st

Mechanical engineer

WOOWON M&E

Electrical engineer

JUNGWOO Engineering

Construction

HWASUNG INDUSTRIAL

Design period

July 2012 – Oct. 2013

Construction period

Dec. 2013 – Apr. 2016

Cost

75 billion KRW

Client

Daegu Bank

Landscape design

SOLTOS Landscape Architecture



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