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
Read MoreSmart 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
Read MoreAward : 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
Read MoreNAVER 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
Read MoreCEO 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]
Read MoreHanyang 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
Read MoreSC 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.
Read MoreInauguration of the New CEO at SAMOO
On December 16, 2021, SAMOO Architects & Engineers appointed vice president Sohn Chang-Kyu as the company’s new CEO. With this appointment as a springboard, SAMOO aims to strengthen its distinguished competitiveness in its core business while increasing its investment in new ventures and growth engines.Henceforth, SAMOO will continue to give the best service possible with the purpose of realizing the client’s values while also driving the digital transformation of the design industry in line with future changes. As a leading corporate in architectural culture, SAMOO will strive further to fulfill our social responsibilities.[Related Articles][e Daehan Economy, ‘SAMOO Appoints Vice President Sohn Chang-Kyu as the New CEO’][Edaily, ‘SAMOO Appoints Vice President Sohn Chang-Kyu as the New CEO’]
Read Morekakao Data Center, Winning the Top Prize of the BIM Awards 2021
kakao Data Center, designed by SAMOO Architects & Engineers, received the BuildingSMART Korea Chairman’s Award, which is the top prize of the BIM Awards 2021.[Awards summary]Hosted by: BuildingSMART Korea, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building TechnologySponsored by: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Archisoft, Trimble Solutions KoreaName of the Award: BuildingSMART Korea Chairman’s Award (First Prize) in the general categoryWinning Entry: kakao Data Center (enhancing expertise and productivity of data center design using BIM)
Read More2021 SAMOO 45 Years Anniversary Celebration
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of our founding, various commemorations such as the founding ceremony, SAMOO Conference, and Design/Open Innovation Week were held from October 1 to 15 under the theme of “Meeting the Future in Advance.” Due to the pandemic circumstance, most events were held online in consideration of practicing social distancing, but, thanks to the great support and interest from both inside and outside the company, we were able to share the value of SAMOO’s vision, which is “Borderless Challenge, The Innovation Leader.” SAMOO will continue to actively practice the social responsibility of ESG activities through the design that transcends the scope of the architectural design industry, in addition to sharing expertise and information on realizing the value of new technology.SAMOO Conference2021.10. 1(FRI)13:00 - 17:00Click the link below to go to SAMOO TV Youtube Channel Live StreamingLink : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDuXDrmYuHZNqtdkBHas4AQAs an event initiated on the anniversary of the founding in 2019, this will be held as an open event where everyone can participate and share know-how and professional knowledge of SAMOO. Design Innovation Week2021.10. 1(FRI) - 2021.10.15(FRI)Click the link below to go to Gangdong East Central Tower 20th floor, Reception & SPATIALLink : https://app.spatial.io/rooms/61443bdef7b9610001ca914c?share=5610123416273882628Sharing of the changes in the design environment triggered by the development of technology through the juxtaposed worlds of contact and contactless. Open Innovation Week2021.10. 1(FRI) - 2021.10.15(FRI)Gangdong East Central Tower 20th floor, ReceptionA place to internally and externally share the activities of Open Innovation, which blur the boundaries between industries and move forward to the future’s innovation through exchange and collaboration
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