Led by Leader Dongkwan Kim, the Design SU strategically supports business units from design practice across multiple areas. The unit carries out major corporate projects while strategically supporting the design direction of projects undertaken by the BUs at the practical stage. Based on his extensive design experience, Kim aims to strengthen Junglim Architecture’s unique design competitiveness.

Having majored in architectural design at Kookmin University and its graduate school, Kim joined Junglim Architecture in 2006 where he has served as a design partner (DP) and senior team leader, currently leading the Design SU. His design portfolio includes diverse uses such as the Sinan Police Station, SK Chemical Ulsan Plant General Management Building, Korea University Anam Hospital Medicomplex New Building, Thinking Platform Dangsan, SK Siltron Employee Welfare Building, Hanmaeum Medical Center in Changwon, Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Anseong Hospital, and Lotte Mall Westlake Hanoi. He pursues designs that comprehensively interpret client requirements and physical conditions, aiming to capture the client’s and design team’s unique stories rather than following passing architectural trends.

Major Award-Winning Projects

• Shinan Police Station (2024 10th National Property Architecture Award Grand Prize, Minister of Economy and Finance Award)
• SK Chemical Ulsan Plant General Management Building (2024 Ulsan Metropolitan City Architecture Award Grand Prize)
• Korea University Anam Hospital MedComplex New Wing (2024 Korea Remodeling Architecture Grand Prix Special Selection)
• Thinking Factory Dangsan (2023 Seoul Architecture Award Excellence Award, 2023 Korea Green Building Grand Prix Minister of Environment Award)
• SK Siltron Employee Welfare Building (2023 Gyeongsangbuk-do Architecture Culture Award Grand Prize)
• Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi (2023 Asia Pacific Property Awards Winner, 2023 REARD Global Real Estate Design Awards Winner, 2024 10th CREAD AWARD Gold Award)
• Changwon One Heart Hospital (2021 Changwon City Architecture Grand Prize)
• Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Anseong Hospital (2019 Gyeonggi Province Architecture Culture Award Silver Prize)

External Activities

• Korean Institute of Architects, UIA-hosted «100 Architects of the Year International Exhibition» (2017, Culture Station Seoul 284)
• Seoul Metropolitan Government Hosted «The 15th Seoul Architecture Culture Festival» (2023, Seoul Urban Architecture Exhibition Hall)
• Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Hosted «2023 Gyeongsangbuk-do Architecture Exhibition» (2023, Pohang Cheolgil Forest · Pohang Culture & Arts Center)
• Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Sungkyunkwan University, Kwangwoon University