The Coupang Fulfillment Center 2, located within the Phase 3 General Industrial Complex in Pyeongdong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, is the first high-tech fulfillment center (FC) in the Honam region. Built on a 15,000-pyeong (around 50 thousand sq. m.) site with a total floor area of approximately 50,000 pyeong (around 165 thousand sq. m.), the warehouse facility was designed to operate as a nationwide FC, providing comprehensive services of storage, sorting, packaging, and delivery.

The design concept emphasizes expansion and stability in logistics operations. The warehouse façades expose the concrete construction to highlight functionality, while the supporting facilities feature simpler façades with urethane panels, symbolically expressing each facility’s character. This approach also reflects a practical design that considers cost efficiency and enhanced facility security.

To ensure smooth FC operations, a circulation dock system was adopted to maximize loading dock capacity and improve efficiency of both vehicle and user circulations. This project represents Coupang’s first case of integrating its in-house security process from the design stage, expected to serve as a new standard for future Coupang fulfillment centers. Reflecting the facility’s large scale, the main common hall was placed along the workers’ circulation route in connection to welfare facilities and a rooftop garden, forming an integrated rest space.

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