International Design Competition for the New DAEGU Metropolitan City Hall

1. Background

The current Daegu City Hall in Dongin was constructed in 1993, and the City Council building in 1956. Due to aging facilities and a shortage of administrative space, the city has been leasing nearby office buildings and operating in a dispersed manner since 2004.
Among these, the former Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government Office, built in 1965 and currently used as the Daegu City Hall in Sangyeok, is located approximately 4 km or a 15-minute drive from the Daegu City Hall in Dongin. This facility is also fragmented across several buildings, making it inconvenient for citizens to visit, significantly reducing administrative efficiency, and resulting in considerable unnecessary expenditures.
As a result, the necessity of constructing a new city hall was brought into public discussion. Since the initial construction plan was established in 2004, a Citizen Participation Committee consisting of 250 citizens took part in the site selection process in 2019, ultimately selecting the Duryu Water Purification Plant site in Dalseo-gu as the final project location.

2. Overview

Host Organization : Daegu Metropolitan City (New City Hall Construction Division)
Site Address : 176, Dangsan-ro, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea (706-3, Duryu-dong) and surrounding area
Use : Public Administrative Facility
Area Size : ① Main Site: 72,023㎡, ② Reserved Sites: 56,993㎡ and 15,599㎡ respectively
Total Floor Area : 116,954.47㎡ (Adjustable within ±3%)
Estimated Construction Cost : KRW 333.583 billion
Estimated Design Cost : KRW 14,212,715,000
Competition Period : May 28 (Wed), 2025 – September 18 (Thu), 2025

3. Design Competition Schedule

Announcement : May 28 (Wed), 2025
Registration : May 28 (Wed) - June 26 (Thu), 2025 / Official website
Site Briefing : June 10 (Tue), 2025, 10:00 / Online
Inquiry Submission : June 10 (Tue) - June 16 (Mon), 2025, by 17:00 / Official email
Response to Inquiries : June 24 (Tue), 2025, 17:00 / Official website
Submission of Proposals : August 26 (Tue), 2025, 10:00–17:00 / On-site submission
Preliminary Review : August 28 (Thu), 2025
1st Jury Review : September 2 (Tue), 2025
Submission of Materials for 2nd Jury Review : September 15 (Mon), 2025, 10:00–17:00 / On-site submission
2nd Jury Review : September 16 (Tue), 2025
Final Winner Announcement : September 18 (Thu), 2025 / Official website

4. Awards and Prizes

1st Prize(1 entry) : Certificate, contract for basic and detailed design services, and priority negotiation rights for implementation of design intent
2nd Prize(1 entry) : Certificate, design honorarium of KRW 50 million
3rd Prize(1 entry) : Certificate, design honorarium of KRW 40 million
4th Prize(1 entry) : Certificate, design honorarium of KRW 30 million
5th Prize(1 entry) : Certificate, design honorarium of KRW 20 million

5. Official Website & E-mail