The National Folk Museum of Korea Design Competition

The National Folk Museum of Korea, located within Gyeongbokgung Palace, is planning to relocate to accommodate the Gyeongbokgung Palace restoration project by 2030. 

Through this design competition, we aim to receive proposals for the relocation and construction of the museum in the National Museum Complex in Sejong City. 

This competition will be open to general submissions, and applications for the design competition will be accepted from September 23 to October 4.

[Design Competition Overview] 

Location: Sejong City, Sejong-do 107-143, National Museum Complex, Zone 2 

Site area: 50,815 m²

Gross floor area: 23,473 m² 

Building coverage ratio/Floor area ratio: 50% / 200%

Estimated construction cost: 78.76 billion KRW (excluding electrical and exhibition construction costs, including VAT)

Estimated design cost: 5.138 billion KRW (excluding electrical design costs, including basic and detailed design, various certification fees, surveying, investigation fees, impact assessment fees, licensing fees, model production costs, VAT, etc.)

The design guidelines can be found on the official webpage.

http://nfm-compe.kr/

Applications for participation and inquiries related to the design can be made through the webpage starting from September 23.