Professional Documents
Culture Documents
January 2012.
Swiss Business Hub Korea.
Title.
Language.
English
Number of pages.
24 pages
Content.
This report will provide the reader with a general overview of the Korean Architectural Design Industry.
The western concept in architectural design was established by Park Gil Yong in 1932 and it
was the start in the modern history of Koreas architectural design. In 1958, after the establishment of Korean construction laws, the Korean architectural design industry achieved high
prosperity and provided strong power to Korean economic growth. Due to the rapid economic growth in the 1970s and 1980's, several large architectural design firms became the basis
for the economic development of Korea.
Table of contents.
1. Overview of the Korean architectural design industry
2. Major architectural design companies in Korea
3. Overview of the Korean construction industry
4. Major construction companies in Korea
5. Recent trends and information in the industry
6. Business opportunities for overseas companies in the Korean market
7. Appendix
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
New members
919
642
468
467
421
193
502
200
377
454
13,317
13,959
14,427
14,894
15,315
15,508
16,010
16,210
16,587
17,041
Accumulated
2009
1~10
370.3
11~50
103.5
51~100
50.96
101~500
21.46
501~1,000
10.74
1,001~5,000
5,001~7,000
2.13
7,001~
As indicated in the table, most companies are small and some large architectural companies are dominating the market.
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
607
122,450
99.6
2007
772
156,127
127.0
2008
836
173,556
141.2
2009
920
178,775
145.4
2010
1.060
235,769
191.8
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
2007
790
91,463
74.4
891
120,135
97.7
2008
1,037
155,837
126.8
2009
1,060
157,901
128.5
2010
1,034
160,397
130.5
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
870
87,756
71.4
2007
862
94,139
76.6
2008
963
104,210
84.8
2009
1,110
130,840
106.5
2010
1,187
133,420
108.5
Junglim Architecture has approximately 500 employees who are working for overseas design and construction of large-scale international
projects. The companys work exhibits an unique design sensibility and cutting-edge technology. Its services are architectural design,
urban design, business planning, construction management and supervision.
Year
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
255
52,910
43.0
2007
284
8,810
7.2
2008
451
68,316
55.6
2009
507
71,915
58.5
2010
525
77,715
63.2
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
258
65,237
53.1
2007
311
68,610
55.8
2008
350
73,576
59.9
2009
362
63,790
51.9
2010
317
50,430
41.0
HAEAHN is leading in designing of housing and commercial objects, corporate office and mixed use facilities. Especially in mixed use
facilities (mixed use housing, commercial, offices, transportation facilities), HAEAHN possesses the best know-how in the domestic market. Also, HAEAHN has achieved success in many fields, including commercial environment design, which is still new to the domestic
market as well as urban design programming, developing business analysis, interior design and many other architectural services.
Annual turnover and number of employees:
Year
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
225
33,313
27.1
2007
336
55,568
45.2
2008
386
53,996
43.9
2009
420
59,386
48.3
2010
456
58,215
47.4
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
241
46,635
37.9
2007
270
52,484
42.7
2008
316
64,469
52.5
2009
358
58,481
47.6
2010
303
50,534
41.1
Since its establishment, the DA Group has been focused on design development, construction development, construction management,
urban development, master project, resort development project, environment ecology project and scenery project.
Annual turnover and number of employees:
Year
Number of employees
2006
130
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2007
289
25,589
20.8
2008
258
40,357
32.8
2009
275
52,091
42.4
2010
250
46,360
37.7
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
366
57,293
46.6
2007
450
58,861
47.9
2008
264
50.106
40.8
2009
230
51,430
41.8
2010
210
49,551
40.3
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
3,474
5,084.989
4,137
2007
3,688
5,649.098
4,596
2008
3,686
7,271,097
5,915
2009
3,927
9,278,579
7,546
2010
3,795
10,004,558
8,139
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Annual turnover and number of employees / Construction and engineering division only:
Year
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
4,343
9,727,981
7,914
2007
4,141
9,730,972
7,916
2008
4,476
11,811,592
9,609
2009
4,665
10,875,929
8,848
2010
5,049
13,044,076
10,612
4.3 GS E&C
CEO: Mr. Myung Soo Huh
Tel: +82 2 728 1112
Fax: +82 2 728 1203
Address: GS Yeokjeon Tower 537 Namdaemun-Ro 5-Ga, Joong-Gu, Seoul, Korea
URL: www.gsconst.co.kr
Company establishment: 1969
GS E&C has established its status as a top-ranking domestic company since its foundation in 1969 by achieving tremendous growth in
the fields of architecture, civil engineering, housing, plant, environment and power plant. In 1996, GS E&C became the first in the industry to adopt a Project Management System using EVM (Earned Value Management) to link schedule with profit/loss in Korea. In 2006, the
TPMS (Total Project Management System) was completed by adding the concept of Lean Construction and JIT (Just In Time) to the
Project Management System.
Annual turnover and number of employees:
Year
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
4,147
5,745,165
4,674
2007
4,082
6,011,536
4,890
2008
5,378
6,865,848
5,585
2009
4,972
7,376,925
6,001
2010
5,365
7,892,763
6,421
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POSCO E&C is a general construction company established in 1994 and has been implementing a series of projects and earned trust
from its customers in diverse industries including construction for steel plants, environmental plants, power plants, new city development
& architecture, social overhead capital (SOC) and skyscrapers. POSCO E&C has also expanded its business to the development of new
cities and complex such as the Songdo International Business District in South Korea and the North An Khanh New City in Vietnam.
Furthermore they engage in new and recycling energy sectors including building power plants for solar, wind and tidal energy. In addition,
POSCO E&C has been expanding to countries in Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Annual turnover and number of employees:
Year
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
2,359
3,670,409
2,986
2007
2,580
3,468,524
2,821
2008
2,955
4,517,303
3,675
2009
3,074
6,675,711
5,431
2010
3,556
6,237,953
5,075
Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
2853
4,629,282
3,766
2007
3071
4,939,614
4,018
2008
3256
5,892,212
4,793
2009
3762
6,274,852
5,105
2010
4110
6,198,256
5,042
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Number of employees
Turnover/Millions of Won
Turnover/Millions of CHF
2006
3,232
5,729,109
4,661
2007
3,420
6,066,559
4,935
2008
3,651
6,577,701
5,351
2009
4,811
7,097,387
5,774
2010
4,594
6,734,285
5,478
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and the Middle East to continue growing." To help boost the domestic market, the government will authorize the construction of 450,000
homes, including 150,000 housing units set aside specifically for low-income families, according to the ministry. In addition, the ministry
said it plans to spend 64 percent of its 21.5 trillion won ($18.6 billion) for the construction and employment sectors within the JanuaryJune period of the coming year.
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billion) through 2012. Under the Five-Year Plan for Green Growth, the government has set the goal of making Korea one of the world`s
top seven countries in terms of green competitiveness by 2020 and a top five member by 2050.
It is being developed on 1,500 acres of land in Korea along Incheon's waterfront, 40 miles from Seoul and just 7 miles from
Incheon International Airport. Developed by Gale International
and POSCO E&C, this master-planned metropolis is a model of
sustainable, city-scale development and innovation. The first
phase of the new international city opened in August 2009. It was
designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and the 100 million square foot
master plan includes commercial office space, residences, retail
shops, hotels as well as civic and cultural facilities.
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Incheon Bridge
Incheon Bridge is the worlds fifth cable-stayed bridge on sea that connects Incheon Airport with Incheon Songdo International City. The main
design and build contractor was Samsung C&T Corporation. Additional
contractors that contributed to the construction of the bridge were Halcrow, Dasan Consultants, and Arup. It is the first private investment
project supervised by AMEC, a UK company with advanced project
management skills.
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Kyobo Tower
It is located in the capital of South Korea, Seoul, where the new
headquarters of the insurance company bears the same name. It was
designed by Marrio Botta and constructed between 1999 and 2003.
The principal architect reshuffled 17 projects with different heights and
finishes. It is one of the tallest buildings in the urban Korean area,
home to nearly 12 million people. Mainly offices are located in the
Kyobo Tower. Despite of this, you can see a large number of construction details similar to those used in religious or cultural buildings.
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