Led by Leader Choi Dongsik, the Smart R&D BU specializes in designing R&D facilities for private and public institutions as well as educational and research facilities at universities, both domestically and internationally. Starting with diverse educational environment projects, the unit has established partnerships in the R&D sector with companies such as Naver, Kakao, HL Mando, and LG Group affiliates to implement user-centered education and research environments. Having played various roles in R&D facility design, Choi is currently leading the Hongik University Innovation Growth Campus project.

Choi joined Junglim Architecture in 2005 and has worked as a designer and team leader on various projects. As the current leader of the Smart R&D BU, he focuses on planning and designing user-centered educational, research, and office spaces based on trust built with diverse clients. Key projects include LG Sciencepark Magok, LG Chem Daejeon Technology Research Center, UNIST Battery R&D Center, Naver Data Center Gak Sejong, and Yonsei University Severance Faculty Research Center (Research Center for Future Medicine).

주요 수상 프로젝트

• 네이버 데이터센터 각 세종 (2024 대한민국녹색건축대전 산업통상자원부 장관상)
• HL만도 NEXT M R&D 센터 (2024 성남시건축상 최우수상, 2023 제28회 경기도건축문화상 입선)
• 울산과학기술원(UNIST) 이차전지 산학연 연구센터 (2023 울산광역시 건축상 최우수상)
• LG전자 ThinQ Home (2022 경기도건축문화상 동상)
• 현대해상 하이비전센터 (2017 한국건축문화대상 대상)
• 대한민국역사박물관 (2013 한국건축문화대상 국무총리상)