Ssangyong E&C completes Pompidou Center Hanwha inside the 63 Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Shown is the exterior of Pompidou Center Hanwha. /Courtesy of Ssangyong E&C

Ssangyong E&C said on the 14th that it has completed the "Pompidou Center Hanwha" project in Yeouido, Seoul, ahead of its official opening in June. "Pompidou Center Hanwha" is an overseas branch of the modern art museum "Centre Pompidou" in Paris, France.

The "Pompidou Center Hanwha" project, which remodels the annex and underground levels of the 63 Building in Yeouido, Seoul, spans three basement floors to four above-ground floors, with a total floor area of about 31,152㎡. It was commissioned by Hanwha Life Insurance and the Hanwha Cultural Foundation, and Ssangyong E&C began construction in 2024 and completed it in February this year.

This project is a complex, high-difficulty remodeling that had to carry out demolition, structural reinforcement, and exhibition space creation simultaneously under the condition of maintaining normal operations of the ultra-large mixed-use 63 Building. Ssangyong E&C minimized process interference and completed the work in a short period.

From a structural perspective, to secure the safety of the existing structural frame that is more than 40 years old, the patented MPT (Metro Post Tension) reinforcement method was applied to effectively increase structural capacity, and by establishing reinforcement measures in real time for structural changes occurring during demolition, construction stability was ensured.

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