The Seoul Housing and Urban Development Corporation (SH) has been recognized for its policy research aimed at creating family-friendly housing environments, winning the Public Design Award at the 2026 Korea Public Design Awards.
On October 23, SH announced that it received the Korean Craft and Design Culture Promotion Agency Award in the public policy category at the 2026 Korea Public Design Awards.
The Korea Public Design Awards, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Craft and Design Culture Promotion Agency, honors outstanding public design projects and research. This year, a new category was established to evaluate the excellence of policies and systems.
SH submitted four research and activity outcomes under the theme 'Family-Friendly Housing: Creating a Child-Friendly Living Environment through Public Design.'
Notably, the 'Child Love Home Certification System Evaluation Index Study' established criteria for assessing apartments that are conducive to raising children. This study considers not only the internal structure of housing but also children's play and care facilities, as well as community environments. The guidelines from this research have been cited in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's '2025 Parenting-Friendly Platform Guidelines.'
Additionally, the 'Housing Mobility Criteria Study for Families with Children in Rental Housing' analyzed data from approximately 220,000 households to propose directions for housing mobility support, taking into account housing size, children's growth stages, and proximity to caregiving family members.
SH staff also created and distributed a booklet titled 'For a Child-Friendly Living Environment' to better understand the challenges faced by families with children and to provide resident-centered housing services.
The booklet 'A Home Suitable for Living with Children, A Company Good for Working' details family-friendly housing policies and organizational culture improvements aimed at balancing work and childcare, led by SH's Low Birthrate Countermeasures Innovation Committee.
SH plans to utilize these research outcomes in future housing supply, management, and welfare projects, expanding housing support policies that families can truly benefit from.
SH President Hwang Sang-ha stated, "A home suitable for raising children is one where families can feel secure while raising their kids. We will continue to strive to create living environments where both children and parents can be happy."
Meanwhile, SH announced that it conducted a '2026 Large-Scale Disaster Preparedness Business Recovery Drill' on October 23 to assess its rapid recovery capabilities in the event of a major disaster.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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