Jinmu Global Business City

The Jinmu Global Business City (Jinmu GBC, Zhenian: 진무 글로벌비즈니스시티) is a complex of located near the center of Daeseong District, Daedo, Zhenia. Primarily designed by the architectural firm JM House and built by Jinmu Construction & Engineering (Jinmu C&E), it was built to serve as the new corporate headquarters of the Jinmu Group. Primarily consisting of five main towers hosting the headquarter offices and flagship stores of the Jinmu Group and its subsidiaries, as well as a group of high-rise apartments, it is one of the largest real estate development projects within the city other than Daedo International Financial Center. Its main tower, the Jinmu One, is the second-tallest building in Zhenia, behind only Daedo International Financial Center.

History
The need for a new headquarters for the Jinmu Group, which had grown well into the single largest conglomerate in the nation, was called for since the 1980s, when the existing Jinmu Square in Seongjin-dong, despite being close to the city center, proved to be small for the group overall. Having participated significantly in the Shin Daedo New Town development program, it initially vouched to become the primary tenant of what would become the Daedo International Financial Center, coupled with the symbolism that it was set to be the tallest building in the nation.

Architecture and construction


Most buildings of the complex, aside from dedicated-purpose buildings such as the Jinmu Six, generally follow the architectural philosophy of allocating commercial and event space on the lower floors, while residential/office space are allocated to the higher floors. Many of the buildings are connected via not only aboveground walkways but also subterranean pathways at floors B1 and B3, all converging right beneath Jinmu One, the main tower of the building. Most buildings, utilizing double-layer glass on their facades, maintain transparent facades, a feature not common in most buildings of its size.

A major defining characteristic of the complex as a whole is the integration of ample green space into the architecture, reflecting the group's philosophy on. Built organically and in tandem with the redevelopment of the Metropolitan Stadium Complex to its south, Jinmu Global Business City was primarily designed with the maximization of public green space and walking in mind. Around 40% of the total land area of the complex is designated as public green space, with green space filling up most of the areas between the buildings of the complex. Jinmu One, in particular, is home to the Dan Gardens, one of the largest indoor gardens of its kind in the nation by total area, comprising of the tower's floors 1 through 7, delicately connecting to the Jinmu Plaza and the Metropolitan Stadium Complex to its south.

Jinmu One
The main tower of Jinmu GBC, commonly referred to as Jinmu One, is a 700-meter supertall as well as the centerpiece of the complex. As one of the first buildings in the complex that were topped off, it was set to be the core of the project as the whole. The building is widely regarded as the core of the complex, being directly connected to most buildings around the complex via both underground and aboveground pathways that converge around the Jinmu Center of Light situated directly below the tower's lobby floor. It primarily hosts the headquarters of Jinmu Holdings, the of the entire group, as well as several key subsidiaries, including Jinmu Heavy Industries and Jinmu Electronics.

Also built around the bundled tube design that remains common among most buildings in the complex, Jinmu One resembles a unique curved stick, standing out against other structures of the complex and also contributing to wind load reduction. Is spire structurally relies on three core pillars on a triangular layout running up the height of the building, eventually converging at the top. The tower's exterior is covered with pale-colored glass, inspired from traditional ceramics of the Danguk Peninsula, while the southwestern side of the building is further highlighted with accents drawing inspiration from traditional metal.

While almost all of the tower's floors house the headquarter offices of the Jinmu Group's subsidiaries, the first seven floors of the tower, including its lobby, share space with the Dan Gardens, one of the largest indoor gardens of its kind in the nation. The Dan Gardens coexists with the commercial space allocated to the Jinmu Galleria at Jinmu One, the store of the Jinmu Galleria brand. In addition, floors 127 and 128 house the "Jinmu Star", the second-highest indoor in the nation, while the top floor, since its opening on January 1, 2019, is home to The Galaxy, one of the world's highest revolving restaurants.

Jinmu Forest
The Jinmu Forest is a series of high-rise residential towers that together form the northwestern section of the complex. Consisting of ten towers and adjoining auxiliary and commercial buildings, the first three floors of the respective towers are primarily reserved to commercial space, while all remaining floors are allocated to condominiums. Containing a combined total of 3,820 condominiums, most of the condominiums share many of the characteristics seen in other buildings of the complex, including open layouts and floor-to-ceiling windows, while many of the rooms offering views of the skyline and the nearby complex.