Seohan wins contract for edge AI data center near Samsung Station

Daegu-based construction company Seohan is expanding beyond its traditional focus on housing, general construction and civil infrastructure into new business areas.

Seohan said Tuesday it had been selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of the Samsung Station edge AI data center, to be built near Samsung Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The project covers a site area of 1,192 square meters and a total floor area of 4,949 square meters, comprising a single building with five below-ground floors and four above-ground floors. The total contract value is 129.6 billion won ($93.5 million), excluding VAT.

The facility is an edge AI data center with a power capacity of 9.0 megawatts. It will operate at a Tier III rating, with redundant infrastructure enabling uninterrupted operation even during maintenance.

The data center also holds a strong locational advantage. Situated in the heart of Gangnam — Seoul's premier business district, home to major corporations and a concentration of financial and IT demand — the facility is well positioned as an urban data infrastructure hub.

Its location in a core business district such as Gangnam gives the data center a competitive edge not only in physical proximity to corporate customers but also in rapid data processing and service responsiveness.

The contract is seen as significant in that a regional mid-sized construction company has broken into a market long dominated by large national builders.

"This data center contract is the result of Seohan's accumulated technical expertise and construction capabilities being recognized across diverse building sectors," Chief Executive Jeong Woo-pil said. "Seohan will continue to expand into urban data center construction and advanced digital infrastructure to broaden our competitiveness in winning contracts."