Hyundai Engineering wins bronze at 2026 Good Design Awards

Hyundai Engineering announced Tuesday that it won the bronze prize — the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards Commissioner Award in the special ergonomic design category — at the 2026 Good Design Awards.

The Good Design Awards, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and organized by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, have been held annually since 1985 under the Industrial Design Promotion Act. Products selected through a multifaceted evaluation of aesthetics, creativity and usability receive the government-certified "Good Design (GD)" mark.

The bronze-winning Universal Flow Shower Solution integrates a safety grab bar, showerhead and shower seat into a single system. By linking movement, support, bathing and rest in a seamless sequence, the product allows users of all ages — from children to the elderly — to shower safely and comfortably.

Two other Hyundai Engineering projects, G1 Seoul and Eco Atelier, also received Good Design recognition — in the interior architecture design and environmental design categories, respectively.

G1 Seoul is an office building Hyundai Engineering constructed at the Gongpyeong District 15 and 16 site in Insadong, Jongno-gu, designed to blend Seoul's long history with contemporary sensibility. The building earned high marks for a facade inspired by the lot divisions and stone-wall patterns of the old city, and for incorporating the historical significance of a site where Joseon-era artifacts — including Hunminjeongeum metal type — were unearthed.

Eco Atelier is an upcycled communal facility installed at Hillstate Suwon Parkforé, a residential complex built by Hyundai Engineering. The project reimagines waste-disposal areas that tend to be neglected within apartment complexes, creating a space where residents can directly experience and share the value of resource circulation. Materials made from recycled construction waste and discarded plastics were used to embody the concept of a circular economy, while an open structure and perforated panels improve comfort and harmonize with the surrounding landscaping.

"This recognition affirms our design capabilities — capabilities that account not only for user safety and convenience, but also for the historical character of spaces and the value of resource circulation," a Hyundai Engineering official said. "We will continue to pay close attention to our customers' daily lives and deliver designs that make those lives better."

Hyundai Engineering also won two main prizes at the iF Design Award 2026, an international design competition, earlier this year.