Opening of Angel Workshop Herb Center and Seongnae Library Extension

Gangdong-gu, Young Entrepreneurs Starting Workshops, Gather Here! Angel Workshop Hub Center Opens May 14 to Expand Social Economy Ecosystem and Activate Community... Reborn as Two Buildings Connected by a Skybridge Between Angel Workshop Hub Center and Seongnae Library

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangdong-gu (District Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) will hold an opening ceremony for the ‘Angel Workshop Hub Center and Seongnae Library Expansion’ at 3 p.m. on the 14th at 108 Seongan-ro (Seongnae-dong).

The Gangdong-gu Angel Workshop Hub Center serves as the focal point of the Angel Workshop located on Seongan-ro, acting as a hub to grow and develop the workshops and playing a role as a local community to foster the Angel Workshop Street into a social economy street.

The Angel Workshop is a representative project of Gangdong-gu that has been removing illicit businesses around Seongnae-dong Library and school routes since 2016, replacing them with workshops run by young people with various talents, thereby improving the residential environment and creating jobs through social economy methods. Currently, 19 different types of workshops coexist and collaborate, transforming Seongan-ro into a cultural street where people want to walk.

The Angel Workshop Hub Center has a total floor area of 796.40㎡. The basement includes a multipurpose room, lab room, and small meeting rooms; the first floor houses the Angel Workshop and social economy promotion and exhibition zones, as well as Angel Workshop tenants; the second floor consists of a shared education and experience space for the Angel Workshop and individual workstations.

The district plans to professionally promote the Angel Workshop and social economy enterprises here to help establish sales channels for their products, while also strengthening community functions such as collaboration among workshops.

Additionally, the third to fifth floors are composed of the Seongnae Library’s comprehensive reference room (annex).

The Gangdong Cultural Foundation (CEO Lee Je-hoon) affiliated public Seongnae Library is scheduled to reopen on the 14th after five months of construction. Since its opening in 2007, 13 years have passed, and the Seongnae Library has been reborn in a more expanded and renewed form through remodeling of the existing building (main building), repairs of aging facilities, and construction of a new building (annex).

The construction was completed to provide residents with a more comfortable and safe reading environment. The main building and annex of Seongnae Library are connected by a bridge called ‘Gaon-gil.’ The existing main building’s first to third floors are all designed as spaces for children. Connecting the two buildings with a bridge and designing both the main building and annex as open spaces is a remarkable change that maximizes convenient movement and spatial expandability.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “Our district is striving to create jobs through social economy methods and to leap forward as a high-quality cultural city Gangdong through the creation of Angel Workshop Street and Seongnae Library.” He added, “With the opening of the Angel Workshop Hub Center and Seongnae Library, Seongan-ro will be further activated as a cultural street, making Gangdong a happier place for both residents and youth.”

In addition, Gangdong-gu plans to open two more Angel Workshop locations in May. Young people and residents interested in the Angel Workshop Hub Center and Angel Workshop creation projects can receive detailed information from the Social Economy Division of Gangdong-gu Office.

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