‘Gwanak Cheongnyeoncheong’ Construction Starts in December... Scheduled for Completion by the End of Next Year

Total Floor Area 1533.39㎡, Construction of 7-Story Building Above Ground and 1 Basement Level Starting in December... Providing Integrated Youth Support Services Including Employment, Jobs, Welfare, Life and Psychological Counseling, and Community Support

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee) announced that it is accelerating the construction of the comprehensive youth activity hub space, ‘Gwanak Cheongnyeoncheong’ (1759 Nambusunhwan-ro).

On October 27 at 9 a.m., the district held the final design service report meeting for ‘Gwanak Cheongnyeoncheong’ at the district office planning situation room, attended by about 20 people including Mayor Park Junhee, related officials, and representatives from the design firm Ongodang.

At the meeting, the following were presented: ▲the exterior design and final layout of the building embodying the dynamism of youth ▲floor plans including plan, elevation, and section according to facility plans for each floor ▲final detailed design items for each field.

Starting design in January this year, the district gathered diverse opinions from the construction advisory committee and local youth, consulted related organizations, held interim report meetings, and completed various certification procedures. With the final design completed at the end of October, the district plans to focus administrative efforts on starting construction in December and completing it by December 2021.

With a total project cost of 12.392 billion KRW, this project will build a new structure based on the final design plan expressing ‘a free and dynamic youth activity space and a youth exchange place communicating with the local community,’ consisting of one basement floor and seven above-ground floors, with a total floor area of 1,533.39㎡.

Main facilities include a youth community space caf? & bar on the 2nd floor; multipurpose auditorium and seminar rooms on the 3rd and 4th floors for events; private individual studios and one-person media rooms on the 5th floor; and coworking offices, youth startup incubation rooms, and shared kitchens on the 6th and 7th floors.

The district plans to support Gwanak Cheongnyeoncheong to establish itself as a mecca for Gwanak youth by serving as an open space for youth and a youth policy hub combining employment, startups, cultural and artistic activities, and community through various programs that nurture youth potential.

Mayor Park Junhee said, “We will successfully complete the construction of Cheongnyeoncheong and make it a landmark of Gwanak-gu, which ranks first nationwide in youth population (40.5%). We will continue to do our best to create Gwanak as the top youth city by establishing various infrastructures that alleviate youth difficulties, foster relationships, and enable information sharing.”

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