Gwangju Nam-gu Finalizes Architectural Design Plan for Hyochon Cultural Complex Community Center

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 10th that the design proposal by DIAIGI Architects & Associates, which devoted great effort to enhancing the value as a public institution facility and the architectural design quality, received the highest score in the recent design competition for the Hyochon Cultural Complex Community Center and was finalized as the final design plan.

The Hyochon Cultural Complex Community Center is scheduled to be newly constructed in Haengam-dong with a European-style salon concept that embraces nature.

According to the design plan, to prevent residents using the center from feeling confined upon entering the building, floor-to-ceiling glass walls will be installed on the entire exterior from the 1st to the 4th floor, allowing them to fully enjoy an open and spacious atmosphere.

Additionally, the courtyard located at the front of the building will be developed as a resting garden, and the rooftop space will be constructed as a tiered stair-like structure, serving as a rooftop garden overlooking the nature of Hyochon 2 District, creating a space for meetings and communication.

The public library and living culture center within the Hyochon Cultural Complex Community Center will be designed as spaces incorporating nature-friendly elements.

The public library will not simply be a place to preserve books but a space where book lovers can meet, share information through conversations and discussions.

In particular, the design incorporates higher floor heights to absorb natural light through the glass walls, and the storage areas for books will be created in a three-dimensional manner utilizing various wall spaces.

The living culture center, a cultural communication space, will be located on the first floor to enhance accessibility for users, and will include soundproof rooms for music activities such as bands and classical music, a wooden floor space suitable for dance and movement, exhibition rooms, and multipurpose rooms, consolidating community facilities for convenient use.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will do our best to promote the project so that the Hyochon Cultural Complex Community Center plays an important role in improving residents’ quality of life and simultaneously becomes a communication space where diverse people across regions, classes, and generations can meet.”

Meanwhile, Nam-gu is promoting the construction of the Hyochon Cultural Complex Community Center with a project budget of 8.45 billion KRW, and the construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.

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