Dobong-gu Abandoned Empty House Transformed into a 'Garden'

First Autonomous District in Seoul Demolishes Vacant Houses to Create Residential Gardens... Completion Inspection Scheduled for Early December

Dobong-gu became the first autonomous district in Seoul to demolish long-abandoned vacant houses and create gardens in residential areas.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] A vacant house located in Dobong-dong, Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) has been transformed into a residential garden.

The district became the first autonomous district in Seoul to demolish a long-abandoned vacant house and create a residential garden.

Since March this year, the district, together with Seoul City and SH Corporation, has been carrying out the "Vacant House Utilization Urban Greening Project," which involves demolishing vacant houses and creating gardens as part of the Living SOC creation project.

The vacant house demolished this time had been abandoned for more than 20 years and had become a hotbed of juvenile delinquency.

Accordingly, the district completely demolished the vacant house and created a small garden of about 110㎡ on the site.

The garden was planted with 210 trees of 6 species including dwarf trees and hydrangeas, and 1,500 herbaceous plants of 15 species such as ornamental grasses, allowing residents to enjoy it throughout all four seasons.

In particular, a stainless steel mirror was installed on one wall, and a mural was painted to enhance the enjoyment of viewing the garden.

Local residents welcomed the demolition of the unsightly vacant house that had been neglected for a long time and said the alley brightened up with the new garden.

Dongjin Lee, Mayor of Dobong-gu, said, “As part of the Living SOC project promoted with Seoul City, we created the city’s first neighborhood garden,” adding, “We will continue to expand neighborhood gardens in cooperation with Seoul City.”

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