Gwangju Buk-gu to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Happiness Harmony Center on the 28th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 27th that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Buk-gu Happiness Harmony Center at 2 p.m. on the 28th.

The event will be held with a minimum number of participants, including the president of Chonnam National University, a joint entity of the New Deal project, local members of the National Assembly, city and district council members, and related organization officials.

The Buk-gu Happiness Harmony Center will be newly constructed with a total floor area of 2,250㎡, consisting of one basement floor and five above-ground floors, at a total cost of 9.15 billion KRW, aiming for completion in October.

The first floor will be designed as a community space for local residents, including an exhibition hall and a children's playground. The second floor will house a multipurpose auditorium and an urban regeneration community center. The third floor will be developed into classrooms and meeting rooms, and the Women's Happiness Support Center, which supports women's social activities, will be located there.

In particular, the fourth and fifth floors will be provided as spaces for startup incubation, a social economy hub center, and youth community spaces to promote youth entrepreneurship and exchange.

Meanwhile, Buk-gu was selected in 2018 through a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport competition and is promoting the ‘University Town-type Urban Regeneration New Deal Project,’ with a total investment of 30 billion KRW including national and city funds by 2023, aiming to establish a foundation for youth startups, revitalize local culture, improve residents' quality of life, and restore the community.

It will carry out a pedestrian environment improvement project by removing boundary walls adjacent to universities around the Happiness Harmony Center and creating resting spaces for residents.

In particular, to revitalize the commercial district around Chonnam National University and solve downtown parking problems, it will also promote a themed street streetscape project, the creation of a small park, and the construction of a public parking lot.

Security lights and crime prevention CCTVs will be installed throughout the project area to provide residents with a safe living environment.

Additionally, in collaboration with Chonnam National University, various local contribution programs will be operated to restore the community and strengthen capabilities.

The Idea Factory project will be promoted to discover promising startup items and entrepreneurs, providing customized support at each stage such as technology development, prototype production, and marketing to increase the success rate of youth startups.

Urban regeneration living lab projects that discover residents' innovative ideas to solve local issues independently, humanities village projects for cultural urban regeneration, and the Cultural Fringe Festival to spread global culture will also be conducted.

District Mayor Moon In said, “Since the core value of the New Deal project is community restoration, we will focus on resident participation and people-centered urban regeneration.”

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