Raising the Quality of Culture in Sangju, Gyeongbuk... Launching the 'Complex Municipal Library' Construction Project

Dudream Municipal Library and Life Culture Center, Smooth Progress Including Midterm Report Meeting for Integrated Design Service

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The project to build a complex municipal library in Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk is gaining momentum.

The mid-term report meeting for the integrated design service of the ‘Sangju Dudream Municipal Library,’ which also serves as a Life Culture Center, was held at Sangju City Hall on the 19th.

The meeting was attended by Sangju Mayor Kang Young-seok, Gyeongbuk Provincial Council members Nam Young-sook and Kim Young-sun, Sangju City Council Vice Chairman Lim Bu-gi, and 10 other council members and related officials.

This project is part of the Life SOC complex project, with a budget of 17.4 billion KRW (7 billion KRW from national and provincial funds) invested to build a complex library with a total floor area of 3,693㎡ on a 5,922㎡ site in Bokryong-dong.

The first and second floors will house the municipal library, and the third floor will be a Life Culture Center, forming a complex cultural facility. It is an ambitious plan to significantly enhance the quality of culture in Sangju.

During the design process, a bold open-plan space configuration and a specialized space themed around comics will be created to break away from the rigid image of traditional libraries and establish a differentiated complex cultural space from other libraries.

Through the mid-term report meeting, Sangju City plans to review the progress so far, reflect the opinions of attendees, reset any deficiencies and key focus areas, and complete various permits and detailed designs by early November. Construction is scheduled to begin in December, aiming for completion and opening in the first half of 2023.

Mayor Kang Young-seok of Sangju said, “With a differentiated construction plan reflecting the rapidly changing times, the newly built complex municipal library should be designed from the start to serve as a local landmark and a space for communication.”

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