Gwangju Buk-gu Opens 'Yeokjeon Community Center' at Gwangju Station

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Moon In) announced on the 29th that it opened the ‘Yeokjeon Community Center,’ a hub space for urban regeneration and revitalization of resident communities, on the 27th.

The Yeokjeon Community Center was selected in 2017 for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Urban Vitality Promotion Area Development Project competition, with a total project cost of 3.2 billion KRW invested. It was constructed as a four-story building (total floor area 660㎡) at 277 Mudeung-ro.

The first floor consists of a village cafe, the second floor has a multipurpose auditorium and a book cafe, the third floor contains seminar rooms, and the fourth floor is designed as a communal kitchen and sky garden.

Operations are managed by Yeokjeon Social Cooperative (Chairman Lee Gyugon), an executive corporation of the Residents’ Autonomy Association, which was approved by the Buk-gu Council in July.

Previously, Buk-gu signed a business agreement with the Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Headquarters of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) for this project. LH, as the project agent, secured high-quality building design and construction quality and prepared spaces reflecting residents’ needs.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “The Yeokjeon Community Center will establish itself as an excellent model of resident-centered urban regeneration and a community activity space leading the transformation of Gwangju Station.”

Meanwhile, the area around Gwangju Station was selected last year as a national pilot innovation district for urban regeneration. A major startup town in the Honam region is planned to be developed, and as the resident population and visitors to the Gwangju Station area increase, the Yeokjeon Community Center is expected to become more active.

Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong bong2910@asiae.co.kr

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