'Generational Coexistence' Public Housing on Eunpyeong Innovation Park Site... Oh "Planning 300-400 Households"

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Visits Singapore's 'Kampung Admiralty'
Benchmarking 'Multi-Generational Integrated' Public Housing with Three Generations Living Nearby
Pilot Introduction Planned at Eunpyeong Innovation Park and Godeok Municipal Nursing Home Site

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is inspecting the elder and child care center, a convenience facility for the elderly and childcare facility, within Kampung Admiralty on the afternoon of the 30th (local time).
(Photo by Seoul City Joint Press Corps)

[Singapore = Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] A public housing model where three generations live together, so-called Golden Village (tentative name), will be pilot introduced on the site of Seoul Innovation Park in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

The plan is to build public housing for married children’s households and create a silver town with medical and convenience facilities nearby, as well as childcare facilities, to establish an environment where three generations?elderly parents and their married children?can live close to each other and share daily life. The city plans to build approximately 300 to 400 households.

A similar residential model can be found in 'Kampung Admiralty' located in northern Singapore. Unlike existing silver towns that are built in quiet outskirts of the city, Kampung Admiralty features an integrated multi-generational residential complex by placing a silver town in the center of about ten public housing complexes within a 1.5 km radius, where many couples raising children live.

In the silver town, various functions are arranged floor by floor so that elderly people, who have difficulty expanding their activity range, can access necessary services in one place. On the first floor, there are medical centers and childcare facilities; the second floor has restaurants and shops; the third and fourth floors house medical centers. On the sixth floor, there is an Acting Aging K-Hub, a space similar to senior centers in Korea. Elderly parents can use programs such as simple health checks, exercise, dance, art, and singing here. Notably, the government created extensive greenery inside the building in the form of vertical gardens, providing spaces for walking and socializing with neighbors indoors.

It is common here for children living in nearby public housing complexes to leave their kids at their parents’ home or the daycare center within the silver town before going to work. A Seoul city official said, "This is a public housing model that can simultaneously solve the social isolation of the elderly and childcare issues of their children." He added, "Singapore encourages three-generation living as a national policy by supplying multi-generational housing that facilitates easy interaction with children or providing 'proximity housing subsidies' when purchasing homes near parents."

On the afternoon of the 30th at 12:30 pm (local time), Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who visited the site, announced plans to pilot a multi-generational coexistence public housing model similar to Kampung Admiralty on the site of Seoul Innovation Park in Eunpyeong-gu. Mayor Oh said, "Eunpyeong Innovation Park has a large site and can be used for very complex purposes, so we plan to utilize the space to pilot this model."

Currently, about ten buildings are scattered across multiple blocks in Innovation Park. Seoul city is considering plans to demolish some of these buildings while preserving others to create the space.

The city plans to build a total of 300 to 400 households, including 100 to 200 public housing units for elderly parents and 100 to 200 units for married children’s households. For married children, the housing will be sold under a land leasehold system, while rental options are being considered for elderly parents. A Seoul city official said, "Since it is a station area, high-density development is possible, allowing for a combination of residential, commercial, office, and community facilities. We are also considering including simple medical facilities linked to university hospitals."

Seoul city is also reviewing the establishment of a pilot complex at the Godeok Municipal Nursing Home in Gangdong-gu along with Eunpyeong Innovation Park. Mayor Oh said, "There are high-end silver towns in Korea, but they seem to be only accessible to the economically wealthy and are not common. Therefore, we plan to create an affordable town that is very accessible to ordinary people without abundant financial resources and includes valuable content."

A Seoul city official said, "We are also planning to consider incentives such as interest support on rental deposits and childcare-friendly deposit support if parents live in the Golden Village and their children move to nearby housing."

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