Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Announces Winners of Vacant House Utilization and Small-scale Housing Maintenance Contest

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Kim] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the results of the 'Vacant House Utilization Contest' and the 'Small-scale Housing Maintenance Project Idea Contest' conducted with the Korea Real Estate Board on the 14th.

In the Vacant House Contest, the grand prize was awarded to the 'Sseuim Project (Utilization Case Type),' which reconfigured vacant houses in Yangsan, Gyeongju into diverse and new spaces. It transformed abandoned vacant houses in the declining old downtown area, affected by urban expansion to the outskirts, into five types of spaces. The project was evaluated as giving new value, revitalizing the community, and showing potential to be used as a regional asset.

In the Small-scale Housing Maintenance Project Contest, the grand prize went to the video 'Our Neighborhood is Reborn,' which explained small-scale housing maintenance-related systems through watercolor paintings. The judges praised the calm explanation combined with visual expressions, making the system easy for anyone to understand.

The winning works will be awarded at the Urban Innovation Industry Expo held on October 25, and can be viewed at the expo’s promotional booth and on the Korea Real Estate Board’s website.

In the future, after consultations with the winners, the works will be utilized for promoting policies related to vacant house maintenance projects and small-scale housing maintenance projects.

Park Jaesoon, head of the Public Housing Promotion Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "Through the contest, we were able to confirm the high public interest in vacant houses and small-scale housing maintenance."

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