Old Gyeonggi-do Cheong 'Social Innovation Complex' Blueprint Revealed... Completion in 25 Years, 1,000 Residents

Gyeonggi Province's Social Innovation Complex Established at the Former Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will transform the old Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office on Paldal Mountain in Suwon into a 'Social Innovation Complex' by 2025.

On the 24th, Gyeonggi Province announced that out of the 11 buildings of the old government office (total floor area 58,659㎡), six buildings (38,707㎡) will be reorganized into ▲Culture and Arts Center (Assembly Building) ▲Social Innovation Center 1 (New Building) ▲Social Innovation Center 2 (Old Building) ▲Child Play Building (Civil Service Building) ▲Sports and Health Building (Talent Recruitment Building) ▲Immersive Experience Content Zone (Chungmu Facility).

The Assembly Building will be reborn as a 'Culture and Arts Center' where artists and the general public can freely create and experiment. Utilizing the characteristics of the existing assembly building, it will be opened to residents as a space for cultural and artistic creative activities and exhibitions, an arts academy, a small library, a flexible performance hall, and a social venture residence space in the cultural and arts field.

The New and Old Buildings will be newly renovated as Social Innovation Centers 1 and 2. Center 1 will be designed as a social innovation hub space gathering specialized companies called 'accelerators' that provide early investment and incubation for social venture companies (social and environmental) and social enterprises, as well as ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) support organizations.

Center 2 will be created as a rest and enjoyment space for residents. To this end, the rooftop garden will be fully opened, and a large caf?, content experience room, book and cultural space, exhibition hall, and multipurpose education room will be provided.

The Civil Service Building, Talent Recruitment Building, and Chungmu Facility will be reorganized into the Child Play Building, Sports and Health Building, and Immersive Experience Content Zone, respectively.

In the case of the Immersive Experience Content Zone, the Chungmu Facility will be developed into an interactive content space where visitors can directly experience and immerse themselves in the space, with a strategy to make it a flagship product.

The remaining five buildings (19,952㎡) are currently undergoing design and other processes according to plans for administrative agency occupancy and are expected to be completed as soon as possible.

The First Annex, Administrative Library Building, and Family Multicultural Building will be used as archives, the Second Annex as a public service office space, and the Third Annex as a data center, among other uses.

Kim Young-cheol, Director of the Communication and Cooperation Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, explained, "The Social Innovation Complex will be a space where various social innovations succeed through cooperation between the private and public sectors. We will make it a center for revitalizing the local economy where many people visit, enjoy, and experience, and use it as an 'opportunity warehouse' to share Gyeonggi Province's assets with residents."

Meanwhile, the province expects that once the old government office reconstruction is completed in 2025, the average daily resident population will be 1,000, with a floating population exceeding 1,700.

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