A Complex Public Facility to Be Built on the Site of the Former Geumcheon Police Station
A complex public facility equipped with public housing and a municipal library will be built on the site of the former Geumcheon Police Station near Nambusunhwan-ro in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
Seoul City and Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation (SH Corporation) announced on the 28th that the joint work of Shinhan Architects & Associates Co., Ltd. and D&B Partners Architects Co., Ltd. was selected as the winning design in the design competition for the 'Gwanak Culture Plaza and Public Housing Complex Project.'
The target area is around 544 Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, where the former Geumcheon Police Station was located.
According to the winning design, the site will include 276 public housing units and a living culture complex facility comprising the Seoul Municipal Library and Gwanak Culture Plaza.
The public housing will introduce customized designs reflecting various living conditions for each household. In addition to convenience for residents, public facilities such as a library, lifelong education center, and open childcare room will be included to improve the quality of life for local residents.
In particular, the library will be developed as a cultural landmark by taking advantage of its location along Nambusunhwan-ro.
To create the image of a 'gateway of knowledge,' the design will symbolize a main gate and establish a flow that allows local residents to naturally access community facilities such as Gwanak Culture Plaza and the cultural deck.
The winning firms, Shinhan Architects & Associates Co., Ltd. and D&B Partners Architects Co., Ltd., will be granted the rights for basic and detailed design. The overall facility scale and number of floors will be finalized during the basic and detailed design process.
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The implementing agency, SH Corporation, plans to complete the demolition of the existing building’s above-ground floors within this year, finish detailed design in the first half of next year, start construction thereafter, and complete the project by 2027.
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