Gwangyang Steelworks Transforms Nightscape of Residential Complex with Landscape Lighting Installation

Improving Residential Conditions and Attracting Tourists through Shared Facilities such as Baegun Art Hall and Eoullim Gymnasium

POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Jin-su) announced that it will undertake a landscape lighting installation project targeting major multi-use facilities in the Geumho-dong area of Gwangyang to attract tourists and contribute to the welfare improvement of local residents.

The landscape lighting will be installed at Baegun Art Hall, Baegun Plaza, and Eoullim Gymnasium.

The night view is expected to be enhanced by installing LED bars (strip lighting) along the building edges and projecting lights onto the exterior walls to make the appearance of these facilities more attractive.

Expected Perspective View of LED Night Lighting Installation at Eoullim Gymnasium
Photo by Gwangyang Steelworks

A total of 630 million KRW will be invested in this landscape lighting improvement project, which will be carried out on buildings with high visibility along Baegun-ro, a major road in Geumho-dong, bringing a revolutionary change to the local nightscape. The lighting installation project, which received final approval in April, will begin construction in July and is scheduled to be completed in September.

Earlier, Gwangyang City declared this year as the inaugural year of becoming a global tourist city attracting 10 million visitors and announced plans to build tourism infrastructure based on the three principles of highest, largest, and most.

Gwangyang Steelworks plans to actively utilize this project to respond to Gwangyang City's policy direction and to attract local tourists.

Gwangyang Steelworks has been carrying out new construction and remodeling projects for multi-use facilities to improve the living conditions of residents in the Geumho-dong area.

Completed in 2011, Eoullim Gymnasium features a 570-pyeong fitness facility, jogging track, badminton courts, and tennis courts, and is open not only to POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks employees but also to residents of the Geumho-dong housing complex, establishing itself as a representative sports facility in the area.

Baegun Plaza was remodeled in 2020 to improve the living conditions of new employees, and Baegun Art Hall in Geumho-dong underwent a six-month remodeling in 2019 to upgrade aging facilities, expand rest areas, and build an outdoor stage and book caf?, providing citizens with a high-quality cultural experience.

With this landscape lighting installation project, it is expected that the attraction of tourists and the improvement of the local environment will also enhance the living conditions of residents.

A representative of Gwangyang Steelworks said, “We hope that this nighttime lighting installation project, along with the ongoing new construction and remodeling of multi-use facilities, will contribute not only to improving residents' living environments but also to attracting tourists,” adding, “We will do our best to help make Gwangyang a city with 10 million tourists.”

Reporter Heo Seon-sik, Honam Coverage Headquarters, Asia Economy hss79@asiae.co.kr

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