Hwaseong 'Songsan Urban Regeneration Hub Facility' Design Winner Confirmed

Promotion of Village Harmony Center and Ribbon Center Establishment
Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun "Expecting Improvement in Original Downtown Environment"

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 30th that it has finalized the winning design for the 'Songsan Village Harmony Center and Songsan Reborn Center,' which will serve as key facilities for the urban regeneration of the Songsan original downtown area.

The Songsan original downtown area was once the living center of the western region of Hwaseong City. However, it has faced issues such as population outflow due to the Sihwa Lake reclamation project and Songsan Green City housing development, deterioration of the residential environment due to aging housing, and commercial district decline.

Perspective view of 'Songsan Ribbon Center' located in Sagang-ri, Songsan-myeon, Hwaseong City. It will serve as a hub for urban regeneration in the original Songsan downtown area. [Image source=Hwaseong City]

This design competition for the Songsan Village Harmony Center and Songsan Reborn Center aims to establish key facilities for the regeneration of the aging original downtown area. A budget of 20.3 billion KRW will be invested in constructing these key facilities.

The Songsan Village Harmony Center will be built on the site of the existing public parking lot at 687-8 Sagang-ri, Songsan-myeon. It will be a complex facility equipped with shared community amenities such as a parking lot, senior citizens' center, multipurpose room, and caf?. The building will have one basement floor and two above-ground floors, with a total floor area of 2,139 square meters.

The Songsan Reborn Center will be constructed near the Songsan Village Harmony Center at 675 Sagang-ri, with one basement floor and three above-ground floors, covering an area of 2,780 square meters. It will be built as a multi-story parking tower to alleviate parking difficulties near the traditional Sagang Market. The center will also house a customer support center and a grape promotion hall, which is a representative local product.

The city plans to sign a contract with the winning design firm in February and conduct basic and detailed design work over six months.

Jung Myung-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, stated, "Through the Songsan urban regeneration key facility project, we will improve the urban environment of the Songsan original downtown area and revitalize the community."

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