Ulju-gun to Begin Full-Scale Development of 'Digital Botanical Garden' at Ganjeolgot

A Future-Oriented Digital Greenhouse to Open in 2028
A 94 Billion KRW Investment for a New Ulju Landmark

Ulju-gun, Ulsan is accelerating the creation of a future-oriented digital botanical garden within Ganjeolgot Park, a key project aimed at revitalizing local tourism.

On the 7th, Ulju-gun announced that it submitted an application last month to the Local Investment Project Management Center of the Korea Institute of Public Administration under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to proceed with the feasibility study process for the establishment of the "Ulju-gun Botanical Garden."

Conceptual image of the digital botanical garden to be established in Ganjeolgot, Ulju-gun.

Furthermore, in the second half of this year, based on the results of the feasibility study, the local finance investment review process will also be carried out.

The Ulju-gun Botanical Garden (tentative name) is planned to be developed on a 52,952㎡ (16,000 pyeong) site within Ganjeolgot Park in Daesong-ri, Seosaeng-myeon. The total project cost is approximately 94 billion KRW.

After completing the basic planning service last year, administrative procedures such as the feasibility study will be conducted this year, followed by an architectural design competition and detailed design service next year. The goal is to complete the botanical garden construction by 2027 and open it in 2028.

Ulju-gun is envisioning a future-oriented digital botanical garden that differentiates itself from existing botanical gardens. Through the basic planning service, the concept was designed to reflect the geographical characteristics of Ganjeolgot, where the sun rises earliest on the Korean Peninsula and which faces the sea, with a theme of navigating the five oceans and six continents.

In addition to traditional greenhouses for growing plants, a new dimension of digital greenhouses integrating advanced technologies such as AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), and media art with plants will be introduced.

In the traditional greenhouse, visitors can observe diverse and distinctive plants from six continents, while in the digital greenhouse, they can freely explore virtual nature using AR and VR or experience sensory interactions where marine flora and fauna appear to come alive in the media art space.

Moreover, various experience centers themed around insects and parrots will be provided to offer ever-changing and complex experiences, creating a year-round plant culture complex space. Ulju-gun plans to further concretize the botanical garden construction plan through architectural design competitions and detailed design services in the future.

County Governor Lee Soon-geol said, “We will establish a future-oriented digital botanical garden incorporating media at Ganjeolgot, Korea’s premier sunrise spot, to create a new landmark for Ulju.” He added, “By steadily promoting the botanical garden project, we will contribute to building a stay-type tourism infrastructure in Ulju-gun and revitalizing the local economy.”

Conceptual diagram of the botanical garden to be established in Ganjeolgot, Ulju-gun.

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