Yangju City: Living Lab Project 'Sention Lab' Creates Commercial Area Map for Deokjeong Station District

Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced that the 'Sention Lab' team, which participated in the 2025 Yangju Living Lab Project, has created a commercial area map (Finding Deokjeong Station's Best Restaurants) to revitalize the commercial district around Deokjeong Station.

Living Lab Project 'Sention Lab' Creates Commercial Area Map for Deokjeong Station District. Provided by Yangju City

The Living Lab Project is an innovative initiative in Yangju City, led by citizens who directly identify social issues and seek solutions. The 'Sention Lab' team participated in a competition in April this year with the theme "Local Brand Design Development and Urban Regeneration Project for Revitalizing the Deokjeong Station Commercial District," and was selected as a project assignment. As a result, the team received high praise as a citizen participation-based model for solving local issues and was chosen as a Central Outstanding Proposal, earning the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.

'Sention Lab' is a team composed of Professor Shin Dongeun and students (Kang Donghwi, Kwon Yeo-jin, Kim Kang-eun, Kim Insoo, Noh Minseo, Yang Dayeon, Jo Eunseo) from the Department of Digital Contents, Visual and Video Design at Yewon Arts University. They personally visited shops along the central street opposite Deokjeong Station, selected restaurants based on high Naver user ratings, and created the commercial area map. In particular, by prioritizing local small business stores over franchises, they highlighted the unique character of the commercial district.

The completed commercial area map will be placed and distributed at locations such as the Wagle Wagle Center near Deokjeong Station and the Hoecheon 1-dong Administrative Welfare Center, making it easily accessible for citizens and visitors alike. In addition, the map will continue to be used at various local events, including flea markets at the Urban Regeneration Center, to maximize promotional effects for the commercial district.

An official from Yangju City stated, "The creation of this commercial area map is a representative example of a Living Lab Project with citizen participation," adding, "We expect that the Deokjeong Station commercial district will become an even more attractive area for both citizens and visitors as a result."

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