Suwon Holds Opening Ceremony for 'Gorae-deung' Urban Regeneration Temporary Hub in Godeung-dong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The Suwon Sustainable City Foundation held an opening ceremony on the 17th for 'Gorae-deung - 24-Hour Village Sharing Space,' a temporary urban regeneration hub in Godeung-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon City.

Ahead of the construction of the '2021 Godeung-dong Urban Regeneration Hub Space,' the temporary hub was created and is being operated to discover resident-operated entities for the urban regeneration project and to activate the project.

Attendees included Kwon Soon-hyung, director of the Gyeonggi Province Urban Regeneration Support Center; Choi Gyu-tae, head of Suwon City's Urban Regeneration Division; Kim Mi-kyung, member of the Suwon City Council; Lee Hye-ryeon, member of the Suwon City Council; officials from the Suwon Sustainable City Foundation; and local residents.

Gorae-deung - 24-Hour Village Sharing Space covers an area of 108.1 square meters and consists of a shared kitchen, small library, lecture room, meeting room, and office.

The name was selected through a 'Godeung-dong Temporary Hub Space Naming Contest' held from the 1st to 10th. Based on the origin that the village's shape appears high like a whale's back, which is the etymology of Godeung (高登), it means that everyone can easily and familiarly call it with a feeling as broad, comfortable, and stable as a whale's back.

At Gorae-deung - 24-Hour Village Sharing Space, the following programs are offered: ▲Shared refrigerator (a place where any local resident can put food in the refrigerator and take it) ▲Small library (a small library/book cafe open for any resident to use) ▲Shared kitchen rental (space rental business where local residents cook together and share recipes) ▲Tool rental center (rental of household living tools and other items through a goods-sharing business) ▲Analog album digitalization (a business that creates digital albums so that neighborhood memories can be preserved for a long time).

Additionally, various programs including senior leisure activities, childcare services, and programs for safety wardens and village management office operations are being conducted in the shared kitchen and small library.

The Foundation anticipates activation and capacity strengthening of the Godeung-dong local resident community, as well as the establishment of a sustainable resident autonomous management system and strengthened customized social services.

Meanwhile, the urban regeneration project around the Gyeonggi Province Government Complex is an urban regeneration project being undertaken in the areas surrounding the provincial government building, including Godeung-dong, Gyodong, Maesan-ro 3-ga, and Joong-dong (partial), where rapid slumification is occurring ahead of the relocation of the Gyeonggi Province Government Complex.