Hyang-nam Complex Culture Center Opens as 'Second Living Room' for Hyang-nam-eup Residents in Hwaseong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] The Hyang-nam Complex Culture Center, which will serve as a "second living room" for residents of Hyang-nam-eup in Hwaseong, opened its doors on the 6th.

At the opening ceremony of the Hyang-nam Complex Culture Center, attendees included Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun, Hwaseong City Council Chairman Bae Jeong-su, city council members, and leaders of various civic organizations in Hyang-nam-eup.

The Hyang-nam Complex Culture Center is built within Aeum Park with a total floor area of 7,253㎡ spanning 1 basement and 3 above-ground floors, featuring △a library equipped with an AR book zone △a 25-meter, 8-lane indoor swimming pool △a shared childcare space enabling family cooperative activities △a community care center responsible for after-school care for elementary students, and other multipurpose cultural spaces.

Notably, the library, Hwaseong's twentieth public library, will introduce new services such as a book-reading robot named "Luka," while the community care center will provide emergency childcare services, marking the beginning of practical support for work-life balance.

Additionally, as a zero-energy public building, the Hyang-nam Complex Culture Center achieves an energy self-sufficiency rate of 60% based on 388kw solar power generation facilities, contributing to green growth through reduced carbon dioxide emissions.

Meanwhile, Hyang-nam-eup is one of the fastest-growing areas in Hwaseong, and residents have frequently requested expanded cultural, educational, and childcare facilities. The city anticipates that the opening of the Hyang-nam Complex Culture Center will play a significant role in enhancing citizens' cultural and welfare conditions.

Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun stated in his remarks, "The Hyang-nam Complex Culture Center is a cutting-edge multipurpose facility harmoniously combining a library, indoor swimming pool, shared childcare space, and community care center in one location," and added, "We will strive to maintain the complex culture center well so it can serve as citizens' second living room."