Gwangmyeong City Breaks Ground on Iljik-dong Complex Cultural Hub... Targeting 2028 Completion

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yoo Je-sung] A complex cultural hub encompassing culture, arts, education, and leisure will be established in Iljik-dong, Gwangmyeong City.

The city held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Cultural and Arts Complex Center and Public Library on the 24th at Iljik-dong 528-1, with approximately 100 attendees including Mayor Park Seung-won, art organizations, library officials, and residents, marking the beginning of full-scale project implementation.

The project was planned to create both a cultural and arts complex center and a public library so that citizens can enjoy performances, exhibitions, reading and learning, and leisure all in one space close to their daily lives.

The Cultural and Arts Complex Center will be built with a total project cost of 33.8 billion won, featuring 1 basement level and 4 above-ground floors with a total floor area of 4,985㎡, targeting completion in February 2028.

The ground floor will house a performance hall and rehearsal rooms, the 2nd floor will have offices and a green room, the 3rd floor will feature a community lounge and hobby room, and the 4th floor will house a living culture center. Solar panels will be installed on the rooftop to reflect eco-friendly elements, and the basement level will include 65 parking spaces.

The Public Library will be built with a total project cost of 19.6 billion won, featuring 1 basement level and 4 above-ground floors with a total floor area of 3,688㎡, targeting completion in February 2028.

The interior will include children's and infant materials rooms, comprehensive materials room, specialized materials room, book steps (stepped bookshelves), exhibition spaces, and a book café, creating a living-oriented complex cultural space where any citizen can enjoy culture, learning, and leisure close to their daily lives.

In particular, since both facilities will be built on the same site, plans are in place to organically connect interior and exterior spaces and circulation routes to enhance linkage utilization.

Taking advantage of the location's characteristics that harmonize with the cultural park on the site, the space will be presented as an area where performances, exhibitions, reading, and leisure can be enjoyed together in a natural setting.

Additionally, the public library will establish an environment-specialized materials room to allow citizens to naturally encounter and contemplate environmental agendas such as climate crisis and carbon neutrality.

Together with the Cultural and Arts Complex Center, it is expected to serve as a regional hub that broadens cultural experience opportunities for residents of Iljik-dong and southern Gwangmyeong.

Mayor Park Seung-won stated, "I hope that the Cultural and Arts Complex Center and Public Library being built in Iljik-dong will establish themselves as a complex cultural hub where any citizen can enjoy culture, arts, learning, and leisure close to their daily lives," and added, "Throughout the construction process, we will create high-quality public spaces based on thorough safety management."