
79.9 billion won invested in Hambaksan Central Park in Godeok New Town… Establishment of integrated architectural method
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Pyeongtaek City has been pursuing a project to build a city museum since 2016 to establish urban identity and expand opportunities for citizens to enjoy culture.
Construction order to be placed next month... Target to start construction in the first half of next year
(Pyeongtaek = Yonhap News) Reporter Haemin Choi = The city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, plans to begin construction of the city museum and children's creative experience center in Godeok New Town in the first half of next year and complete it in the second half of 2029.
According to Yonhap News coverage on the 5th, Pyeongtaek City recently completed the detailed design of the city museum and children's creative experience center and plans to issue a construction contract within next month.
The museum and experience center will be built on Cultural Site 2 (24,000㎡) in Hambaksan Central Park in Godeok International Zone, with one underground floor and three above-ground floors, with a total floor area of 15,000㎡.
Looking at the main gate, there is a museum on the left and a children's experience center on the right.
The city will invest 79.9 billion won in project costs to build both facilities simultaneously using an integrated construction method.
Pyeongtaek Museum, which will be the region's first municipal museum, will be a comprehensive history museum spanning from prehistoric times to modern times, and will be equipped with an exhibition hall, storage room, video exhibition room, and education room.
The city has been pursuing a project to build a city museum since 2016 to establish urban identity and expand opportunities for citizens to enjoy culture.
The Children's Creative Experience Center is an educational and leisure space for children, and will be equipped with a play area for infants and toddlers, an experience center, and a multi-purpose auditorium.
A Pyeongtaek City official said, "Pyeongtaek Museum, the first municipal museum in the region, will become a cultural landmark of Pyeongtaek along with the Children's Creative Experience Center and Art Center."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Construction contract to be awarded within next month
Very likely · Within days
Construction begins in the first half of next year
Likely · Within months

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