YOUNGJU BANDABI SPORT COMPLEX

The Bandaebi Sports Center will become a new entrance point located within the Yeongju Citizen Sports Park athletic facilities site. It serves as a mediator that connects people entering from the University Road 153 to both the inside and outside of the Bandaebi Sports Center, as well as other facilities within the site, such as the Community Sports Hall, indoor swimming pool, boxing training center, Citizen Sports Park, tennis court, soccer field, volleyball court, National Sports Center, and Citizen Sports Park. The external space configuration encourages the Bandaebi Sports Center to be closely integrated with the site by opening up to a variety of external spaces that are adjacent to the site. Planning for natural and convenient access for different people and various modes of transportation such as cars, bicycles, and scooters, the Bandaebi Sports Center is designed to be a mediator between people, the city, and public spaces, based on consideration and understanding for each individual.

Over the past decade, public buildings in Yeongju have positively transformed the landscape of small cities and improved the quality of life for its residents. Yeongju has been steadily and clearly attempting urban regeneration through public buildings. Based on the characteristics of the Bandaebi space, if we try to capture the core idea in the public building, we can think of a more fair and inclusive public building based on the ideology of universal design. The Yeongju Bandaebi Sports Center embodies the idea of a public building that aims to accommodate more people’s diversity and everyday life, rather than being a space for a specific minority. Through this, Yeongju aims to achieve successful public buildings that have already been carried out and also match the goal of urban regeneration.

Location : Youngju, Korea

Size : 2,035 sqm

Construction Cost : Youngjusi

Year : 2021

Status : Competition Winner (2nd Prize)

Type : Community Facility

Principal in Charge : Dongil Kim (Kyung Hee University),

Seojoo Lee, Minho Lee, Hyojung Kim

Allie Yeseul Chung (I.f Manila)

Environmental Engineering : Dongil Kim (Kyung Hee University)