Vol.09 | Place-making, Co-design
SPOT 02: Intergenerational Community Regeneration at Daechi Complex
대치1단지 (SPOT 02)
Vol.09 | Place-making, Co-design
SPOT 02: Intergenerational Community Regeneration at Daechi Complex
대치1단지 (SPOT 02)
Aging Complex Regeneration · Intergenerational Integration · Resident Participation · Community
Built in the 1980s, this aging complex suffers from deteriorated amenities, poor lighting, and increasing generational disconnection as younger residents leave and elderly residents remain isolated.
Participatory design process incorporating resident surveys and workshops to develop intergenerational common spaces. Interventions included face-to-face conversation benches, shaded pergolas, enhanced nighttime lighting, accessibility improvements (handrails, wheelchair ramps, anti-slip surfaces), and unified wayfinding.
Rather than waiting for eventual redevelopment, the project improves quality of life now. The key insight is that creating “reason to stay”—comfortable seating, shade, and lighting—naturally generates intergenerational interaction. Resident ownership (“a space we built”) became the core outcome.
Gangnam-gu Office Urban Design Division (Commissioning) × SEDG (Design & construction) × Daechi 1 Residents’ Representatives & Management Office (Participation) × Hongik University (Research advisory)
Significantly increased common space usage. Evening intergenerational interaction observed (elderly conversing, children playing nearby). Improved space satisfaction. Established as a replicable aging-complex regeneration model.