Vol.09 | Place-making, Co-design
SPOT 02: Intergenerational Community Regeneration at Daechi Complex
대치1단지 (SPOT 02)
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DESIS Thematic Area
DESIS Thematic Area
Design for Strengthening Relations
Design for Strengthening Relations
Period
Period
2024
2024
Location
Location
Daechi 1 Apartment Complex, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Daechi 1 Apartment Complex, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
KEY VALUES
KEY VALUES
Aging Complex Regeneration · Intergenerational Integration · Resident Participation · Community
■ CONTEXT
■ CONTEXT
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.
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■ DESIGN APPROACH
■ DESIGN APPROACH
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.
■ SOCIAL INNOVATION
■ SOCIAL INNOVATION
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.
■ GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
■ GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Gangnam-gu Office Urban Design Division (Commissioning) × SEDG (Design & construction) × Daechi 1 Residents’ Representatives & Management Office (Participation) × Hongik University (Research advisory)
■ EVIDENCE & IMPACT
■ EVIDENCE & IMPACT
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.
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