STEP UP

A Platform for Youth Culture

Hyangnam Youth Culture Center

STEP UP: A Platform for Youth Culture

Program:  Neighborhood Youth Facility

Location: Hwaseong, South Korea 

Site Area: 18,037㎡

Building Area: 2,135㎡ 

Total Building  Area: 2,396㎡

Status | Competition Entry



STEP UP: A Platform for Youth Culture


A Youth Culture Center is a place where young people can expand opportunities for self-development, hobbies, and diverse experiences that are difficult to fulfill through formal school education alone. For adolescents to grow into healthy members of society, a variety of practical experiences must complement academic learning, and this facility is intended to serve as a platform that supports and accommodates those experiences.


The building is organized around programs for youth hobbies and self-development, creating spaces where individual potential and interests can be discovered and shared. In addition, open spaces connected by stepping levels encourage young people to explore new possibilities on their own and to expand learning and exchange through diverse social relationships.