Guryong Village

Guryong Village and Tower Palace

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Guryong Village is one of the biggest slums in Seoul. It placed in the middle of Gangnam which
widely known for its heavily concentrated wealth and very high standard of living.
There is no address or registered house. so, 1,850 houses, 4,122 people have the same one address.
It manages by control number. There are only 28 houses that are registered as a house.
Most people moved to Guryong Village during 1988, before Seoul Olympic start. Korea developed
an economy really short period of time. The government forced to demolish some areas of Seoul
for better looking and development during the Olympics. So, people who lost their house and
shelter, moved to Guryong village since it was an empty lot. In 1994, more people moved to
Guryong village due to the development of Gangnam. When they started to build Tower palace
and Apartment.
I. Introduction
a. Issues and Concerns
Security and safety
The whole place is made by the wood board, and not following the building code. And
since it was not registered as a residence, there were problems with the sanitary system,
electricity, and Trash. The oldest house was built in 1925 and most of the houses built
with the wood board so it's cold during wintertime. During summer since the village is
placed in the middle of two mountains so it's hotter than other places and it easily
flooded due to the sanitary system. there was two big fire in 2014 and 2017. 2014, there
were over 150 people who lost their house and since it happened November, they had
to worry about surviving during winter.

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 Address
The government didn’t allow to register as the residence for the people who live here.
In Korea, it's important with address, it restricts social activities such as a
bank(economy), employment, voting and Mailing form organization.
Redevelopment
In 2011, Seoul city tried to redevelop this area, but there was a problem with speculators.
Since its still part of Gangnam, the rich people tried to buy the land before it developed.
And the resident helped the government to find the speculator. But still, some people
drive an expensive car but live in Guryong village for profit.
In 2014, after the big fire, they decided to redevelop the area. But still, there was an
argument with compensation.
In 2018, the government announced the plan of redevelopment and project expectancy
was finish the construction in 2020, but still, there is a resident and couldn’t start the
construction.
b. Goal and Objective
Provide a safe, habitable shelter and give equality to the neighborhood.
c. Rationale
Residents in Guryong village experienced discrimination and inequality. Since the
village is middle of High standard district, there were issues with it.
Kids going to school with the high standard district kids, so they been experienced
bullying.
The government treats them as an interrupter of the high standard society, but the
government was the one who brought them there for their convenience.
d. Proponents
The government should be their proponents. They tried to develop the city in a short
period of time, and this is the result of what they did. It should be fixed by them.

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