SongSan Sports & Culture Center

Rather than proposing the “Songsan Culture and Sports Center” as a purposive facility that merely accommodates various physical and cultural activities, we envision it as an “open park” — a space citizens can share in their daily lives without specific intention.

Located within a “Residential Development Promotion District” characterized by low-density housing on hilly terrain, the site is surrounded by elementary schools, low-rise residences, welfare centers, and administrative public facilities such as community centers. All four sides are bordered by roads, offering residents multiple and convenient points of access in their everyday routines.

Spaces for leisure and rest should not be confined to programmatic, functional roles. Instead, they must remain open to diverse, spontaneous uses by residents. Reflecting the multidirectional nature of the site and its surrounding context, the space adopts an open attitude. A form without a front is not closed off, but instead follows an order of flow — where people walk, pause, and encounter one another by chance.