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POSCO to build facility for infants
The infant welfare center to be built and donated by POSCO is a steel house designed under a motif of petals. / Courtesy of POSCO
By Yoon Ja-young
By Yoon Ja-young
POSCO, the country’s largest steelmaker, is building a steel house in Incheon dedicated to infants as part of its social contribution program.
POSCO 1 Percent Sharing Foundation, a charity set up by the company, held the groundbreaking ceremony for Hwasu-dong Steel House Infants Welfare Center in Incheon last Thursday.
Around 300 guests, including Incheon Dong District chief Lee Heung-su and council speaker Kim Ki-in, as well as residents of the district, participated in the ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the project that POSCO jointly organized with the district.
The 797-square-meter facility will be built using corrugated steel, with the motif of petals. As the district has a high number of low-income households where both parents work, the charity is especially focused on establishing a “kids cafe” within the center where children can have fun and learn.
The facility is getting the spotlight as it will showcase POSCO Group’s capability in steel house construction. A design team within POSCO provided the Wave Steel Design technology for this project. The technology using corrugated steel is expected to boost demand for POSCO steel. POSCO HUMANS, a social enterprise launched by POSCO, will also participate in the construction project using its knowhow in design and construction of facilities made of steel.
“The steel house infants’ center will become a landmark of the district encouraging dreams and hopes of every child who attends it. I am glad that POSCO Group can make a contribution thanks to its advanced technology,” said Lee Young-hoon, a vice president of the steelmaker.
“The steel house was designed under the motif of five petals as it is a facility for children. We tried to maximize the beauty of steel, on top of using the space in a most creative way,” said Kim Chan-joong, an architect who was in charge of designing the building.
The center will be completed around May 5 next year, which is celebrated every year as Children’s Day in Korea. It will then be donated to the Dong-gu District. All the expenses will be paid by the POSCO 1 Percent Sharing Foundation, which was set up by executives and employees of POSCO Group as well as its partner companies, who donated 1 percent of their salaries to the charity. The foundation has been building and donating steel welfare centers, including facilities for senior citizens in Pohang, and disabled people in Gwangyang.