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The purpose of this study is to investigate the actual daily life in relation to the space desired by youth in the community and to explore in-depth thoughts and opinions about the space that youth want to use in youth training facilities. To this end, 30 youth who know or have used youth training facilities were selected and a focused group interview was conducted for each group from August 30 to September 16, 2023. The interview questions in this study used a semi-structured questionnaire created through discussions between researchers. As a result of analyzing the data collected through the interview, 3 main topics, 9 sub-themes, and 21 semantic units were derived. First, 'everyday incidents' derived from finding comfortable spaces for relaxation, ranging from enclosed areas to open study spaces, from alleys to sports facilities. Second, 'the lack of youth spaces' revealed a shortage of spaces for relaxation and stress relief, inadequate and inappropriate study spaces due to high costs, and a lack of sports spaces without constraints of distance or environment. Third, 'the desired forms of utilization spaces' included a comfortable and free relaxation area, a focused and school-grade separated study space, and a dedicated indoor sports space for youth. Based on these findings, discussions were held on expanding youth relaxation spaces, exploring active promotional strategies, creating youth-friendly study environments, and reconstructing sports spaces according to the preferences of youth. This study is significant in that it presents a specific plan for a space with rest, study, and sports functions in terms of youth facilities, one of the functions of youth training facilities.