Competition / Competition for Ecological and Leisure-Cultural Waterfront Space in Seoul International District(SID)

• The Weave
  Interweaving with nature
  Essential to the redevelopment of the Han River and Tancheon Stream junction riverfront area, is the renewal of its natural riparian ecosystem. This concept softens the physical slope barrier between the built environment, and the Tacheon Stream's banks by reintroducing carefully selected native vegetation, refining steep edge conditions, and improving water and landscape ecology. Before it can be visitable, and attract activity, the terrain, landscape and environmental conditions must be revivified. This restores the river habitat, to create a beautiful, natural bouquet that will blossom dramatically to support visitor attractions that celebrate this unique space, weaving it into connection with the greater Seoul International District.
   
  Interweaving with access
  To become a vital destination in the Seoul International District, the riverfront must attract people, and to do this, it must become fully accessible. Part of this strategy relies on intervention at the landscape level, improving the gradation of the terrain, while also improving the overall quality of the environment. Next, a meandering path system sutures the divide created by the Tancheon Stream, drawing its two banks into formal connection with a striking pedestrian bridge spanning the stream. Access points from the existing urban network to principal programmatic activators, form key in-roads to a non-hierarchical system of meandering paths within the river park.
   
  Interweaving program
  Also integral to the riverfront park becoming a vital destination within the Seoul International District, is the strategic insertion of a diverse and compelling program. This diverse range of program is strategically dispersed close to relevant urban adjacencies to enable a clear physical connection through the path system. It will also nurture community cultural and social development. This strategic dispersal of program also ensures that the riverfront park is activated day and night, facilitating safety, minimizing criminal activity and promoting a vibrant, rejuvenating public space. New park program also makes use of existing infrastructure to give familiar features new purpose.
  
  Interwoven park
  Three operations sit at the heart of this concept: blurred boundaries of riverfront and urban fabric; enhanced accessibility and connection; an attractive and relevant park program. Through the weaving actions of the park's concept, it will revitalize and revivify this underused public space, to become a core and connected jewel of the Seoul International District. This way, it will form a focal point for the district, and serve to generate activity, setting a strong precedent for similar ecological and public revitalization in the city.

• Competition for Ecological and Leisure-Cultural Waterfront Space in Seoul International District(SID)
• Site Area | 630,000 ㎡  Completion | 2020  Scope | COMPT (winner)