The East Seoul Bus Terminal Project is a TOD to modernise deteriorated bus terminal facilities to mixed-use development including a retail mall and serviced apartments. It envisages itself as a platform connecting people to people and city to city, as a major transportation hub in the north-eastern region of Seoul and as an upscale complex facility featuring shopping, leisure, tour and living districts. The terminal shall be a showcase for innovative and functional design to address key design issues of a regional transportation hub and gateway to Seoul, an underground bus terminal embracing nature, a multi-functional retail hub, urban integration within a TOD district and a sustainable lifestyle.