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Namdaemun Plaza and Underpass
Namdaemun Plaza and Underpass
Seoul, South Korea
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Namdaemun Plaza and Underpass
Seoul, South Korea
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2018
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
(Photographer: tqtq Studio)
Supporting role for the main character.
Namdaemun is the first national treasure of the Republic of Korea that has historically experienced twists and turns.
During the Joseon Dynasty, it was the gateway to enter the Seoul fortress, and in modern times, tanks were the channel of traffic through Namdaemun, and now it acts like a symbolic statue surrounded by roads. The meaning of "people passing through Namdaemun and the stream of cities that follow" has changed from time to time, and modern Namdaemun has become a symbolic and historic treasure of Korea rather than a function of the past.
With the development of cars and roads, Namdaemun is surrounded by roads and cars and people's access becomes difficult. Across the street is the modern Namdaemun Market, which developed in Seonhyecheong and Sijeon Haengnang during the Joseon Dynasty, and the adjacent entrance to the site was a transportation island. There are tens of thousands of people passing through Namdaemun. It was built between the island and the walkway to create the square closest to Namdaemun.
This square has a comfortable view of Namdaemun, and it must accommodate a large number of passageways that pass through it. Therefore, the plaza should be a plaza to highlight Namdaemun rather than have an active meaning in itself or express excessive formations. The space in an art gallery can be considered to be the same reason that art works are composed quietly and concisely. Namdaemun Plaza is a supporting role for the main character.
Using a bench and grass to stay in, so that people could look at Namdaemun. Namdaemun Market, located away from Namdaemun Gate, has a lot of traffic compared to the width of the street, so it has expanded the street to avoid interference. Although there is a road between Namdaemun and Namdaemun Plaza, it can be seen as an extension of the visual street towards Namdaemun beyond the road. The extension of the street consists of benches, lawns, terraced shelters, and underground walk entrances, where granite can fill the floor in patterns, sit back, look at Namdaemun, perform, gather, scatter, or pass through the city. It was important to give up the desire to be a leading actor and become a supporting actor who stood out and played the rest of the role faithfully It contains a minimal urban gesture that can stimulate the city's natural everyday activities rather than installing an artificial device.
Supporting role for the main character.
Namdaemun is the first national treasure of the Republic of Korea that has historically experienced twists and turns.
During the Joseon Dynasty, it was the gateway to enter the Seoul fortress, and in modern times, tanks were the channel of traffic through Namdaemun, and now it acts like a symbolic statue surrounded by roads. The meaning of "people passing through Namdaemun and the stream of cities that follow" has changed from time to time, and modern Namdaemun has become a symbolic and historic treasure of Korea rather than a function of the past.
With the development of cars and roads, Namdaemun is surrounded by roads and cars and people's access becomes difficult. Across the street is the modern Namdaemun Market, which developed in Seonhyecheong and Sijeon Haengnang during the Joseon Dynasty, and the adjacent entrance to the site was a transportation island. There are tens of thousands of people passing through Namdaemun. It was built between the island and the walkway to create the square closest to Namdaemun.
This square has a comfortable view of Namdaemun, and it must accommodate a large number of passageways that pass through it. Therefore, the plaza should be a plaza to highlight Namdaemun rather than have an active meaning in itself or express excessive formations. The space in an art gallery can be considered to be the same reason that art works are composed quietly and concisely. Namdaemun Plaza is a supporting role for the main character.
Using a bench and grass to stay in, so that people could look at Namdaemun. Namdaemun Market, located away from Namdaemun Gate, has a lot of traffic compared to the width of the street, so it has expanded the street to avoid interference. Although there is a road between Namdaemun and Namdaemun Plaza, it can be seen as an extension of the visual street towards Namdaemun beyond the road. The extension of the street consists of benches, lawns, terraced shelters, and underground walk entrances, where granite can fill the floor in patterns, sit back, look at Namdaemun, perform, gather, scatter, or pass through the city. It was important to give up the desire to be a leading actor and become a supporting actor who stood out and played the rest of the role faithfully It contains a minimal urban gesture that can stimulate the city's natural everyday activities rather than installing an artificial device.
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