Scenery of Han River, Legacy of Memory
Seoul, the City of Culture
Our vision is to create a city where cultural richness is woven into everyday life. Culture City Seoul will be a city where citizens naturally interact with cultural experiences in everyday life, enhancing the quality of life.
The Covered Park will be the city’s signature space, a place where many people’s daily lives are connected. It will be an inclusive and welcoming space, designed to reflect the diverse cultural characteristics of Seoul.
Based on the natural environment of Seoul’s large mountains and wide rivers, our proposal is truly symbolic of the city’s historical journey and collective dreams. We hope that this place will be a guide to reveal Seoul, and that it will be remembered in the flow of time.
We live in a beautiful city.
The work of Jeongseon, a master of Jingyeong Sansu from the Joseon Dynasty, preserves and conveys to us the ecological landscape of the Han River. The more we looked at the faded black-and-white photos of the Han River scenery from the
60s, the more nostalgic we became for the past. Our plan is for the Han River scenery to become a scenery of healing rather than a scenery of disconnection. The horizontally spreading cover, flowing as fluidly as water, becomes a backdrop for a city that embraces the sky, mountains, and surrounding cities without discrimination. Today, we no longer have the view of the Han River that Chung Jae Jeong-sun had; it has long since disappeared, and in its place are a growing number of artificial scenery.
The beauty of the river lies not only in the water, but also in the irregularly shaped riverbanks that border the land. Plans that have been focused on controlling water and transportation are transformed into plans for a life that embraces water. It remains to fill the collective memory with new symbols and meanings, which is full of the virtual and artificial. Our proposal is a first step towards reviving forgotten landscapes and symbolizing the beginning of ecological recovery. Our proposal represents the Han River landscape in its most natural form, rather than an architecture of artificial lines.
Collaboration_Studio Akkerhuis (Paris)
Consultants_Lola landscape architects (Rotterdam), Ove Arup (London), Gami (Seoul)
Visualization_KIN Creatives
Video Editing and Narration_Sum Film