A Strategy 전략

Reconnecting the the river to the city is the aim for my gift project. Ideas are explored in a couple of drawings below. The apatu complexes and the steep retaining wall infrastructure obstruct views and connections to the waters edge. Blending the materiality and character of the traditional housing area across the boundaries created by the road, the apartment complex and topography conceptually opens up ideas. A flow of small red brick houses have journeyed to the waters edge traveling straight through the complex. A section reveals a number of locations where physical connections are needed and where the flow is obstructed. 

A STRATEGY

To Blend 

To Bleed

To Break through 

To View 

To Emulsify

TO RECONNECT the city to its river

A number of obstructing boundaries or edges exist and are illustrated with a yellow square on the drawing below. They are all potential sites for an intervention. Boundary 1 and 2 show the possibility of an elevated connection via an existing pedestrian bridge, which breaks through the Apatu block at 3rd floor. The third boundary looks to create a connection across the retaining wall of the car park. A subterranean world exists  under the complex which is refered to as 'The Rabbit Hole' by Seoulites. The darker areas represent the idea of creating a inhabited links under ground using the carparks as tunnels. Boundary 5 is where the  city meets the waters edge. Developing a program or activity at this point that allows the complex community and the Hangang park community to share would create a successful reconnection between the city fabric and the rivers edge.