©ISON Architects + Kiohun Architects & Associates + Design ANPARK + Im Jean + Mark Wasiuta
The results of the International Design Competition for the 416 Memorial Park were announced on June 30. This competition was conducted to create a multi-cultural park that could embody an enshrinement hall to commemorate the Sewol Ferry Disaster victims, exhibition space, and educational facility. The design site is located at Hwarang Lake Park in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do (park and building scales at 23,000㎡ and 9,962㎡ respectively). The winning team is a consortium composed of ISON Architects (principal, Son Jean), Kiohun Architects & Associates (principal, Kim Namhyung), Design ANPARK (principal, Jung Juyoung), Im Jean, and Mark Wasiuta. This consortium proposed a design that places two oblong buildings facing the Hwarang Lake and uses the space in-between as an open space. The review committee rated the design highly for its traffic connection between the building and the site exterior as well as its integration of the enshrinement hall and the commemoration space. Ansan City revealed its plans to enter the basic design stage during the second half of this year and finish park construction by 2024.