From November 2019 to August 2020, a design competition for seven districts (Gwacheon-Gwacheon, Wangsuk-Namyangju, Wangsuk2-Namyangju, Gyosan-Hanam, Gyeyang-Incheon, Changneung-Goyang, Daejang-Bucheon) was held. A significant change to the plan by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) was the ‘Integrated Master Plan for Urban and Architecture’. According to the methods, the master plan for the threedimensional cities, encompassing cities, buildings, and facilities, will be developed from the planning stage, while the master plan of the cities and architectural plans will be determined based on the plans for land use.
There were individual requirements for each competition, such as general guidelines that demanded a new vision for the future city centred around core values such as ‘job provision, transportation-friendly and nurturing-friendly’ environments, as well as planning directives that were tailored to each specific component illustrated by the district plans. Gwacheon’s public housing complex, which heralded the 3rd Generation NewTowns, was organised in November 2019 under the theme ‘A Shared City for People, Streets and Communities’. The ‘Inclusive White Zone’ was praised for its urban spaces inspired by the ridges and furrows of rural land cultivation, creating the archetype for a new city with an emphasis on publicity. In January – March 2020, four contests were held under the theme of ‘Coexistence and the Coexisting City that Grows Together’. Wangsuk-Namyangju’s ‘Symbiosis City’ garnered attention for its proposed establishment of a multipurpose band axis to accommodate the demands of a flexible future city, and a three-dimensional space and transportation system strategy. Wangsuk2-Namyangju’s ‘Slothophical City’ consists of a nature-friendly residential environment that draws upon nature such as wind roads, hills, and rivers, a low-density decentralised urban structure, and an industrial cluster where various actors interact received favourable comments. Gyosan-Hanam’s ‘Co-living Platform’ was evaluated as a concept that clearly solved urban space organisation and urban network concepts in accordance with the reality posed by the Jungbu Expressway and its rest area dividing the city and its residential areas. Under the guiding concept of inclusion, connection, convergence, and sharing, Gyeyang-Incheon’s ‘2030 Gyeyang, Hyper Terra City’ set the east-west urban axis and the green axis by representing the movement of people and logistics, and raising the access to green area in all living areas. Announced in June 2020, the international competition for ChangneungGoyang, and Daejang-Bucheon was held on the international platform under the theme ‘Together-growing Symbiosis city of Coexistence’. In particular, the ‘First Village Demonstration Complex’ was included in the competition which promoted participation. The ‘Inclusive Connected City’ of Changneung-Goyang was praised for its local focused design by actively using the natural environment of the Changneungcheon and cultural resources of Seoleung, ‘Open Field City’ for Daejang-Bucheon received acclaim for its adjacency to central business district, realistic landscape design by aligning urban support facilities in line with surrounding economic zones such as Bucheon, Incheon and Gimpo. (Each proposal can be amended and altered during the planning process).
ⓒ SIAPLAN Consortium
Gwacheon, Gwacheon
Inclusive
White Zone
We propose a new type of shared city in
which citizens’ leisure activities, daily lives, and workplaces coexist, while
also securing the sustainability of the natural environment. We found the
solution in farming, namely in the ‘Irang (ridges) and Gorang (furrows)’. Irang
is a space full of the necessary facilities, while Gorang is a space that connects
nature to nature within the city, both becoming places for exchange and
community activities in which people flow and settle. The inclusive white zone
built upon the natural flow, tore down the physical boundaries and connected
the city to nature, while the human-scale street courses through the landscapes
of different cities and natural landscapes to connect nature, the city, and the
lives of citizens. Along the way, the urban community is revitalised, and the
city completes its establishment, becoming a place where every life and natural
realm is connected. written by SIAPLAN Consortium
ⓒ DA GROUP Consortium
Wangsuk,
Namyangju
Symbiosis
City
The northeastern area of the metropolitan
is lacking in self-sufficient industries, public cultural and arts facilities,
so to supply the need for these functions one much turn to Seoul. We proposed
‘Economic city, Ecological city, Hyperconnected City, Happy City’ through the
4D land use plan, specialised green system and transportation system. The
construction of the three-dimensional structure of the S-BRT route, in which
the upper S-BRT route, the lower bicycle route and the pedestrian route are merged,
is at the heart of the plan that considers connectivity with neighbouring
cities. Through a threedimensional multi-use band, a park-centred educational cluster, and a
social-mixed space plan that minimises physical divisions between classes, a three-dimensional
multi-city was created to erase physical or psychological discrimination.
written by DA GROUP Consortium
ⓒ G.S Architects Consortium
Wangsuk2,
Namyangju
Slothophical
City
The proposal was made for a ‘Slothophical
City’ centred on prioritises a culture that realises a slower pace of life by
putting the natural terrain to good use in a small city where the hills and
rivers are in harmony. A road network sensitive to the topography disperses
traffic and lowers the speed of the pedestrian-oriented city. The waterway is
at the centre of a leisurely pace of life, reaching the waterside within five minutes
from anywhere in the city and leading to a subway station. In order to create a
human-scale city in which the city and nature can coexist, we laid a discrete
path between small and medium-sized blocks. A three-dimensional pedestrian
bridge was placed where the three waterways meet, in order to create a specialised
area that encompasses the stations and major facilities. written by G.S
Architects Consortium
ⓒ GYEONG GAN Consortium
Gyosan,
Hanam
Co-living
Platform
We proposed a city centred on five concepts
in collaboration with architects and urban designers. First, an eco-friendly
city that will preserve traces of and the governing shape of the land. Second,
a transportation-friendly city that respects the existing street system and
develops a new multidisciplinary and multi-centred system. The green pedestrian
axis formed by subway and S-BRT lines creates a white necklace that connects to
the centres of other residential areas. Third, a child-friendly city that
provides a diverse and rich experience by forming a living area with
pedestrian-centric streets. Fourth, a city of opportunities and
self-sufficiency through selforganised or self-evolving multi-use spaces, white zone. Lastly, it is
a city in which gradually changing lifestyles are realised, from residences to
living spaces. written by GYEONG GAN Consortium
ⓒ Siteplanning Consortium
Gyeyang,
Incheon
2030
Gyeyang, Hyper Terra City
We planned a 60m wide homogeneous linear space
called the P-PATH (Park Path) that could penetrate the entire complex in line
with the future city that demands a comfortable, open and safe movement. The
P-PATH is an attractive space in the ‘front of house’ that attracts scattered
individuals and is connected to the S-BRT stop or public facilities. This is a
strategy through which to realise a pedestrian city, and a medium space for a
shared symbiosis city. The main arterial road, S-BRT, and P-PATH are all
combined to form an urban centre space called ‘Terra (a new site)’, creating a
pedestrian space separated from the vehicle. ‘Terra’ was planned as a threedimensional multi-use
facility in the central space where green axis, road axis, and S-BRT are
combined. written by Siteplanning Consortium
ⓒ HAEAHN Consortium
Changneung, Goyang
Inclusive
Connected City
We proposed three visions: coexisting with
neighbouring areas, symbiotic relationships with urban nature, and
self-sustaining the next generation. The target site is between fragmented
cities, villages, nature and historical sites. We distribute the main
functional bases throughout the area and connect them centrifugally to the
outside, while each of the bases are centripetally networked through the blue
(water) – green (greenery) network. It is to induce the acts of movements and
life in the city to become the act of taking care of nature. Green spaces that
have grown together with their host cities could form a sustainable and
resilient urban base. Now, cities need to explore new ways of interacting with
different ways of working, living, leisure, and non-face-to-face environments. We
intend to secure the settlement of the next generation by constructing an urban
organisation. written by HAEAHN Consortium
ⓒ DA GROUP Consortium
Daejang, Bucheon
Open
Field City
We proposed a city that would coexist with the surrounding area by drawing on the ecological characteristics of the original landscape. The junctions in the city contain the natural landscape and the surrounding fields, while the inside of the city is a multi-use band through which life, work and play commingle, creating a lively city contiguous with the surroundings in the existing isolated zone. First, a symbiotic city is made manifest through establishing connection to the surrounding areas and industries; second, an urban framework is formed that complies with the remote water circulation system and the shape of the land; third, a multipurpose band is planned in connection with the surrounding local industries to promote the city. The fourth is to compose a living area along the preceding three themes, while the fifth is to establish a flexible urban plan responding future social changes. written by DA GROUP Consortium
Competition and Winners Outline
Gwacheon,
Gwacheon
Location: Gwacheon-dong, Juam-dong, and
Makgye-dong,
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Area: 1,555,496㎡
Housing provision: 7,100 units
Developer: Gyeonggi Province, Gwacheon
City, LH, Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation
Winner: SIAPLAN Architects & Planners
Consortium
Consortium: SIAPLAN Architects &
Planners (Cho Juhwan) + INTO Engineering & Architecture (Yeo Chundong) +
DONGHYUN architect (Kang Dongwan) + URBAN-PLATFORM (Kim Hyungkoo)
Wangsuk,
Namyangju
Location: Jinjeop-eup and Jingeon-eup, Namyangju,
Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Area: 8,889,780㎡
Housing provision: 53,300 units
Developer: Gyeonggi Province, LH
Winner: DA GROUP Urban Design & Architecture
Co.,Ltd. Consortium
Consortium: DA GROUP Urban Design &
Architecture Co.,Ltd. (Kim Hyunho) + ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM Design group (Hwang
Seongtaek) + SITELab (Kim Hyun-moo)
Wangsuk2,
Namyangju
Location: Ilpae-dong and Ipae-dong, Namyangju,
Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Area: 2,447,495㎡
Housing provision: 12,700 units
Developer: Gyeonggi Province, LH
Winner: G.S Architects & Associates
Consortium
Consortium: G.S Architects & Associates
(Kim Yongmi) + URBAN INSITE Architects (Kim Daesung,
Cho Youngju) + TAAL Architects (Seo
Jiyoung) + Zo Hangman (Seoul National University)
Gyosan,
Hanam
Location: Cheonhyeon-dong, Hang-dong, Hasachang-dong,
Gyosan-dong, Sangsachangdong, Chungung-dong, Deokpung-dong, and Changu-dong, Hanam-si,
Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Area: 6,491,155㎡
Housing provision: 32,000 units
Developer: Gyeonggi Province, LH, Gyeonggi Housing
and Urban Development Corporation, Hanam Urban Innovation Corporation
Winner: GYEONG GAN Consortium
Consortium: GYEONG GAN
Architects&Planners (O Hoyoung) + KIOHUN architects and associates
(Min Hyunsik) + DONGHAE ENGINEERING &
CONSULTANTS CO., Ltd. (Jung Jumlae)
Gyeyang,
Incheon
Location: Gyulhyeon-dong, Dongyang-dong, Parkchon-dong, Byeongbang-dong, Sangyadong, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon-si, Korea
Area: 3,349,214㎡
Housing provision: 17,000 units
Developer: Incheon City Corporation, LH
Winner: Siteplanning Consortium
Consortium: Siteplanning Urban Architecture
Design (Han Youngsuk, Jo Youngju) + SANGJI
ENVIRONMENT & ARCHITECTS INC (Heo Dongyoon,
Choi Byoungkook) + HAN-A Urban
Research Institute (Ahn Kunhyuk, Ryu Sung)
Changneung,
Goyang
Location: Yongdu-dong, Donae-dong and Hwajeon-dong,
Goyang-si, Korea
Area: 8,126,948㎡
Housing provision: 38,000 units
Developer: Gyeonggi Province, LH
Winner: HAEAHN Architecture, Inc.
Consortium
Consortium: HAEAHN Architecture, Inc. (Kim Teaman)
+ HAEAHN Architecture, Inc. (Yu Jaideuk) + Supermass Studio (Cha Taewook)
Daejang,
Bucheon
Location: Daejang-dong, Ojeong-dong, and Wonjong-dong,
Bucheon-si, Korea
Area: 3,434,660㎡
Housing provision: 20,000 units
Developer: Gyeonggi Province, LH, Bucheon City
Environment Satisfaction Technology
Winner: DA GROUP Urban Design & Architecture
Co.,Ltd. Consortium
Consortium: DA GROUP Urban Design & Architecture Co.,Ltd. (Kim, Hyunho) + KCAP Architects&Planners (Ruurd Gietema)