[PHASE 2: Design & Construction] Isolation : Connection ① Niederhafen River Promenade

SPACE November 2024 (No. 684) 

Project Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Architect Zaha Hadid Architects + SAMOO Architects & Engineers

Location 2-1 Eulji-ro 7-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Site area 62,957m²

Building area 25,008 m²

Gross floor area 85,320m²

Competition year 2006

Construction period Mar. 2009 – Nov. 2013

Opening Mar. 2014

Client Seoul Metropolitan Government

Sep. 2006 Announcement of the Dongdaemun Stadium Park Development Plan—the total project budget was estimated at 24.3 billion KRW

Sep. 2006 Feasibility study and basic planning completed

Nov. 2006 First investment review (total of 159.3 billion KRW)

Feb. 2007 International invited design competition held

Aug. 2007 Zaha Hadid Architects wins with the design titled ‘Metonymic Landscape’

Sep. 2007 Second investment review (total of 375.2 billion KRW), reason for change: modification of the construction scale

Oct. 2007 Third investment review (total of 405 billion KRW), reason for change: addition of operational preparation costs

Dec. 2007 – July 2008 Dongdaemun Stadium demolished

Jan. 2008 – July 2009 Unearthed artefacts, including Hanyang City Wall and Hadogam Site, during cultural heritage excavation—decided to relocate and restore cultural assets

Oct. 2008 ‘Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher’ exhibition held at the Seoul Design Olympiad 2008 hosts

Dec. 2008 Basic and detailed designs completed

Mar. 2009 The Seoul Design Foundation is established

Apr. 2009 Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) groundbreaking ceremony held, along with the opening of the promotional centre—Zaha Hadid’s first visit to Dongdaemun

Oct. 2009 Partial opening of the Dongdaemun History & Culture Park

Mar. 2010 Foundation work completed

Sep. 2010 Fourth investment review (total of 496.2 billion KRW), reason for change: modification of the construction scale

Mar. 2011 Steel structural construction completed

Mar. 2011 – June 2012 Exterior panel installation and underground plaza construction completed

Jan. 2012 – July 2013 Interior and exterior finishing work completed

Oct. 2011 Fifth investment review (total...