Yeouido Performing Arts Center
| Location: | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Status: | Competition |
| Date: | 2023 |
There once was a mountain called Yangmal in the northern part of Yeoido Island. There were also grasslands and sandy plains along the river. Before it was cut down to make way for the new parliament building, Yangmalsan was a local landmark, a place for diverse human activities, alternatingly documented as a place for shepherds, for dwelling and for sacred rituals.
We propose creating a hill, a seasonal native landscape that reconnects the surrounding site and the local ecologies from riparian wetlands to forest; an iconic shared space for nature and culture. The hill, an interplay of water, planting and glazed volumes, reminiscent of waterfalls, invites exploration of its terrain, and the discovery of its large halls and hidden performance space, its places for meditation and its major vistas. Performing arts and day-to-day life become an ever-changing layer within the local landscapes.
