The Weaves, Tancheon Valley Project, Korean Public Pedestrian and Bicycle Paths, Architecture Images
The Weaves Landscape Design for Tancheon Valley
Waterfront Landscape Development in Seoul, Korea – design by MVRDV, Architects, The Netherlands
12 Dec 2019
The Weaves
Design: MVRDV
Location: Seoul, Korea

MVRDV has won a competition to redesign the Tancheon Valley and waterfront in Seoul withThe Weaves, a design that knits together a tangle of pedestrian and bicycle paths, natural landscapes, and public amenities into an appealing, playful, symbolic landscape. Commissioned by the government of Seoul and planned for completion in 2024, the design introduces an intense combination of nature and human activity in the midst of the city. In announcing the winner of the competition, the jury described how MVRDV?s design ?shows great balance between ecology and the creative program, and offers an outstanding strategy to provide urban event spaces and resting areas to citizens, encouraging many different target users to take advantage of the site.?
Located between Seoul?s former Olympic Stadium in the Jamsil district and the rapidly growing central business district in Gangnam, the point where the Tancheon River joins the Han River is currently dominated by surface car parking and elevated highway structures. A kilometre-long stretch of the Tancheon River will be completely transformed by the design, as well as a significant stretch of waterfront along the Han River.

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