OASIS LANDING BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA 1

DILLON WHITE AISHA IYENGAR

ALEXA PFEIFFER PATRICIA QUINONEZ

SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN STUDIO - FALL 2022

MAPS CREATED USING AODBE ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, AND PROCREATE.

OASIS LANDING IS AN URBAN PARK LOCATED ALONG THE BUSAN SEA IN BUSAN, SOUTH KORA. BUSAN IS SOUTH KOREA’S 2ND LARGEST CITY BEHIND SEOUL, WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 3.4 MILLION. THE DENSITY SITS AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 PEOPLE PER SQ MILE. BUSAN HAS THE PERFECT HARMONY BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS, RIVER, AND SEA. THE CITY SITS ALONG THE COASTLINE OF THE KOREAN STRAIT, WITH BEACHES AND A LARGE PORT. TO THE NORTH IS THE TAEBAK MOUNTAINS WHICH OFFER HIKING AND A BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP BEHIND THE CITY. OFTEN LOCALS FEEL DISCONNECTED FROM NATURE, AS THERE IS A LACK OF GREENSPACE IN THE CITY. OUR SITE IS LOCATED ALONG THE LOTUS MALL IN NAMPODONG, THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF BUSAN. OASIS LANDING PROVIDES AN URBAN SANCTUARY WITH SUSTAINABLY FOCUSED DESIGN, TO OFFER A REFUGE FROM BUSY CITY LIFE TO ALL HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN USERS.

Masterplan

MASTERPLAN CREATED USING AUTOCAD AND PHOTOSHOP.

OASIS LANDING PARK FEATURES A LARGE RIBBON LIKE WALKWAY WHICH FUNCTIONS AS THE MAIN PATH THROUGH THE SITE. THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK IS MORE GEOMETRIC AND CONTROLLED TO REPRESENT HUMAN IN THE LANDSCAPE. THIS AREA HAS VERY RIGID EDGES AND MORE FORMAL, CONTROLLED LANDSCAPING. LOCATED NEAR THE MALL CUT THROUGH IS SEATING FOR ENJOYING LUNCH OR RESTING WHILE TAKING IN VIEWS OF THE PARK. A MARKET SPACE ALLOWS POP UP VENDORS TO COME IN, EXTENDING THE NEARBY REACH OF THE FISH MARKET TO TOURISTS, MALL SHOPPERS, AND THOSE VISITING THE PARK. A PLAY SPACE IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN THIS AREA.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARK, YOU WILL FIND A NATURALISTIC FOREST. GROUND LEVEL TRAILS OFFER USERS URBAN HIKING, BIRD WATCHING, AND A SPACE TO INTIMATELY ENJOY NATURAL PLANTING. THE RAISED BOARDWALK GIVES USERS A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE PARK, NEARBY SEA, AND A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE TREE CANOPY UP CLOSE. THE URBAN FOREST WILL PROVIDE HABITAT TO WILDLIFE LIVING WITHIN THE CITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE SITE.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE, THE HUMAN AND NATURAL LANDSCAPE JOIN, WITH A CLASH OF GEOMETRIES. THIS AREA HAS AN OPEN PLAZA SPACE FOR EVENTS, AN OPEN LAWN, AND A BIORETENTION GARDEN.

ACROSS THE STREET, THE NEWLY UPDATED WATERFRONT PROMENADE WILL BRING USERS TO OASIS LANDING FROM THE NEARBY MARKET DISTRICT TO THE NORTHWEST AND THE PORT AND FERRY TERMINAL TO THE EAST. THIS PROMENADE HAS A SECONDARY MARKET SPACE FOR VENDORS. TO GIVE USERS ACCESS TO THE WATER, LANDSCAPED TERRACES WITH SEATING DROP DOWN TO THE WATERS EDGE. FLOATING PLANTERS IN THE WATER PROVIDE VISUAL INTEREST, AS WELL AS HABITATS FOR MARINE LIFE, AND HELP COMBAT HYPOXIA IN THE OCEAN.

WATERFRONT PROMENADE

RAISED CROSSWALK

TERRACED SEATING

FLOATING PLANTERS

PLANTED SHADE STRUCTURE

BIORETENTION

FOREST LAWN

NATURE PLAY PATH LOOKING MAN SCULPTURE

RAISED BOARDWALK

PLAY STRUCTURES MALL CUT THROUGH

SEATING AREA

MARKET SPACE