URBAN FOREST PODS

URBAN REGENERATION OF JAMSIL SPORT

COMPLEX IN SEOUL

PROJECT LOCATION

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

PROJECT TYPE

URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION

PROJECT TEAM

GYU-TAE KIM, JOONGSANG LEE

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

Jamsil Sports Complex currently is only activated during the game seasons. Missing the conents for people to gather in the complex, the Jamsil Sports Complex has been emptied out during the nongame seasons. The main causes that create a distance between the people and the sport complex is only seasonal use of the mega-structures, vast areas of concrete grounds for parking, and roads hindering access. To create an easily approachable place for people a rest, we suggest a “Forest as an Activating Hub”. In addition to the exisiting trees, we created a forest where people can easily access all the time and place where people can hava a peace of mind from the busy city life. The complex is no longer a building that holds temporary events, but a place where people can access at all times. Like those European stadiums that blend into downtown of a city, we can imagine the Jamsil Sports Complex transforming into a forest within a the city of Seoul.