| Title |
Change of the Urban Design Ideas in Downtown Redevelopment; the Case of Seorin-District in Seoul |
| Keywords |
도심재개발 ; 도시설계 생각변화 ; 서린구역 Downtown Redevelopment ; Urban Design Idea ; Seorin-District in Seoul |
| Abstract |
This paper deals with the change of the urban design ideas in the downtown redevelopment in Seoul. Since 1970s the urban redevelopment has been changing the physical form of the downtown Seoul fundamentally. Seorin District as a study area was analysed in terms of the design ideas and the consequent environment changes. This paper identified that the urban design idea of perimeter block conceived in the 1970s has declined in the 1980s with the emergence of free standing high rise office buildings. The role of the buildings to form urban space and the relationship of the buildings with the sidewalk and the neighboring buildings in terms of height and building line have disappeared. The urban space became wide, but never properly used. The idea of separation of the pedestrian from the cars to make pedestrian friendly downtown in the initial concept of the 1970s gave way to the car oriented development. The initial urban design ideas to make more human-oriented environment have been changed and misinterpreted through the changes of development plan, which resulted in the fundamentally different urban environment. At the end, this paper discusses and proposes some urban design elements, which should be respected in the urban redevelopment plan to securing the quality of the urban environment. |