| Summary: | Sewoon Mixed Use Building was the 1st Mixed Use building in Korea and the largest
electricity shops and apartment in Asia at that time. In 1970s, it was the symbol of rebirth of
Korea from the demolition of Korean War. However, Sewoon Mixed Use Building was a mega
structure that was not harmonious with the urban context. Although architects thought shops
and elevated streets of Sewoon Mixed Use Building could vitalize the vicinity, it did not work
as their ideal plan. As a result, the mega structure has been working as an urban wall that
makes nearby districts such a slum area. Moreover, people don’t want to live in the apartment
of Sewoon Mixed Use Building so that many housing units have been changed into offices. In
this situation, I want to find an architectural solution to revitalize Sewoon Mixed Use Building
area by reusing the old mega structures.
The Sewoon mixed use building is divided in four buildings. People call them (Sewoon,
Daerim, Jinyang, Sinseong) just Sewoon Plaza and the area Sewoon Plaza is located is
considered as Sewoon Plaza district. This study focused on two buildings (Sewoon, Daerim).
These two buildings are located nearby Jongmyo shrine park and Cheonggye creek park,
and they have coonenient public tranfortation condition. Therefore, they have a potential
background to be a successful renovated project.
The project goal is to make an incubator to change nearby area including Sewoon buildings.
The first strategy is making an arcade. Through this long arcade, new Sewoon plaza could
become a part of urban context by connecting nearby urban streets and parks. This condition
would make people visit Sewoon plaza easier, and new programs of Sewoon plaza would
spread out and change slaum areas at the same time. The second strategy is to add new
programs. New progrmas are apartment, shop, restaurant, studio for shop, theater, museum
and gellery. Residents who can stay even at night are essential element to escape a slum
area. Shops that sell artistic craft items and studios for them would make Sewoon arcade
attractive. Museum and theater are for young artist, independent movie and small play. In the
future, if new programs work well in Sewoon arcade, neighbor buildings would accept these
programs and the slum area would disappear continuously. === text
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