MILLENNIUM PARK SEOUL, 1999-2000

 

Scope    Concept Design, Master Plan, Selected Schematic Design, Coordination

                Sub-Projects:

                World Cup Park, Forest of Hope, Sky Park, Ecological Golf Course, Han

                Riverside Park, Nanji Stream Restoration, Mapo Incinerator and  Recycling

                Center, Sangam  Energy Recycling Plant, Hongje Stream Regeneration

 

Size        340 ha / 846 acres

Client     Seoul Metropolitan Government

 

While building the new Soccer World Cup 2002 stadium, Seoul City attempted to clean up the neighboring world's largest household garbage landfill, vast areas of uncontrolled garbage dumping, covered stream and flood plain areas as well as a 3km long stretch of riverfront of Seoul's major river Han.

 

Oikos was called in by the mayor of Seoul to coordinate the separate projects by providing a strong vision, new concept structure and new plan. Rather than ordering form in a typical master plan, Oikos focused on ordering process by master principles and connective meta concept.

 

Upon Oikos' proposal and structure, Seoul City also organized an international symposium inviting world specialists on landfill and landscape regeneration.