Dongtan Waterfront

Dongtan Waterfront

To accommodate the site’s natural environment and improve access to the lake park, the existing land-use plan was revised and modified. By preserving the site’s natural ridges and creating ten distinct waterways, while conserving the existing streams and original topography as much as possible, we sought to minimize artificial civil engineering work. This design began with the decision to leave the site’s long-standing traces of nature and human life untouched. Pathways were laid out and houses were built while minimizing alterations to the existing water and green space systems. The goal was to move away from a linear urban structure and create a neighborhood that feels like a hometown—one that, while perhaps slightly inconvenient, allows people to live in harmony with nature.

  • Status

    Completed

  • Purpose

    Residential

  • Design Year

    2010

  • Location

    Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do

  • Site area

    1,641,297.00m2

  • Gross Floor Area

    700,000.00m2

  • Building Area

    48,000.00m2

To accommodate the site’s natural environment and improve access to the lake park, the existing land-use plan was revised and modified. By preserving the site’s natural ridges and creating ten distinct waterways, while conserving the existing streams and original topography as much as possible, we sought to minimize artificial civil engineering work. This design began with the decision to leave the site’s long-standing traces of nature and human life untouched. Pathways were laid out and houses were built while minimizing alterations to the existing water and green space systems. The goal was to move away from a linear urban structure and create a neighborhood that feels like a hometown—one that, while perhaps slightly inconvenient, allows people to live in harmony with nature.

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