ZHA selected from five winning designs for Sejong II Center for the Performing Arts,
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed the five winning designs for the International Planning
and Architectural Design Competition for Yeouido Park 2nd Sejong Performing Arts Center in Seoul, South Korea.
Melike Altınışık Architects (MAA) and BAUM Architects & Aliveus Landscape
Durig AG, DMP Architects, Viron, Heerim Architects,
Zaha hadid Architects & ULD Studio are among the winning teams at Sejong II Center for the Performing Arts.
On March 18, 2023, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced an international competition to transform Yeouido Park,
known as the downtown area, into a downtown cultural park.
The competition brief aims to change the current status of Yoido into a global financial center.
During the process, Seoul intends to work with Yongsan-gu to transform Yeouido Park,
which separates the eastern and western parts of Yeouido.
The city planned to “change the landscape of Seoul by building waterfront landmarks with innovative designs along the Han River.”
The five winning designs were evaluated on the basis of “the feasibility of building a landmark representing Seoul based on the use and space required.”
Design features
The second Sejong Center will include a 2,000-seat concert hall and a 400-seat concert hall.
In addition to food and beverage facilities and cultural and educational spaces for citizens and visitors coming from the Port of Seoul,
which will be built in Yeouido in South Korea. future.
For future plans, the city also plans to transform the urban space structure in Yeouido itself.
“The city aims to restructure and integrate urban spaces in Yeouido, which have been separated by roads and public parks.
As such, the plan will also include an underground pedestrian walkway network connected to the Yeouido Transit Center,”
according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s website.
One of the flagship projects of the “Great Han River” initiative is the Sejong II Center for the Performing Arts in Yeouido Park.
which is being pursued to promote urban functions in Seoul with a focus on the Han River.
To improve the landscape along the Han River and enhance the city’s competitiveness,
A planning and design competition was held with the aim of creating a creative and innovative landmark design along the river.
Since the competition requires creative and innovative design,
the Seoul Metropolitan Government is planning a design competition in the first half of 2025 as a first stage.
To develop a work plan by determining the appropriate project cost to implement the full design service.
After that stage, the city government intends to develop an action plan through
a consultation process consisting of various experts and will collect public opinions from citizens,
It will continue with its work plan after going through step-by-step administrative procedures.
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