Site

Address: Yongsan District 2 (approx. 1km)

Yongsan-gu, Seoul Metropolitan City, South Korea (Consists of Yongsan IBD site and its surrounding sites) Existing Land Use: Commercial, Residential, Railway facilities, Etc. Note: Site consists of some existing buildings while Yongsan IBD site is vacant. Team can have the option of considering retaining the existing buildings or as tabula rasa.

Location

Overview
The site is located at the center of Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea, and approximately 50 km from Incheon International Airport.

The site is adjacent to Han River which runs from the middle of Seoul to the Yellow Sea. Yongsan District 2 is located in the center of Seoul and a core district that connects the three main CBDs (Gangbuk, Gangnam and Yeouido).

Subway lines (No.1, No.4 and No.6) intersect at Yongsan Station which is next to Yongsan IBD and Riverside North Road runs on south of the site. It is also adjacent to excellent environments such as Han River, Nam Mt. and Yongsan Park.

Urban Railway network (safe, centralized railway system)

The two most important subway lines connect through Yongsan International Business District. Traveling stays safe and convenient throughout Seoul as well as other metropolitan areas because two subway lines pass through Yongsan IBD.

Four subway lines connect from Yongsan Station: Line 1 (Yongsan Station, Namyeong Station), Line 4 (Sinyongsan Station, Samgakji Station, and Ichon Station), Line 6 (Samgakji Station) and Central Line (Yongsan Station, Ichon Station). In addition, due to the crossing over of 2 lines, passengers can transfer at Yongsan Station more easily.

Convenient trips to other provinces due to KTX passing through Yongsan Station & easy access to Yongsan Digital Complex and shopping malls.

The disconnected sector between Dongjakdaegyo and City Hall will be open and directly connected through the new YIBD roads under Yongsan Park. As a result, this straightway will contribute to easier access to YIBD providing drivers with a more convenient route.

The next generation transportation system, magnetic levitation trains enable access from Yongsan to Gangnam within 20 minutes. Gangnam has been considered as a coveted neighborhood for its upscale residences and affluent environment from the point of economy and culture in Korea. Its popularity will continue with the new Songpa Wirye town designed to disperse the population in Gangnam and construction of up to 45,000 houses near Gangnam. MLT will provide an excellent train network with easy access to Yongsan Subway Line 1, 2 and 12 train railroads including 7 KTX lines. The addition of MLT will support YIBDs goal of becoming the center of business, transportation and culture in Korea.

Yongsan Monorail (tentative) represents eco-friendly transportation. The new transportation system integrates Yeouido Financial District and Seobu Ichon-dong into a new commuter belt. Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to utilize the monorail system to connect tourist attractions and cultural resources to a wide network for YIBD and the Han River Renaissance Project. In particular, this plan will achieve economic benefits from geographical integration. Monorail construction costs a third of general subway construction. This monorail can be built up above the roads and rivers, and also significantly contributes to the reduction of CO2 emission, noise and the carbon footprint in line with sustainability.

Two GTX lines run through Yongsan

The underground express railway service running in the capital area has been named Great Train eXpress and announced to be completed in 2016. GTX runs a total of 145.5km in three lines: Goyang KINTEX to Dongtan New City (74.8km), Uijeongbu to Gunpo Geujeong (49.3km), Cheongryangri to Incheon Songdo (49.9km). These three lines of GTX will connect Seoul and Gyeonggi areas closely enough for one to travel within one hour in these areas.

Yongsan has easy access, surrounded by the Han River to the south, the crucial point of transportation next to Namsan to the north.

In addition, many convenient facilities surround Yongsan National Park such as commercial areas, the National Museum of Korea, the War Memorial of Korea and other large-scale cultural facilities like a cinema multiplex in Yongsan Station.

Yongsan site has various urban infrastructures such as Han River, Yongsan Park and cultural facilities. However, railroad and Riverside North Road interrupt accessibility between eastwest sectors of the site and to Han River. For this reason, Seoul city established Yongsan link that connects Yongsan Park and front area of Yongsan Station and it would open to the water front through building green-park on the deck above railroads, and re-locating Riverside North Road to underground. Yongsan Link will establish the pedestrian and green network from Yongsan Park to Hangang Park and Yongsan IBD would recreate cultural space in comfortable urban setting.

Site photos
- Adjacent to Han River, Nam Mtn., and Yongsan Park - Flat in general - Important location connecting south and north of Han River - Adjacent to Yongsan Station - Adjacent to old Yongsan Electronic Mall

- Apartments in west Ichondong are blocking view to Han River - Riverside North Road and Hangang Br. are intersected

Reference and Related projects: http://www.dreamhub21.com/eng/mainReal.asp http://www.yongsanpark-design.com/eng_index.php http://gis.seoul.go.kr/SeoulGis/EnglishMap.html http://english.seoul.go.kr/ http://english.yongsan.go.kr/site/en/index.jsp?sitecdv=S0001501