* Architecture: Dragon Valley Retail District by 5+design in Yongsan ...

Posted by the editors on Monday, 4 June 2012

Architecture: Dragon Valley Retail District by 5+design in Yongsan International Business District: ?the yongsan international business district is the world?s largest and most ambitious urban mixed-use project.?three million square meters of buildings are shaped into a glittering skyline of high-rises designed by the world?s leading architects.??the master plan covers ten city blocks that are linked by a network of bridges, streets and landscaped plazas.?a remarkable feature of the project is its 500 000 square meter underground city of retail, restaurants and commercial spaces.?five kilometers of malls, passageways and sunken gardens create a zone which is accessible from yongsan station to the hahn river?in all types of weather conditions?international practice?5 + design?has sent us images of their development located in the center of the master plan.??C-1 block?, named the ?dragon valley retail district?, contains 200 000 square meters of retail which is divided into three main areas: platinum street collection, university department store zone and sports active life district. these sectors surround a dramatic 10 000 square meter?recessed garden, water features, outdoor restaurants, amphitheaters and public gathering areas..? ?An aspirational overview of the grouping of ambitious and dynamic projects for the Yongsan International Business District including many by world-renowned architects; clearly, concerns regarding social and economic framework and intentions come into play; nevertheless, the inspirational architectural projects merit close attention and often appreciation..(we urge you to share your thoughts through comments..)..

See our posts on the individual projects for the?Yongsan International Business District:

image:?courtesy of 5 + design; article: Designboom

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This entry was posted on Monday, 4 June 2012 at 16:14 and is filed under Architects, Architecture, Contemporary Architecture, contemporary design, Design, Designalog, Hospitality Architecture, Institutional Architecture, Mixed-Use Architecture, Public Facilities, Residential Architecture, Urban Design. Tagged: 5+design, Architects, Architecture, Architecture & Design, Asia, Breeze by Riken Yamamoto and Field Shop - Yongsan International Business District, Contemporary Architecture, contemporary design, Cross # Towers by BIG Architects (Bjarke Ingels Group), Dancing Dragons by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Dancing Towers by Studio Daniel Libeskind for Yongsan International Business District, Design, Designalog, Designboom, Diagonal Tower in Yongsan International Business District by SOM, Dragon Valley Retail District, Dragon Valley Retail District by 5+design in Yongsan International Business District, Harmony Tower by Studio Daniel Libeskind for the Yongsan International Business District, In Korea: MVRDV: The Cloud, Korea, Pentomonium Towers - Yongsan International Business District by Murphy/Jahn, Project R6 - Yongsan International Business District by REX Architecture, Retail, Retail District by 5+design, Seoul, South Korea, The Blade - Yongsan International Business District by Dominique Perrault, Urban Development, Urban Planning, YIBD Block C1-20 - Yongsan International Business District by Tange Associates, Yongsan International Business District. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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