From the Planning Stage, City and Residents Collaborate... Also Shortening the Review Process

Seoul City Adds 18 More Sites for 'Apartment Landscape Innovation' This Year... Plans to Expand Scale Next Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Seoul City's 'Urban and Architectural Innovation' focuses on the city government, which holds the authority for urban planning decisions, guiding architectural design that considers the overall cityscape and cultural context. To this end, the city collaborates with residents from the beginning to the end of redevelopment projects, providing support and consultation. Because the public participates from the planning stage, the time required for review is reduced by about half.

Among the four pilot project sites, Gongpyeong 15 and 16 districts and Heukseok 11 district finalized their basic plans through public planning in September last year and recently passed architectural reviews. The Sanggye Jugong 5 complex was designed as an open residential area, and the area around Geumho-dong 3-ga 1-beonji was finalized with a design harmonious with the Eungbongsan hill terrain. In all these areas, residents showed strong willingness and positive response to participate, and Seoul City evaluated that a balance between project performance and public interest was achieved.

Accordingly, the city plans to continue selecting target sites considering regional balanced development, station area revitalization, protection of urban industries, large-scale apartment management, and urban management. Including five new project sites selected in the first half of this year?Ogeum Hyundai Apartments, the area around Cheonho-dong 397-419, Sillim 1 district, Euljiro 3-ga district 6th zone, and Wangsimni Station area?the city will select about 18 additional sites and plans to expand the scale next year.

Furthermore, public planning will be applied to large-scale apartment complexes in Mokdong, Sanggye, Apgujeong, Yeouido, where reconstruction periods have arrived, public redevelopment projects, and maintenance of aging low-rise residential areas to promote projects. Currently, more than 250 redevelopment and reconstruction projects are underway in Seoul.

A city official said, "Urban and architectural innovation is significant in that the public has proactively realized achievable ideals," adding, "We will continue to promote this with the goal of applying urban and architectural innovation measures to all future redevelopment projects to change and innovate Seoul's apartment culture."

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