Mokdong 6 Complex New Planning Confirmed... 50 Floors, 2,300 Households Rebuilt as a 'Design City'

The Mokdong 6 Complex apartment in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, will be reconstructed into a large complex with up to 50 floors and about 2,300 households. Through Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's rapid integrated planning, it is expected to be reborn as a representative complex in the Mokdong district with specialized design.

Aerial perspective of the rapid integrated planning proposal for Mokdong 6 Complex Apartments, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. [Image provided by Seoul City]

On the 29th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the confirmation of the rapid integrated planning for the reconstruction of Mokdong 6 Complex. Rapid integrated planning is a system where the Seoul city government collaborates with the private sector to draft the reconstruction maintenance plan. Mokdong 6 Complex is the first among the 14 apartment complexes in Mokdong, developed in the 1980s, to pass the safety inspection and proceed with reconstruction. With the confirmation of this rapid integrated planning, it is expected to become a leading case for reconstruction in the Mokdong housing development district.

Mokdong 6 Complex has excellent locational advantages with various urban functions nearby, such as the Mokdong academy district, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Mokdong Stadium, and Anyangcheon Stream. Located at the gateway area of the Mokdong housing development district, it is expected to be reborn as a representative complex of the Mokdong district through design specialization as a key scenic complex.

According to the planning proposal prepared this time, the Mokdong 6 Complex apartment will be reconstructed into a complex of about 50 floors and 2,200 to 2,300 households, harmonizing various urban functions and the waterfront of Anyangcheon Stream.

Location map of Mokdong 6 Complex Apartment, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. [Image provided by Seoul City]

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to focus first on forming the gateway landscape of the Mokdong housing development district. Mokdong 6 Complex is a key scenic complex located at the intersection of Gukhoe-daero, Anyangcheon, Seobu Expressway, and Yangpyeong-ro. By planning residential buildings of various heights along the Anyangcheon Stream, a panoramic view will be created, and design-specialized buildings will be placed along Gukhoe-daero to induce the formation of a gateway landscape. A waterfront visual corridor is planned along Anyangcheon Stream to form a three-dimensional skyline. Near the Gukhoe-daero adjacency, residential buildings of about 50 floors will be placed, planning a skyline that gradually rises from the central commercial district toward Gukhoe-daero.

In response to future changes in spatial structure, public facilities and pedestrian-green networks will also be reorganized. The existing vehicle-centered structure will be transformed into a pedestrian-centered one, linked with various urban functions. Currently, Mokdong has a vehicle circulation system centered on a linear commercial district, and pedestrian connections with various urban functions such as Anyangcheon, Mokdong Sports Complex, schools, and hospitals are difficult.

In particular, to prepare integrated planning guidelines between the adjacent 5th and 6th complexes, reflecting the purpose of the ‘Seoul Mokdong District Housing Development Project District Unit Plan’ currently under reorganization, a public pedestrian passage and connecting green space linking the 5th and 6th complexes to Anyangcheon have been created. Also, to connect with the Mokdong Sports Complex and retention basin, which are planned to be developed as a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions) complex, a three-dimensional pedestrian overpass is planned above Gukhoe-daero to strengthen connectivity with surrounding areas.

Aerial perspective of the rapid integrated planning proposal for Mokdong 6 Complex Apartments, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. [Image provided by Seoul City]

Finally, distinctive street environments will be created on each street to accommodate the diverse lives of residents. The Mokdongdong-ro side facing the central commercial district will be designated as a design-specialized section, developed into a pedestrian-friendly commercial street, and the public pedestrian passage connecting to Anyangcheon will be developed as a three-dimensional pedestrian street forming a waterfront specialized landscape. On Mokdongdong-ro 18-gil, street-type commercial and residential buildings will be constructed to be used as living streets for residents of the 5th and 6th complexes.

With the confirmation of the rapid integrated planning for Mokdong 6 Complex, the city expects reconstruction projects within the Mokdong housing site to proceed actively. Currently, six complexes?Mokdong 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, and 14?are preparing to proceed with rapid integrated planning (consultation projects).

Jo Nam-jun, Director of the Seoul City Urban Planning Bureau, said, “Mokdong 6 Complex, which is the first among the 14 complexes in the Mokdong housing site to proceed with reconstruction, will become a leading case for the entire Mokdong district reconstruction.” He added, “Since Mokdong was originally developed as a single new town, we expect Mokdong, once recognized as an apartment city, to be reborn as a design city, adding vitality to Seoul.”

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