A 24-Story Mixed-Use Facility and Green Space to Be Developed in Seoul Myeongdong District 1 Area

A 24-story complex facility and green space will be created in the 1st district area of Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul.

Example of a building in the Myeongdong Station District 1 Urban Maintenance-Type Redevelopment Project. [Image provided by Seoul City]

On the 6th, Seoul City held the 13th Urban Planning Committee meeting and announced on the 7th that it had approved the amendment of the "Myeongdong District 1st District Urban Maintenance-type Redevelopment Project Maintenance Plan Decision" containing such details.

The target site is located between Myeongdong Tourist Special Zone to the south and Cheonggyecheon and Euljiro to the north. It was designated as a redevelopment zone in 1983, and after the completion of the redevelopment project in 1988, it has become an area with aging buildings over 30 years old that require improvement.

The site is part of the "Green Ecological Urban Center Recreation Strategy" project, reducing the building coverage ratio to below 50%, and securing open green space (961.89㎡, 35.16% of the site) as a resting and pedestrian space harmonized with citizen-accessible green areas within private land.

According to the maintenance plan, building density will be determined with a floor area ratio of up to 1043% and a height limit of 130m, based on the introduction of open green spaces and the provision ratio of infrastructure. As a public contribution plan, a media-related building will be donated to Jung-gu Office.

The architectural plan includes one office building with 24 floors above ground. The first and second floors will house neighborhood living facilities to activate the street according to the terrain difference, providing indoor and outdoor resting spaces linked to the open green space. To facilitate pedestrian convenience, the space integrates private land and public sidewalks, creating a pedestrian green corridor connecting the north and south directions of the Myeongdong district.

On the same day, the committee also approved the amendment of the maintenance plan for the 29th district of Mugyo-dadong Urban Maintenance-type Redevelopment Zone at 16 Euljiro 1-ga, Jung-gu.

The site is located between City Hall Station on Subway Line 1 and Euljiro 1-ga Station on Line 2. The maintenance plan was established reflecting open green spaces, floor area ratio, and height plans according to the "Green Ecological Urban Center Recreation Strategy" and the "2030 Seoul City Urban and Residential Environment Maintenance Basic Plan."

The main contents of the maintenance plan include the introduction of open green spaces, top-floor open spaces, relocation of street obstacles, job creation spaces, and provision of maintenance infrastructure (roads), determining a floor area ratio of up to 890.3% and a height limit of 113.6m.

Additionally, open green spaces (690.0㎡, 32.8% of the site) connected to City Hall Plaza, Cheonggyecheon, nearby public and open spaces will be created on the south side (Euljiro side) and northwest side (Euljiro 1-gil side) of the site, providing a space where citizens can freely rest and enjoy culture.

In particular, to improve pedestrian spaces, subway access facilities will be relocated inside the site, and dedicated elevators will be installed. The introduction of low-rise and top-floor open spaces linked to the open green spaces within the building is expected to induce continuous revitalization of the area.

According to the architectural plan, office facilities and neighborhood living facilities with a total floor area of approximately 25,000㎡ and 5 basement floors to 22 floors above ground will be constructed.

With the amendment approval of the maintenance plan for the 29th district of Mugyo-dadong Urban Maintenance-type Redevelopment Zone at this Urban Planning Committee meeting, it is expected that office facilities and open spaces accessible to citizens will be created in the Euljiro 1-ga area.

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