Seoul Yeouido Apartment District Converted to District Unit Plan with "Zoning Upgrade"

The Yeouido Apartment District in Seoul is expected to gain momentum in promoting its reconstruction project as it has been converted into a district unit planning zone.

Yeouido Apartment District Unit Plan Location Map. [Image provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government]

On the 14th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held the 19th Urban and Architectural Joint Committee meeting and announced on the 15th that it had approved the amendment of the "Yeouido Apartment District Unit Plan," which converts the existing Yeouido Apartment District into a district unit planning zone.

This district unit plan aligns with the goals presented in the higher-level plan, the "2040 Seoul Urban Master Plan," specifically the objectives of "developing Yeouido as an international financial center and creating a Han River-centered global innovation core." The city explained that it is meaningful in concretizing Yeouido’s future strategy and implementation plans and presenting new roles and possibilities for the Yeouido apartment complex.

Through the reconstruction of aging apartment complexes that have been completed for over 45 years, housing supply will be expanded, and the support functions of the international financial center will be strengthened through various mixed-use developments. A pedestrian-centered walking space connecting the Han River, residential complexes, the financial center, and Saetgang will be created by establishing public pedestrian pathways linking green spaces to residential areas that are currently isolated from their surroundings. A waterfront mixed-use cultural space harmonized with the Han River will be developed, and a world-class waterfront mixed-use cultural cluster linked with the Great Han River Project will be created.

Based on Yeouido’s future urban strategy, the city has prepared specific planning standards to support the international financial center and create an attractive Han River-centered waterfront cultural space.

Large-scale residential complexes will be designated as special planning zones to enable creative architectural planning, and systematic directions for redevelopment plans will be presented through special planning zone guidelines that serve as guidelines when establishing maintenance plans for each complex.

When establishing detailed development plans, the city will induce strategic fostering-use facilities such as public facilities capable of financial-related work, meetings, and exhibitions, mixed cultural (sports) facilities, and Han River access facilities by upgrading zoning districts. This will strengthen the support functions of the international business center and create an attractive Han River-centered waterfront cultural space.

By setting building setback lines, public pedestrian pathways, and street activation use placement sections, street vitality and pedestrian environments will be improved. The waterfront will secure views of the Han River and harmonize with the overall Yeouido skyline by creating a three-dimensional waterfront landscape that is low near the water and rises inward.

The city plans to finalize and announce the district unit plan in the first half of next year after a public inspection notice for residents.

A Seoul city official said, “Through the establishment of the Yeouido district unit plan, we expect to flexibly respond to changes in urban and social conditions and establish a harmonious and integrated urban management system with surrounding areas such as the Yeouido financial center.”

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