Topography of Water in Movement

The river used to be a free territory, boasting sandy shores that accommodated flexible programming and serving as an ambiguous boundary between the city and nature teeming with a diverse plant ecosystem. Today, however, the Han River stands as a barrier that cleaves the northern and southern parts of Seoul in two. The 30 bridges spanning its width serve more as conduits for transportation than as spaces for communal living. Yet, in this project, the Han River itself binds our city. Its expansive breadth becomes a ‘vast land,’ and its immense volume transforms into ‘deep space.’ It represents dynamic terrain onto which new spatial concepts can be grafted.
steadily heighted these concerns. What was once a matter requiring attention has now become an unavoidable challenge for survival. Cities are changing rapidly and each architectural endeavor, whether construction or demolition, contributes to the depletion of resources and energy. As a fresh architectural paradigm aimed at disrupting the cycle of consumption, we introduce ‘Amorphous Space,’ an interim state with no fixed location but the potential to manifest anywhere. Amorphous Space is built as a fusion of micro-space imbued with mobility. These spatial units loosely interconnect with other units, and the river is where these units materialize. The watery terrain serves as an active and vibrant setting that is lightly utilized and basks in natural light.