- Year
- 2023
- Type
- Residential
- Status
- Concept
- Firm
- ODA
- Location
- Seoul, South Korea
In Seoul, South Korea, ODA recently won the city's first Creative Innovation Architectural Design Competition with a proposed mixed-use tower that seamlessly integrates greenery and public space into its design. This competition is the first time that the city of Seoul incentivized the private sector to incorporate meaningful public space in exchange for allowing participants to build more FAR and height. ODA built the Seoul proposal on the foundation that porosity leads to prosperity. By designing the public podium level to be open, inviting and accessible, the tower will be more attractive to residents, tenants and passersby, as well as foster a greater sense of connection between the community and the city of Seoul. “Seoul is another global city that’s realized the importance of expanding its public realm to create a more meaningful urban environment,” said Eran Chen, founder of ODA. “For the tower’s podium, we want to bring the community a space that serves as both a respite from the streetscape and an accessible connection point to the city’s most desirable commercial and residential districts.