Abstract
Regeneration projects are a crucial tool in helping cities improve their heritage value. This includes the rehabilitation of industrial facilities, a practical solution to increasing urban sustainability. Seoul’s Mapo Cultural Depot, launched in 2017 after and international competition in 2014, is a representative model of such industrial heritages. This winning design focused on rehabilitating the site throughout both the design and construction periods, valuing preservation over new construction even at the initial stages of the competition. In this study, we examine the Mapo Cultural Depot in terms of its balance with the natural surroundings, architectural tectonics, and emotional remnants. We argue that its physical appearance, landscaping, and tectonic relation, composed of a specific spectrum of time accumulation, help people experience a sense of collective memory. In this way, a sense of time and place are embedded in materiality and important to consider when moving toward urban sustainability. Our findings have implications for a new perspective on concrete regeneration strategies.
Highlights
We examine various physical features, exploring in detail how they lead to a better understanding of the intent and characteristics of industrial heritage and urban sustainability (Figure 2)
The most representative part of the successful design strategy of the Mapo cultural depot is that the distinctive design characteristics of a total of six tanks are well utilized in actual usage patterns
Each tank has led to the participation and experience of the citizens in various ways in accordance with the individual character of this structure. This is because it maximizes the spatial attraction of the architectural Remnant by realistically appealing the heritage value
Summary
Modern cities are focusing on revitalizing their cultural heritage both in architecture and other fields. The city, began the process of revitalizing the Mapo Oil Stockpile site in a way that would meets the core values of the new era, including sustainability As part of this effort, in 2013 it launched an idea contest, where citizens and Sustainability 2018, 10, 3340 experts could suggest ways to use the land through discussions and public hearings. These guidelines were adopted and promoted as much as possible in the depot’s renovation process In this way, the revitalization of the Mapo Cultural Oil Depot focused on a unique vernacular approach that embraced the process of city growth and change over time and incorporated citizen feedback and opinions
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