A tapestry of wooded landscapes

This urban forest filled with native woodland species expands the landscape infrastructure in Seoul, interlinking nearby iconic parks and shaping a vast green space that is firmly rooted in its wider geographic setting. A lush mosaic of landscapes forms the overstory of this urban forest, borne of a deft blend that echoes the geometrical layouts of gardens by André le Nôtre, the Korean concepts of mak (spontaneity) and bium (pause), and the flexible patterns of the Korean textile art Bojagi Chogappo. Here, the public squares, access points, and connections with the nearby buildings inject the surrounding urban grid with irregularity, disrupting rigidity while creating a public space that is at once structured and fluid. Three distinct wooded landscapes grow in harmony, each adapted to the technical and logistical constraints of the site: the forest squares, the forest promenade, and the forest library. Evergreen species account for half of the trees site-wide, ensuring forest greenery year-round.