Competition

International Design Competition for Library

Songdo International City, South Korea

Design Overview

Incheon-si is one of the most modern and eco-friendly cities in the world. Incheon is turning itself into the business hub of Northeast Asia with its highly ranked Incheon International Airport to its port and the international business complex, and home to 13 international organizations, including the Green Climate Fund (GFC). The GCF is a fund established within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The region was also the first in S. Korea to be declared a Free Economic Zone, specially designated areas created to improve the business and living environment for foreign-invested firms. The site is located in Songdo International City, within Incheon, known for its emerging bio sector, education facilities, and tourist destination.

Basic Design Direction (Design Intent and Idea)

We used the guidelines and incorporated the feedback from the survey results. We also researched South Korean architecture, the future of libraries, demographic information, and sustainable technologies and materials. With all of that information and data, we determined that our design's main features needed to be shaped by the local architecture, the future of libraries, and the city's urban history. The design needed to have a clear identity and needed to be a people-oriented, multi-faceted community space. It also needed to be designed for the future with smart technology and become a sustainable and eco-friendly building with efficient and automated systems.

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