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Project H1 Masterplan in Seoul
29 Oct, 2021
Architects: UNStudio
Location: Seoul, South Korea

Project H1
Project H1 ? a new tech-assisted masterplan for a ?10-minute city? in Seoul

In 2019 UNStudio was invited by the Hyundai Development Company to design a superior, green, mixed-use neighbourhood in Seoul; a smart ?10-minute city? for the new digital economy, where open innovation, green energy and diversity create an attractive and productive area to live, work and play.

Project H1 involves the transformation of an existing industrial site and railway area into a 504.000m2 neighbourhood for the new digital economy. As such, alongside the inclusion of a wide variety of layered private, semi-public and public programmes, UNStudio collaborated with the consultancy arm of UNSense to propose a plan for the integration of tailored, on-demand digital packages for the future residents.
This added tech layer is designed to complement the physical urban plan and create a fully digitally serviced neighbourhood – thus going beyond the usual efficiency focus of Smart City models to enhance the daily lives of the residents and free up time for leisure activities. This digital infrastructure can also be used for the management of energy production and consumption and of communal spaces, such as those cultivated for local food production schemes.

In the design, the ...