Eco factor: Sustainable complex for Seoul is designed with a green roof.
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park designed by Zaha Hadid, winner of the Pritzker Architecture prize, has thought beyond boundaries to reach this design solution. This 85,000 square meter plaza located in Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea, is expected to be completed by 2011.
The primary objective behind this proposal is to bring inspiration and amusement to the people of Seoul. The Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park will constitute of a design museum, a multi-purpose park, a library and various educational facilities. The park will help Seoul transform into a greener city.
The design removes all the boundaries between nature and architecture by integrating the park and plaza, making it a perfect place for recreation and relaxation. The park has all the elements of a conventional Korean garden like pools, pebble beds, lotus ponds and bamboo groves.
Via: Inhabitat/Treehugger
