Site visits: Day 1

Robert and Catrina arrived last night and as part of their visit, we were each asked to choose a place of interest to take the group to.

View of cemetery: photograph and sketch

Tomi took us Seoul National Cemetery, a vast area located amongst the mountains to the south of the river Han. Between thousands of gravestone are small retaining walls, dealing with the topography sensitively.

For Jon’s visit, we went for coffee in a café along the river Han. Built on the floodplain, this café is designed to rise with the water level as it changes seasonally.

Underpass: Looking down, looking up

Afterwards we visited Haewon Shin’s (Lokaldesign) new underpass linking a busy road to the riverside. Here is another example of a retaining wall in Seoul. They're everywhere!...