Named “The Leaf”, the Heatherwick scheme consists of a multi-level pier on the Han River. Much like the studio’s Little Island in New York, the pier continues Heatherwick’s sculptural style, featuring a walkable roofscape with undulating surfaces, designed in plan as a bursting, seven-pointed star folding upwards at the edges to create lower-level waterside spaces as well as a marina for water taxis and leisure craft.
“At the heart of our project is the idea of playful togetherness. We want this to be a refreshing and dynamic new civic space for the city of Seoul where people come to laugh, explore, and connect. Somewhere joyful and restorative for everyone.”
Stuart Wood, Heatherwick Partner and Project Lead.
The Leaf follows on from Heatherwick’s design of the Little Island elevated river park, near of 14th Street in New York City, which opened in May of last year.
Much like the studio’s little island in new york, the work will introduce a retreat from the city with rolling, landscaped hills.
