Ansan, South Korea
UNITEDLAB Associates and Vtrilloarquitectos have meticulously crafted the ideal blueprint for a cultural park that encompasses a complex of exhibition and educational facilities, as well as a columbarium.
This thoughtful design is intended to commemorate the victims of the Sewol ferry disaster and share the collective grief of those affected.
The inclusion of educational components aims to foster understanding and awareness, while the columbarium serves as a sacred space for remembrance.
Together, these elements create a comprehensive memorial that honors the lives lost and supports the community in its healing process.
For its conceptual design and sustainable nature, this project has recently 2023 American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
This thoughtful design aims to provide a serene and respectful space for reflection and remembrance, integrating sustainable practices to ensure the park’s longevity and environmental harmony.
The project symbolizes a heartfelt tribute to the lives lost in the tragedy, serving as a place of healing and memory for families, friends, and the community at large.
The roof garden above metaphors the conception of a new life.
Designed with sustainability, 250 birch trees are planted to commemorate the victims.
416 memorial maximizes the experience according to the sequence of movement.
The architectural building gradually deepens from the entrance to the memorial space below.
The ramp leading down is deliberately inclined, a metaphor for a gradual sequence and an inclined ship.
The pop-up event space in the middle of the lamp is a public space that connects public programs around it.
It connects to educational facilities and event facilities, and below it is connected to the exhibition space and the office space is located at the end of the public domain.
After going down the corridor that is transformed into a private zone, it enters the space of social memories and finally reaches the Commemoration as well as Enshrinement Space.
This space is an outdoor space in which the upper part of the pyramid is open to the outside, and phenomenalize the season and time.
The 250 birch trees commemorate the victims and are metaphors for eternity.
Over time, the tree grows more and more, depicting the meaning of death leading to new life. In addition to the indoor memorial space, a memorial event can be held in the garden outdoors and each tree provides an individual memorial space around.
The walkway in the garden can be closed depending on the event and is used as a performance space and amphitheater.
The interface along the walkway is the connection between the space and the architecture, receiving natural light, meaning that architecture and landscape are united.
Project: 416 Memorial Park
Architects: UNITEDLAB Associates LLC. and Vtrilloarquitectos S.L.
Client: City of Ansan
3D Renderings: treceuve
Drawings: UNITEDLAB Associates LLC. and Vtrilloarquitectos S.L.