SEOUL – Copenhagen-based BIG has revealed its newest design: two interlocking skyscrapers in Seoul, Korea.
The slim vertical structures will be connected by horizontal public bridges at the ground level, 70m and 140m high. The result will create a massive elevated number sign pattern in the sky, hence the inspiration for the project’s name: Cross # Towers.
‘Catering to the demands and desires of different residents, age groups and cultures the bridges are landscaped and equipped for a variety of activities traditionally restricted to the ground,’ says architect Bjarke Ingels of BIG. ‘The resultant volume […] signals a radical departure from the crude repetition of disconnected towers towards a new urban community that populates the three-dimensional space of the city.’
The structures will house 600 luxury residences, a library, gallery space and kindergarten. Upper stories will host public bridges with outdoor community space, offering dramatic views of the surrounding Yongsan International Business District.
‘We propose a building that triples the amount of ground floor – triples the amount of social interaction and reintroduces the idea of neighborhood within the tower complex,’ says Thomas Christoffersen, BIG’s partner in charge of the project.
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