首尔沉浸式弹性花园丨韩国首尔丨Changyeob Lee + Studio ReBuild

Studio ReBuild

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Studio ReBuild：该项目在首尔最热闹的休闲区之一纛岛汉江公园内设计了一个 250 平方米的沉浸式休闲空间，让游客可以全方位沉浸在自然的怀抱之中。

这个立体自然花园旨在提升公众参与度，为游客提供一处远离人工视觉压力的宁静之地，重新与大自然建立紧密联系。该沉浸式弹性花园不仅是一道静态风景线，更致力于构建一个引导植物在三维空间蓬勃生长的环境。

Studio ReBuild：The project features a 250m² submerged lounge-like space designed to immerse visitors in a 360-degree natural experience within Ttuksom Han River Park, one of Seoul’s busiest recreational areas. The three-dimensional naturalistic garden aims to magnify public engagement and offer a serene escape from artificial visual overload, allowing visitors to reconnect with nature. The project aspires to be perceived not as a static artifact, but as a characterful terrain that provides three-dimensional guidance for plants to thrive.

▽花园俯视 Top View

▽视频 The video

花园设计了多层次的私密空间，其灵感源自对自然界中观察到的空间结构及互动的深入理解。这些自然中的法则被应用于人类尺度上，将多年生植物和草地融入其中，在颜色、纹理和结构上呈现出不断的变化。

通过跨越 400 米长的五层空间的持续互动，设计旨在唤起自然与人工之间的共生关系，与现有景观完美融合。

The garden is designed with multi-layered, intimate spaces inspired by the spatial structures and interactions observed in the natural world. These principles are applied on a human scale by incorporating perennials and grasses that exhibit multi-year variations, changing in colors, textures, and structures. Through continuous interaction across five layers spanning 400 meters, the design aims to evoke a symbiotic relationship between nature and artificiality, blending seamlessly with the existing landscape.

▽被自然花园环绕的沉浸式休闲空间 Submerged Lounge-like Space Surrounded by Naturastic Garden

项目背景 Project Background

沉浸式弹性花园是首尔建筑师兼教授 Changyeob Lee 在英国伦敦工作 10 多年后，首次在自己家乡打造的公共领域项目。该项目是首尔市政府通过国际竞赛挑选，专为 2024 年国际花园展览精心构筑之作。项目在官方活动结束后（今年 10 月 8 日），亦将继续留存，为公众享用。

The Immersive Resilience is Seoul-based architect and professor Changyeob Lee’s first built public realm project in his hometown, following over 10 years of practice career based in London, UK.

The project was selected and built for the 2024 International Garden Fair organised by the Seoul Metropolitan Government through an international competition. The project will continue to exist beyond the official event, which runs until the 8th of October this year.

▽花园整体概况 Key Aerial

▽自然与人工的共生关系 Symbiotic Relation Between Nature and Manmade

项目详情 Project Details

该项目的灵感源自蜜蜂、甲虫和蝴蝶如何以立体方式与自然互动，以维护花园生态。花瓣的分层结构为昆虫创造了一种封闭空间感，使它们得以逃离人工化的城市环境。我们深入研究了非人类与大自然之间的这种互动关系，并将这一空间原理以人类为尺度应用到项目中。

The project was inspired by how bees, beetles, and butterflies interact with nature in a three-dimensional way to maintain the garden. The layered structure of the petals creates a sense of enclosed space for insects, allowing them to escape from artificial urban environments. We have studied this interaction between nonhumans and nature and applied the spatial principle to our project on a human scale.

▽利用现有的大树作为形式设计的参照 Existing Mutual Trees Utilised as Points of Form Emergence

▽由相互作用与相互关系形成的元素 Project Elements Formed Out of Interaction & Relation

▽多层空间相互影响，为多年生植物和草类提供栖息地 Multi Layers Interact Each Other Providing Habitat For Perennials and Grasses

花园分为三层，每层种植不同的植物：高大的 A 组、中层的 B 组和低矮的 C 组。环绕花园周边种植的大型植物将随时间推移逐渐生长至与人齐高。多年生草本植物的生命周期得到尊重，展现出花园随着四季更迭而愈发深邃繁茂的景象。

The garden consists of three tiers, each planted with a different group of plants: the tall A group, the mid-level B group, and the low-lying C group. The large plants arranged along the garden’s perimeter will gradually grow to human height over time. The life cycle of perennial herbs is respected, showing the garden’s transformation into a deeper and lusher appearance as seasons pass.

▽低层的植物 Low Level Plants

▽多层植物细节 Multi Layers Detail

这座花园不仅引人驻足观赏，更鼓励人们进入其中、探索自然世界并与之互动。它提供了一种身临其境的沉浸式体验，吸引着游客，令人流连忘返。

This garden not only invites admiration, but also encourages people to enter, explore, and interact with the natural world. It offers an immersive experience of resilience that captivates visitors and makes them want to linger.

▽蜿蜒的小路 Meandering Primary Path

▽游客被层层叠叠的植物生态“圈”所包围 Visitors Surrounded by Cascaded Plant Ecology

花园与可持续性 Garden & Sustainability

通过选择多年生植物品种，该项目无需人工灌溉即可提供四季不同的自然景色，进而促进可持续性。这种自我维持的生长方式能够支撑生物多样性，创造更健康的小气候，提升了喧嚣都市中人们的生活品质。

By choosing perennial plant species, the project promotes sustainability by providing a variety of natural scenes throughout the year without relying on artificial irrigation. This self-sustaining growth supports biodiversity, creates a healthier microclimate, and improves the quality of life for people living in busy urban areas.

▽入口台阶细节和照明 Entry Step Details & Light

设计师声明 Designer Statement

沉浸式弹性花园的目标不仅仅是打造一道静态风景线，它还致力于构建一个引导植物在三维空间中蓬勃生长的环境。设计跨越五层，总长 400 米，旨在将自然和人工与现有土地完美融合。

这座自然花园位于首尔市中心，任何时候、任何季节都对所有人开放。该项目的初衷不仅在于打造一个公共空间，更在于营造一个引人入胜的环境，让人们沉思并与大自然重新建立联系。

The Immersive Resilience garden aims to be more than just a static landscape. The project seeks to create an environment that provides guidance for plants to thrive in a three-dimensional space. Spanning 400 meters and across five layers, the design aims to blend nature and artificiality seamlessly with the existing land.

Located in the heart of the mega-city Seoul, this natural garden is open and accessible to everyone at any time and during any season. The project is not just about creating a public space; it is about crafting an engaging environment for contemplation and reconnecting with nature.

▽花园向所有年龄段人群开放 The Garden is Open to Any Age Group

首尔市需要更多的小型开放式公共空间网络，让人们在无经济压力的情况下获得独特的体验。我们相信，创造宜居、富有意义且可持续的公共空间，并注重与自然的关系，能够极大地助力社会问题的解决，增强社区凝聚力。

The city of Seoul needs more small-scale network of open public spaces where individuals can have unique experiences without financial barriers. We believe that creating livable, meaningful, and sustainable public spaces focused on relation with nature can significantly help address social issues and promote a stronger sense of community.

▽为公众打造的休闲场所 Place Making For Public

▽不同层次的经过体验 Seating Level Experience View

建造过程 Manufacturing Process

鉴于韩国公共项目预算紧张，我们积极利用数字化设计来提高不规则造型的可实施性。我们利用计算机对曲线进行了细致的优化和分割，使之在标准金属板规格内最大限度地减少材料浪费。约 400 个定制金属单元均附带独立的部件 ID，并根据定制的节点进行切割，以便在工厂中便捷组装与焊接。预制件长度为 5 米，便于高效运输，这一方法极大地减轻了施工过程对现场人力的需求。通过上述综合技术措施，我们成功地在有限的项目预算范围内完成这个前所未有的项目。

Given the inherently limited budget of public projects in South Korea, we actively utilized computational design to improve the buildability of the irregular forms. Curves were meticulously optimized and segmented using computing to minimize material wastage within the confines of standard metal sheet sizes. Approximately 400 bespoke metal units were managed with individual part IDs and were cut to fit custom joints, allowing for easy assembly and welding in a factory environment. Prefabricated in 5-meter lengths for efficient transportation, our approach minimized on-site labour requirements. Through these integrated technological endeavours, we were able to complete the unprecedented project within the confines of the limited budget of the project.

▽花园南面俯瞰 South Views Overarching the Garden

About Designer

Changyeob is one of the co-founders of Studio ReBuild, along with garden designer Jin Lee. Since he began teaching at Hanyang University in Seoul in 2022, he has continued collaborating with the studio on various projects of different scales.

He advocates for the manifesto ‘No more ‘Concept’; we need ‘Contexted Story’ across academia and industry in his home country of Korea. His practice aims to implement context-driven, nature-centered, and human-focused design thinking at various scales in Korea, a country that has faced diverse complexities due to rapid urbanisation.

Changyeob has been working in architecture and design for over 20 years, with experience in South Korea, Australia, and the UK since 2003. From 2011, he spent over a decade at Heatherwick Studio and Front Inc. in the UK, leading multiple innovative and experimental projects. He returned to Korea in 2022.

Currently, he is a professor at Hanyang University in Seoul, conducting research at the intersection of design and technology. He aims to incorporate architectural storytelling into design projects of various scales, including urban spaces, landscapes, and objects, with a focus on reconnecting, relating, and generating new narratives.

He is a qualified Architect registered with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) in the UK and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Project Name: Immersive Resilience Garden

Completion Year: 2024

Scale: 250m2

Project Location: Ttukseom Hangang Park, Seoul, South Korea

Landscape/Architecture Firm: Changyeob Lee + Studio ReBuild

Clients: Seoul Metropolitan Government

Fabrication : Systemi:City + GSI

Lighting Design: Nehte light & Lighting

Photo Credits: ⓒ Kyungsub Shin

“为 2024 年首尔国际花园展开放的立体迷宫式公共花园。”