According to the national policy to foster the global new maritime industry center, the Korean Government is currently establishing a plan to redevelop the Busan North Port. This study aims to discuss the contemporary project for the port redevelopment from the perspective of architectural design theory to reorganize the functions of the Busan North Port and promote the development of the surrounding old and original downtown of Busan. Thus, the following research process and methods were conducted to accumulate knowledge information in the architectural field and present specific design plans, focusing on the finalist project from the international competition for related concept plans. First, the advanced research trends on the Busan North Port, port redevelopment and related design research were identified in the literature review process. Moreover, the target site for the international competition was understood based on the RFP(Request for Proposals), and the development possibility was summarized. Consequently, the concept plan was suggested by elaborating on the finalist project in detail. Therefore, this study has derived the primary direction, urban structure, and development concept for the Busan North Port redevelopment based on the literature review and site analysis results. The Busan North Port redevelopment requires the primary directions: 'public space and mixed use', 'pedestrian connection and environmental resetting', 'industrial heritage reuse' and 'eco-friendliness and sustainability'. These can be embodied as the urban structure based on the design contents: ' public transportation networks', 'mixed-use development', 'density and height plan', 'sequential development promotion', 'sustainability', 'investment and development effects'. This study has theoretical significance from the practical urban-architectural design alternatives that promote sustainable development of the target site and city based on the contemporary perspective of spatial design.

Year: 2022

Type: Academic Journal

Paper: Journal of the Korea Institute of Spatial Design (KCI)

Publisher: Korea Institute of Spatial Design

Keywords: Busan North Port, Redevelopment, Conceptual Design, Design Alternative 

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