The thesis project is a prototype demonstration for developing the DMZ with ecological interest. The purpose for proposing an ecological intervention is not to reiterate the political militarized lines, but to preserve and strengthen the current populations’ existence and habitat. The prototype is an ideal facility for functional and leisurely use of current residents and future users. Rezoning the CCZ from a war zone to a habitable greenbelt will redefine land as a viable regional and cultural identity. I am interested in prototypical infrastructure and architectural kit-of-parts that moves beyond built intervention use architecture as a medium or agent for imagining the future city of building and urban planning. This prototype structure is a module that can be reconfigured in different ways. The project displays three different methods--the hotel, gallery, and the market all use the same structural principal but organized differently from each other. The hotel is configured as double row bay with a center atrium. The gallery is a single row bay building with one-sided exterior loggia. The market is a free-plan space without a pavilion. The prototype unit can be modified for future interventions at different sites, program, and building type.

2. modus vivendi
b.arch thesis | paju, korea | spring-fall 2011
syracuse university school of architecture
proto-architecture
+ urban design //
academic
sunchung christine min
seeking activistm through prototypes
m.arch II
pro-seminar 2013

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4. CCZBORDER
DMZBORDER
CCZBORDER
WHAT IS THE DMZ?

7. PEACE&LIFETRAIL
FORHIKINGANDBIKING
(byTOURKOREA)
UNIFICATIONINFRASTRUCTUREUNIFICATIONINFRASTRUCTUREUNIFICATIONINFRASTRUCTURE
1
7
WHAT ARE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE DMZ?

8. DMZ EVOLUTION RECENT TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE PAST 55 YEARS
DMZ...?
+
DEFINING
BOUNDARIES
DMZ (5KM WIDTH)
CCZ (5-20KM WIDTH)
ECO-TOUR TRAIL
UNIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE
1
7
MAPPING THECULTURE OF DMZ
1. BUFFER ZONE ESTABLISHED FROM CEASEFIRE LINE OF THE KOREAN WAR, 1953
2. CCZ ESTABLISHED, 1956
3. UNIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT &
ECO-TOUR TRAIL ADVERTISED, 1970-2000
4. CULTURAL GROWTH
ALONG THE CCZ
I am interested in how the CCZ
has evolved despite its political
limitations. The buffer zone near
the South Korean and North Korean
demilitarized border is currently
evolving into an ecological
phenomenon. I am interested
in how the evolution of the entire
strip has impacted current residents
working as local farmers, students
and researchers, and ecotourism
and how it will continue to evolve
in the future. I am concerned that
urban encroachment will swallow
the existing ecological strip and
transform as a new urban center.
THESISCONTENTION

9. INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY,ROADS,BRIDGES
PUBLICPARK
ARTS+HUMANITIES
SECUREDPUBLICFACILITIES
OBSERVATORIES
SECUREDMILITARYFACILITIES
INFILITRATIONTUNNEL,
WARMEMORIAL
SOUTHKOREAN+USMILITARYBASE
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY,ROADS,BRIDGES
PUBLICPARK
INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLICPARK
SECUREDPUBLICFACILITIES
WHAT EXISTS IN THE DMZ?

10. ISSUE:
60% Of asia's
endangered
species reside
in the dmz
and ccz. Even
migratory birds
from africa and
middle east
seasonally visit
the site.
Endangered Amur leopard
Wildlife residents--leopard giving
up its duck prey during a hunt Elk remains tangled on branches
a er the leopard hunt and dinner
Flowers along fence
The untouched land within the CCZ and
DMZ have ourished with wild life. Some
people have taken ac on to protect and bring
awareness of these beings. While some have
tried to make a pro t through ‘ecotourism.’
Birds are the king of rice elds in
Cheorwon
n a t u r e
- p a r k s + p a v i l i o n s
Eco DMZ lab
founders
Their subjects
Hoopoe or Spartan-
headed bird is a common
resident
Migratory birds are free to
enter and exit like this one
from Africa
Without having to construct sites for
‘ecotourism,’ the land is already rich with
parks, pavilions, and galleries. There are
also beau ful scenic landmarks and trail
for hiking and biking along the DMZ.
Marshlands
CONTENTIONIMAGES

11. Team nishing their bike tour at Uni ca on
Observatory in Goseong
Fi y-eights years a er the Armis ce Agreement of 1953,
the 4km bu er zone of the DMZ and CCZ demilitarized zone
inadvertently transformed into a wildlife habitat from a
military frontline. Recently, researchers have found that 60%
of Asia’s endangered species residing in the narrow 248km
corridor. Despite the irony that the DMZ and the CCZ (Civilian
Controlled Zone) was a loca on of human destruc on lled
withlandmines,itisnowoneoftheworld’smostundisturbed
natural paradise for wildlife archaeological preserva on.
Boundaries of The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Civilian Controlled Zone
Bike and Hike DMZ Course Trail
Environmental inves gators from Eco
DMZ Forum
resident permit and
contract to remain inside
the DMZ-Taesongdong
Snow and
ice covered
fence being
cared by
ROK soldiers
aGanghwaanghG
has become an eco-destination
that interactiely engages visitors
with the local culture and
economy. Investors have been
seeking to develop this growing
tourist economy.
Right hand images
(clockwise from top left):
1. Advertisement and registration for DMZ
Ecotour hiking and biking route
2. Ecotourists who have just finished the DMZ
bike tour
2. Ecotourist and investigators observing
wildlife
3. Map of DMZ bike and hike tour
Below (From left):
1. Ecotourist on a photo tour
2. International visitors enjoying Korean farm-
tour experience at rice fields
THES
Team nishing their bike tour at Uni ca on
Observatory in Goseong
Fi y-eights years a er the Armis ce Agreement of 1953,
the 4km bu er zone of the DMZ and CCZ demilitarized zone
inadvertently transformed into a wildlife habitat from a
military frontline. Recently, researchers have found that 60%
of Asia’s endangered species residing in the narrow 248km
corridor. Despite the irony that the DMZ and the CCZ (Civilian
Controlled Zone) was a loca on of human destruc on lled
withlandmines,itisnowoneoftheworld’smostundisturbed
natural paradise for wildlife archaeological preserva on.
+
gGoseong
Boundaries of The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Civilian Controlled Zone
Bike and Hike DMZ Course Trail
Environmental inves gators from Eco
DMZ Forum
resident permit and
contract to remain inside
the DMZ-Taesongdong
Snow and
ice covered
fence being
cared by
ROK soldiers
House built a er 6.25
in the punch bowl area
Below (From left):
1. Ecotourist on a photo tour
2. International visitors enjoying Korean farm-
tour experience at rice fields
Team nishing their bike tour at Uni ca on
Observatory in Goseong
Fi y-eights years a er the Armis ce Agreement of 1953,
the 4km bu er zone of the DMZ and CCZ demilitarized zone
inadvertently transformed into a wildlife habitat from a
military frontline. Recently, researchers have found that 60%
of Asia’s endangered species residing in the narrow 248km
corridor. Despite the irony that the DMZ and the CCZ (Civilian
Controlled Zone) was a loca on of human destruc on lled
withlandmines,itisnowoneoftheworld’smostundisturbed
natural paradise for wildlife archaeological preserva on.
+
gGoseong
Boundaries of The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Civilian Controlled Zone
Bike and Hike DMZ Course Trail
Environmental inves gators from Eco
DMZ Forum
ISSUE:
The DMZ has attrated outsiders--
international and national
audience-- to partcipate in eco-
tourism. Many sites of the dmz
has become an eco-destination
that interactiely engages visitors
with the local culture and
economy. Investors have been
seeking to develop this growing
tourist economy.
Right hand images
(clockwise from top left):
1. Advertisement and registration for DMZ
Ecotour hiking and biking route
2. Ecotourists who have just finished the DMZ
bike tour
2. Ecotourist and investigators observing
wildlife
3. Map of DMZ bike and hike tour
Below (From left):
1. Ecotourist on a photo tour
2. International visitors enjoying Korean farm-
tour experience at rice fields
r
c

12. Team nishing their bike tour at Uni ca on
Observatory in Goseong
Fi y-eights years a er the Armis ce Agreement of 1953,
the 4km bu er zone of the DMZ and CCZ demilitarized zone
inadvertently transformed into a wildlife habitat from a
military frontline. Recently, researchers have found that 60%
of Asia’s endangered species residing in the narrow 248km
corridor. Despite the irony that the DMZ and the CCZ (Civilian
Controlled Zone) was a loca on of human destruc on lled
withlandmines,itisnowoneoftheworld’smostundisturbed
natural paradise for wildlife archaeological preserva on.
YangguYaYa
gGoseong
Inje
Boundaries of The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Civilian Controlled Zone
Bike and Hike DMZ Course Trail
Environmental inves gators from Eco
DMZ Forum
Mainstream tourism an
encroachment can
depreciated local econ
culture that is impo
sustaining the ecolog
environment within
resident permit and
contract to remain inside
the DMZ-Taesongdong
Snow and
ice covered
fence being
cared by
ROK soldiers
House built a er 6.25 by veterans
in the punch bowl area of Yanggu
Counterclockwise from top left:
1 Man holding his residency permit in the
2 South Korean soldiers surveying the barb
3. Houses at a farming community with the
been renovated since 1960s.
4. Large crowd of tourists ice-fishing on th
River that is just 5 miles from the DMZ
5. Growing interest for camping and ecotou
built campsite developments in Korea
6. DMZ brand water is being sold as a high
spring water on the internet market
7. Korean War bunker being bulldozed to b
observatory for ecotourists
8. Roads were built too accomodate large t
ISSUE:
Mainstream tourism and urban
encroachment can lead to
depreciated local economy and
culture that is important for
sustaining the ecology of the
environment within the ccz.
t permit and
t to remain inside
MZ-Taesongdong
Snow and
ice covered
fence being
cared by
ROK soldiers
House built a er 6.25 by veterans
in the punch bowl area of Yanggu
Counterclockwise from top left:
1 Man holding his residency permit in the CCZ
2 South Korean soldiers surveying the barbed wire fence
3. Houses at a farming community with the CCZ. It has not
been renovated since 1960s.
4. Large crowd of tourists ice-fishing on the frozen Imjin
River that is just 5 miles from the DMZ
5. Growing interest for camping and ecotourism have led to
built campsite developments in Korea
6. DMZ brand water is being sold as a high-end brand
spring water on the internet market
7. Korean War bunker being bulldozed to become a bird
observatory for ecotourists
8. Roads were built too accomodate large tour buses
THESISCONTENTION
Team nishing their bike tour at Uni ca on
Observatory in Goseong
years a er the Armis ce Agreement of 1953,
er zone of the DMZ and CCZ demilitarized zone
ly transformed into a wildlife habitat from a
ntline. Recently, researchers have found that 60%
dangered species residing in the narrow 248km
spite the irony that the DMZ and the CCZ (Civilian
Zone) was a loca on of human destruc on lled
ines,itisnowoneoftheworld’smostundisturbed
adise for wildlife archaeological preserva on.
YangguYaYa
gGoseong
Inje
ries of The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Controlled Zone
d Hike DMZ Course Trail
onmental inves gators from Eco
DMZ Forum
ISSUE:
Mainstream tourism and urban
encroachment can lead to
depreciated local economy and
culture that is important for
sustaining the ecology of the
environment within the ccz.
resident permit and
contract to remain inside
the DMZ-Taesongdong
Snow and
ice covered
fence being
cared by
ROK soldiers
House built a er 6.25 by veterans
in the punch bowl area of Yanggu
Counterclockwise from top left:
1 Man holding his residency permit in the CCZ
2 South Korean soldiers surveying the barbed wire fenc
3. Houses at a farming community with the CCZ. It has
been renovated since 1960s.
4. Large crowd of tourists ice-fishing on the frozen Imji
River that is just 5 miles from the DMZ
5. Growing interest for camping and ecotourism have le
built campsite developments in Korea
6. DMZ brand water is being sold as a high-end brand
spring water on the internet market
7. Korean War bunker being bulldozed to become a bir
observatory for ecotourists
8. Roads were built too accomodate large tour buses

13. E X I S T I N G
V A R I A B L E S
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y
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EXISTING VARIABLESCONTEXTUALANALYSIS
W
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E X I S T I N G
V A R I A B L E S
x
a
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
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EXISTING VARIABLESCONTEXTUALANALYSIS
W
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WHO RESIDES NEAR THE DMZ?NETWORK OF ACTIONS
CIVILIAN
CONTROL
LINE
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
a
a
b
b
a
a
NORTH
KOREAN
DE
M
ILITARIZED
ZONE
BORDER
SOUTH
KOREAN
DE
M
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ZONE
BORDER
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
b
b
b x
xx
x
x
b
MILITARY DEMARCATION
LINE
strengthen the border as a dynamic district of cultural activities.
Within the network I believe that each existing resident or group can
support and gain from each others’ presence through linkage and
association with the border.
NETWORK OF ACTIONS
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
the presence of the border,
inclusive zone.
Each point can begin to de
building of nuclear plants,
housing, and main stream
This way the CCZ can rema
that a mindful intervention
wildlife, historic landsites,
absent of human touch.
WHO RESIDES NEAR THE DMZ?

14. INTERSECTIONBETWEENCCZANDTRAIL
CCZBORDER
PEACE&LIFETRAIL
DMZBORDER
CCZBORDER
PEACE&LIFETRAIL
DMZBORDERDMZBORDER
PEACE&LIFETRAIL
HOW CLOSE CAN ONE GET TO THE DMZ?

15. 



CIVILIAN
CONTROL
LINE
a
b
b
a
a
Each variable represents the
existing residence and presence
near the Korean border.
The diagram is abstracted to
show the existing social context
which are listed below.
a
a
b
b
b
b
b
a
a
x
xx
x
x
b
a
aaa
x
x
xx
b
CIVILIAN
CONTROL
LINE
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
NORTH
KOREAN
DE
M
ILITARIZED
ZONE
BORDER
SOUTH
KOREAN
DE
M
ILITARIZED
ZONE
BORDER
MILITARY DEMARCATION
LINE
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
WHAT IS MORE
CONCRETE?
Variable of Actions that represent people
or
Militarized Lines in the landscape

19. existing residence or community previously represented
n here as a box.
paces that can serve for the needs of existing
paces can be definied as the following.
n labs for eco-investigation
r commuting farmers
r ecotourists
r farmers
d/or retail for local commodity
dmz artists
space for war artifacts
ng network of local culture and residence can be carried
tural intervention.
isting community’s needs and respecting its presence,
ve to improve current condition by creating communal
meetings and collaboration within the current residence.
a place for visitors to learn and interact with the border
usion.
I hope to create a prototypical effect, in which one
provoke a secondary and tertiary response. In the
border will grow as a developed network that is
towards the exisiting social conditions and natural
e safety of the people. I also hope that the network can
opportunity for creating a non-political connection
a and South Korea. I propose that the border is
North and South Korean citizen in the future.
Primarily, the project intends to locate physical points in the buffer zone where the CCZ border can act as a
filtered membrane or point of entry that secures and invites people into nature
work
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20. Civilian Controlled Line
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Bike and Hike Path
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ECOLOGICAL HOTSPOTS:
MAIN INTERSECTIONS
ECOLOGICAL JUNCTIONS:
MINOR INTERSECTIONS
DMZ BORDER
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
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AS ECOLOGICAL CATALYSTSAS
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INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY, ROADS, BRIDGESBR
PUBLIC PARKLIC P
ARTS+HUMANITIESTS
SECURED PUBLIC FACILITIESA
OBSERVATORIES
SECURED MILITARY FACILITIESRY
INFILITRATION TUNNEL,N TU
WAR MEMORIALRIA
SOUTH KOREAN+US MILITARY BASEOR RY
POTENTIAL SITES FOR ECOLOGICAL INTERVENTION
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
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21. INSPIRATION
Collage explaining ecological transformation and suggesting that the government’s roles in the future will be to enforce environmental policies.
Left: Photocollage illustrating design intention of transforming the
military tourist attraction to a site for ecotourism
War tour Eco-tour
HOW TO
DEFEND FROM URBAN ENCROACHMENT
01 VISION
ECODESTINATION
MODUS VIVENDI: 4 PARTS TO5
THE DMZ HAS
(TERRITORIES
USE AND ACC
60% OF ASIA
APPROXIMAT
SOUTH-EAST
THE DMZ HAS
PARTICIPATE
ECO-DESTINA
AND ECONOM
ECONOMY.
MAINSTREAM
ECONOMY AN
ENVIRONMEN
1
2
ARCHITECTURE AS A PREVENTIVE METHOD FROM MASSIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENTS
CIVILIAN
CONTROL
LINE
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
NORTH
KOREAN
DE
M
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ZONE
BORDER
SOUTH
KOREAN
DE
M
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ZONE
BORDER
MILITARY DEMARCATION
LINE
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
STAGE 1: PROTOTYPE
1_CONCEIVE THE DMZ AS AN ECODESTINATION

23. DEFEND FROM URBAN ENCROACHM2
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINEENELICIV OLVILLIA ROAN NTONCO
NORTH
KOREAN
DE
M
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KOREAN
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MILITARY DEMARCATION
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STAGE 2: NETWORK
STAGE 1: PROTOTYPE
STAGE 3: PROTECTIVE ZONE
TOURIST DEVETOURIST DEVELOPMENT
URBAN HOUSING
MANUFACTURING PLANT
NUCLEAR PLANT
SHOPPING COMPLEXSHOPPING COMPLEXSHOPPING COMPLEX
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
STAGE 1
2_DEFEND FROM URBAN ENCROACHMENT

24. DEFEND FROM URBAN ENCROACHMENT
ECODESTINATION
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USE AND ACCESS) HAS EVOLVED AS A NATURAL ECOLOGY.
60% OF ASIA’S ENDANGERED SPECIES RESIDE IN THE DMZ AND CCZ. FURTHERMORE
APPROXIMATELY 400,000 BIRDS ANNUALLY MIGRATE INTO THE DMZ AND CCZ FROM
SOUTH-EAST ASIA TO RUSSIA AND ALASKA.
THE DMZ HAS ATTRACTED OUTSIDERS--INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL AUDIENCE--TO
PARTICIPATE IN ECO-TOURISM. MANY SITES ALONG THE DMZ HAS BECOME AN
ECO-DESTINATION THAT INTERACTIVELY ENGAGES VISITORS WITH THE LOCAL CULTURE
AND ECONOMY. INVESTORS HAVE BEEN SEEKING TO DEVELOP THIS GROWING TOURIST
ECONOMY.
MAINSTREAM TOURISM AND URBAN ENCROACHMENT CAN LEAD TO DEPRECIATED LOCAL
ECONOMY AND CULTURE THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR SUSTAINING THE ECOLOGY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE CCZ.
2
ARCHITECTURE AS A PREVENTIVE METHOD FROM MASSIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENTS
CIVILIAN
CONTROL
LINE
CIVILIAN CONTROL LINE
NORTH
KOREAN
DE
M
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ZONE
BORDER
SOUTH
KOREAN
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BORDER
MILITARY DEMARCATION
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STAGE 2: NETWORK
STAGE 1: PROTOTYPE
STAGE 3: PROTECTIVE ZONE
SEOUL
SOUTH KOREAN
CAPITAL CITYTAL CITYT
KAESONG
NORTH KOREANNORTH KOREAN
NEW INDUSTRIAL CITYNEW INDUSTRIAL CITYNEW INDUSTRIAL CITY
PYONGYANGYANGY
NORTH KOREANNORTH KOREANNORTH KOREANNORTH KOREAN
CAPICAPITAL CITYTAL CITYT
46 KM
8 KM
205 KM
DORASAN
PAJU CITY, SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL,
SOUTH
KOREA
KAESONG,
NORTH
KOREA
JOINT
SECURITY
AREA
PYONGYANG,
NORTH
KOREA
INCHEON
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
46 KM
160 KM
8 KM
5 KM
205 KM
50KM
ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN CONTEXT TO THE BORDER
DORASAN, PAJU, SOUTH KOREA
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
Peace & Life Eco-Tour Trail
Civilian Controlled Line
DMZ
Tour Destinations
Unaccessible and Secured Sites
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PajuPaju CityCi Hall
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Dorasan ObservatorDor O yyrr
Odusan Observatorbse yrr
The 3rd Infiltrationon Tunnenell
Kichongdong Neutral VillageNeu
North KoreaNo
Taesongdong Neutral Village
South KoreaS
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Freedomm
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Camp Bonifasni
JointJoinJointJoin
SecuritySecSeS
Areaea
Imjingakak
Peace-Nuri ParkP PDORASAN
PEACE PARK
DORASAN
STATION
PAJU CITY LOCATION INFORMATION
Central Part of Korean Peninsula
Landform Type: Mostly Swampy
Environmental elements:
Imjin River + Dorasan Mt.
Unification & DMZ Tourist Destinations:
Joint Security Area
3rd Infiltration Tunnel + Dorasan Observatory
Dorasan Train Station
Cultural Infrastructure + Heritage
Paju Book City (8,000 Employees, Business+Exhibition)
Heyri Art Village (370 Residence+Gallery+Art Workshop)
Gyeonggi English Village (700 Visits per day)
National Football Center
(Soccer Training Facility, 1,160 persons accommodation)
STATISTICS:
Area: 7.25 million sqft
Population 364,223 (as of December 2010)
(520,000 Expected in year 2025)
Density: 1,187.8/sq mi
IN PROXIMITY TO OTHER LOCATION
40 minutes from center of Seoul by car
1 hour from Incheon International Airport + Incheon Port
Active railways that connect Paju and Seoul since 2009
Peace & Life Eco-Tour Trail Length: 43.5
BRIEF SITE HISTORY:
DORASAN PEACE PARK, completed in 2009
Developed with the intention to educate outsiders about the DMZ
ecological evolution and memorialize the Korean War.
DORASAN CUSTOM HOUSE, completed in 2006
Regulates imports and exports activity along the DMZ border.
DORSAN TRAIN STATION, completed in 2002
Last train station in South Korea and where the tracks
continue to North Korea.
ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN CONTEXT TO PAJU PROVINCE
DORASAN, PAJU, SOUTH KOREA
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
Peace & Life Eco-Tour Trail
Civilian Controlled Line
DMZ
Tour Destinations
Unaccessible and Secured Sites
3_PROTOTYPING BUILT ENVIRONMENTS
Initial Site _ Dorasan, Paju Korea

25. Peace & Life Eco-Tour Trail
Civilian Controlled Line
DMZ
Tour Destinations
Unaccessible and Secured Sites
Bik
city ofcity o
KAESONG
DMZZ
D
M
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DMDMZZZ
PajuPaju CityCi Hall
AAegibong Peakng
ObservatorObservatoryyrr
Dorasan ObservatorDor O yyrr
Odusan Observatorbse yrr
The 3rd Infiltrationon Tunnenell
Kichongdong Neutral VillageNeu
North KoreaNo
Taesongdong Neutral Village
South KoreaS
1st Infilitration Tunneln Tu
r t
Bridgeofof
Freedomm
v
Rive
Im
jin
R
Im
j nin
R
r
Heyri Villagege
Camp Bonifasni
JointJoinJointJoin
SecuritySecSeS
Areaea
Imjingakak
Peace-Nuri ParkP PDORASAN
PEACE PARK
DORASAN
STATION
PAJU CITY LOCATION INFORMATION
Central Part of Korean Peninsula
Landform Type: Mostly Swampy
Environmental elements:
Imjin River + Dorasan Mt.
Unification & DMZ Tourist Destinations:
Joint Security Area
3rd Infiltration Tunnel + Dorasan Observatory
Dorasan Train Station
Cultural Infrastructure + Heritage
Paju Book City (8,000 Employees, Business+Exhibition)
Heyri Art Village (370 Residence+Gallery+Art Workshop)
Gyeonggi English Village (700 Visits per day)
National Football Center
(Soccer Training Facility, 1,160 persons accommodation)
STATISTICS:
Area: 7.25 million sqft
Population 364,223 (as of December 2010)
(520,000 Expected in year 2025)
Density: 1,187.8/sq mi
IN PROXIMITY TO OTHER LOCATION
40 minutes from center of Seoul by car
1 hour from Incheon International Airport + Incheon Port
Active railways that connect Paju and Seoul since 2009
Peace & Life Eco-Tour Trail Length: 43.5
BRIEF SITE HISTORY:
DORASAN PEACE PARK, completed in 2009
Developed with the intention to educate outsiders about the DMZ
ecological evolution and memorialize the Korean War.
DORASAN CUSTOM HOUSE, completed in 2006
Regulates imports and exports activity along the DMZ border.
DORSAN TRAIN STATION, completed in 2002
Last train station in South Korea and where the tracks
continue to North Korea.
ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN CONTEXT TO PAJU PROVINCE
DORASAN, PAJU, SOUTH KOREA
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
Peace & Life Eco-Tour Trail
Civilian Controlled Line
DMZ
Tour Destinations
Unaccessible and Secured Sites
NORTH
KOREA
SOUTH
KOREA
URBA N
AGRICUL TURAL
ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN CONTEXT TO THE BORDER
DORASAN, PAJU, SOUTH KOREA
AGRICULTURAL AREA CENTER FOR REGIONAL + TRANSATIONAL INTERACTION
DIRECTION OF SUPPORT
BASED ON FOOD AND PRODUCTION
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY TRANSIT
ROAD NO.1
URBAN
NORTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS

26. 1
CITY
WILDLIFE
RESERVOIR
FARM LAND
ROAD NO.1 +
KOREAN RAILWAY
BORDER OF
PAJU PROVINCE
TO SEOUL METROPLEX
IMJIN RIVER
URBAN AND RURAL LANDSCAPE RELATIONSHIP
PAJU CITY, SOUTH KOREA
DORASAN
TO KAESONG, NK
AGRICULTURAL AREA
URBAN
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY TRANSIT
ROAD NO.1
CENTER FOR REGIONAL + TRANSNATIONAL INTERACTION
ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL
DIRECTION OF SUPPORT
BASED ON FOOD AND PRODUCTION
NORTH KOREA
NORTH
KOREA
SOUTH KOREA
SOUTH
KOREA
URBAN
AGRICULTURAL
4 NEXT STAGE ECO-EVOLUTION
Civilian
ControlledLine
BikeandHikePath
BikeandHikePath
1
2
4
5
4
1
CHALLENGE THE RISING DEVELOPMENT NEAR DORASAN AND BY CREATING AN ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL
NORTH
KOREA
SOUTH
KOREA
URBA N
AGRICUL TURAL
ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL IN CONTEXT TO THE BORDER
DORASAN, PAJU, SOUTH KOREA
AGRICULTURAL AREA CENTER FOR REGIONAL + TRANSATIONAL INTERACTION
DIRECTION OF SUPPORT
BASED ON FOOD AND PRODUCTION
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
RAILWAY TRANSIT
ROAD NO.1
URBAN
NORTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
4_NEXT STAGE ECO-EVOLUTION

27. PROFILE: COMMUTING FARMERS
USER+CATEGORY: farmers
INTENDED USE: seasonal stay for harvest and planting
TIMEFRAME: 4-6 months

28. USER+CATEGORY: students & researchers
INTENDED USE: frequent visits according to
academic schedule
TIMEFRAME: 3-4 months/Semester
PROFILE: UNIVERSITY
USER+CATEGORY: students & researchers
INTENDED USE: frequent visits according to
academic schedule
TIMEFRAME: 3-4 months/Semester

29. REA, AND ENJOYING NATURE, SPENDING ONE
NIGHTS ON A LOCATION. AS SUCH, THE PHRASE
AMPING’ CONTRADICTS ITSELF.
IMPORT EXPORT ARCHITECTURE
PROFILE: URBAN ESCAPIST
USER+CATEGORY: recreational visitor/ ecotourists
INTENDED USE: brief rest and option to stay one night
TIMEFRAME: 1-2 nights

30. fficetel,
ed as
gain a
heir
H O R T I C U LT U R A L S C H E D U L E
GROWING SEASON
PLANTING SEASON
HARVEST SEASON
A C A D E M I C S C H E D U L E
MARCH-JUNE TERM
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER TERM
A C A D E M I C B R E A K S C H E D U L E
SUMMER BREAK
WINTER BREAK
T O U R I S T S E A S O N
SUMMER// BEFORE MONSOON (JUNE-JULY)
FALL (SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER)
SPRING (MAY)
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
JUNE +
SEPTEMBER
ARE THE MOST
OCCUPIED
MONTHS
JANUARY +
FEBRUARY +
DECEMBER
ARE THE LEAST
OCCUPIED
MONTHS
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS

31. Civilian
ControlledLine
Civ
ilia
n
Controlled
Lin
e
BikeandHikePath
BikeandHikePath
BikeandHike
DMZ
DMZ
Pa juC ityHalt l
4
11
lled
Aegibongong PeakPea Observatoryrr
PeaceObservarr toryrr
Dora Observarr toorryrr
Odusan Observrr atoryrr
Panmunjeom
The 3rd Infiltration Tunnel
BridgeofFe reedom
GanghwaTeTT rminal
GanghwaDaegyoyy Brido ge
Dorassan Station
Dujinaru Ferry
GanghwaHistoryrr Musy eum
EunamEun Museumofmof
NaturalHistoryrr
GanghwaHwamunseok
CultureHale l
DADOMuseuseumm
Dongjggin
ConfucianAcademy
The Infiltration
routrr e of the Northrr
KoreanA rmy
Gorang Inlet
Gyeongsun
Wangneung
Horogoruji
Fortrr ress Site
Ganghwaa
Fort
gg
ress
GwangseongboFortrrr ess
YongjgginjinFortrr ress
DeokjkinjinFortrr ress
Dolmen
Imjingang River
OdudondaeHighGround
Mt.Munsusan
Bukhansan
National Park
Yeonmijei ongPavilion
Peace- NuriPar k
Dorasan Peace Pa rk
Immjingak Pa Woodstock atods oc
the DMZt
HeyriVilla ge
rk
m
a W
t
ar
DMZ
DoraObservatory
Panmunjeom
The3rdInfiltration Tunnel
nfnfiiiilllltrtraattttiiiioonn TunTunnenellll
CampBonifasCampBonifas
BridgeofFreedom
DorasanStation
Gye
Wan
Imjingang River
Peace-NuriPark
DorasanPeacePark
ImjingakPark Woodstock at
the DMZ
TaesongdongTaesongdongTaesongdongTaesongdongKichongdongKichongdongKichongdongKichongdongKichongdongKichongdongKichongdongKichongdong
500 meteres
DMZBorder
CCZBorder
DMZBorder
DMZBorder
Panmunjeom
JSA
Joint
Security
Area
border control unit
KAESONG INDUSTRIAL PARK
high fences
NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA
Taesongdong Village
Population: 220
CCZBorder
CCZBorder
imjinriver
DORASAN
CUSTOM
HOUSE
MUNSAN
CITY
CAMP JESSUP
for 2nd infantry
division
DORASAN
OBSERVATORY
S I T E C O N T E X T
CONNECTION TO KAESONG INDUSTRIAL PARK
TRANS-KOREAN RAILWAY
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
oul City Hall

32. AMP JESSUP
r 2nd infantry
vision
Munsan
Munsan
oul City Hall
S O U T H
current
disconnected
system of
transit
An cipated
extension to
complete the
Trans-Korean
Railway
Gyeonggi Line of Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line
K O R E A
PyongyangKaesong
Dorasan
Pyongyang Sta on Subways running to suburbs Tram System within city centers
N O R T H K O R E A
Munsan
SEOUL PYONGYANG
Imjingang
Dorasan
Jangdan
Bongdong
Songha
Kaesong
Panmun (JSA)
NORTH KOREAN PUBLIC AND MASS TRANSIT
S I T E C O N T E X T
ANTICIPATED SEQUENCE OF TRANSIT:
TRANS-KOREAN RAILWAY STATIONS
Gyeonggi Line
Yongsan-Munsan (48.6 km)
The extension makes the railway a total of 70km
DORASAN RAILWAY AND CUSTOM HOUSE
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS

33. DORASAN TRAIN STATION
+ located within paju province of south korea
+ built before the korean war, and renovated in 2002
+ last train stop in south korea and tracks continue to north korea
+ if it operates, the train will connect south korean city seoul with north korean cities kaesong and pyongyang.
+ within the civilian control zone
+ limited access to the public
+ south korean civilians are not allowed to enter
+ only foreigners holding passports of limited nations may enter
+ access to only 300 people per day
+ only 10 trains per day to and from dorasan
+ dorasan train does not transport people between north and south korea
SITE CONTEXT :
ADJACENCY TO TRAIN STATION
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS

34. SITE 1 1) Peace Monument,
Titled “Creation” to resemble the eternal light of hope
for peace between North and South Korea
2) Peace Sculpture,
“Separated Extreme Points“
3) Commemorated tree planted by President King
Daejung on the 63rd annual celebration of Arbor Day
4) Wildlife Pond
5) Galleries
Exhibition of DMZ Wildlife, Dora region history,
geography, and background information on peace.
There are also mock-ups of DMZ fenced border.
6) Peace Forest
7) Plaza
8) Dorasan Train Station
SITE CONTEXT :
ENTRY VIEW EXISTING GALLERY VIEW
PEACE PARK
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS

42. DESIGNPHASE|SITEPLAN

43. C U R R E N T: SITE CONDITIONS`
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
FORESTS
WATER
RICE PADDIES
GINSENG FIELDS
100’
400’
1,000’
CUSTOM
HOUSEMILITARY
BASE
BORDER
CONTROL
ADMINISTRATION 1
ADMINISTRATION 2
TRAIN
STATION
TRAIN
STORAGE
PEACE
PARK
GALLERY
UNIFICATION
MONUMENT

44. C U R R E N T: SITE CONDITIONS`
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
FORESTS
WATER
RICE PADDIES
GINSENG FIELDS
100’
400’
1,000’
CUSTOM
HOUSEMILITARY
BASE
BORDER
CONTROL
ADMINISTRATION 1
ADMINISTRATION 2
TRAIN
STATION
TORAGE
PEACE
P
GALLERY
UNIFICATION
MONUMENT

45. C U R R E N T: SITE ZONING
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
400’
1,000’
PUBLICGREENBELTGOVERNMENTAL AGRICULTURAL
REF
WAT
RED
ENT
100’

46. REFORESTATION
AGRICULTURE
WATER RESOURCE
REDIRECTED
ENTRY PROMENADE
100’
400’
1,000’
P R O P O S E D : SITE ZONING
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS

47. BORDER
CONTROL
100’
400’
1,000’
SERVICE
ACCESS
TRAIN
TO MUNSAN STATION,
SOUTH KOREA
TRAIN
TO KAESONG STATION,
SOUTH KOREA
SERVICE ENTRY
INTO THE PEACE PARK
TRAFFIC + PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING
PARKING FOR
TRAIN STATION
PARKING
CUSTOMS
PEDESTRIAN ENTRY
FROM TRAIN STATION
PARKING+CAR ARRIVAL
FOR PEACE PARK
VEHICULAR ACCESS
TRAIN ACCESS
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
C U R R E N T: ACCESSIBILITY + SITE CIRCULATION
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS
100’
4

48. P R O P O S E D : ACCESSIBILITY + SITE CONDITIONS
100’
400’
1,000’
PROPOSED
PEDESTRIAN
ENTRY
PROPOSED
SERVICE
ENTRY
PARKING FOR
TRAIN STATION
+ PEACE PARK
PARKING +
CAR ARRIVAL FOR
SERVICE VEHICLES
TRAIN
TO MUNSAN STATION,
SOUTH KOREA
TRAIN
TO KAESONG STATION,
SOUTH KOREA
VEHICULAR ACCESS
TRAIN ACCESS
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
CONTEXTUALANALYSIS

49. SITE PLAN process sketches
form development through landscape relationship
biforcated
relationship
views at ends
axis
redirected
biforacation
DESIGNPHASE|SITEPLAN
Top Left: Axonometric Diagram of program
Top Right: Design process sketch, watercolor
Bottom Left: Model on site
(3d print resin, plexiglas, chipboard)

50. Early example of
Program distribution and open/enclosed
spaces
Diagrammatic study models
Of the beginnings of a plan
PLAN process sketches
HOTEL
GALLERY
OPENINGS THROUGH THE BUILDING
CENTRAL AXIS
DESIGNPHASE|PLAN

51. Top: Site Plan
Bottom: Elevation from South
Entrance foot bridge

52. BUSINESS SINGLES
SPA
CONFERENCE
MARKET
RESTAURANT
RETAIL
EXHIBIION
GALLERY

56. Entry gate from the south bridge

57. 11
B
B
121212
10
11
121212
0 20 40 80
LEVEL 1
1. CHANGING EXHIBITION
2. GALLERY LOGGIA
3. GALLERY ENTRY
4. GATE
5. HOTEL ENTRY
6. RETAIL
7. BAR
8. RESTAURAUNT SEATING
9. KITCHEN
10. SPA
11. OPEN MARKET
12. GINSENG GARDEN
1
A
A
1'-0" = 1/8"
PLAN level oneDESIGNPHASE|PLAN

58. TION GALLERYY

A
A
0 20 40 80
PLAN 1A
CLOSE UP
PLAN 1A
CLOSE UPOSE UP
PLAN 1B
CLOSE UP
Top: Second Level Plan of Museum, Hotel rooms,
Conference halls, and Spa
Top Right: Enlarged Level 2 Plans at bay (orange
represents the floor surface pattern for balcony bridge,
and hallways)
Bottom: Interior Perspectives
(from L to R)
- View from the second level hotel hallway
-View from bridge connecting hotel rooms and
conference center
LEVEL 2
1_PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERY
2_BUSINESS SINGLE
3_LOUNGE/STUDY
4_TWO BEDROM SUITE
5_CONFERENCE ROOM
6_SPA
PLAN level two
DESIGNPHASE|PLAN

59. - Diagrams of cross section, ink and watercolor
- Site section of the water, storefront, hotel, market, water and ginseng garden.

60. July 21
December 21

61. July 21
December 21

62. - Diagram of a bay portion of the southern
facade
- Elevation of south gate entry

63. Single
Pattern/
Single
Curvature
1_DIVIDE
Single
Surface
vs.
Assemblage
2_WEAVE
Interlocking
for strength
and form
3_SHAPE
Orientation
of the pattern
directs form
Mirrored
Pattern/
Reverse
Curve
Alternating
Pattern/
Double Reverse
Curves
Series of light study for
the roof lattice system
during design phase.

67. lattice
column
roof
beams
columns
pavilion
prototype unit structure
Clockwise from top left corner:
- Diagram of a bay portion of the southern facade
- Composite exploded sections of the roof components and materials.
- Exploded axon model of a bay segment and single bay unit axon
- Elevation of south gate entry
cover

68. modus vivendi
protoarchitecture
for the future korean dmz
wooden steel beam
steel frame
steel frame
wooden cover
wooden
steel
column
bolts
wooden lattice
wooden frame
glass
panels
steel
mullions
skylight
frame