今日，首尔市长朴元淳宣布首尔空中花园 ‘首尔路7017’正式对公众开放，一个由983米的前高架桥改造而来的花园公共空间。废弃高架桥重生变为一条空中花园走廊，200多个当地品种的树木, 花草形成一条 “植物图书馆” 通道, 供行人和游客驻足游憩。“空中花园以生动的植物百科形式，向公众展示了韩国自然遗产的部分精华。” MVRDV联合创始人Winy Maas在开幕式发言中说道。

Today, Mayor of Seoul, Won-soon Park officially opens Seoul’s new public garden Skygarden, Seoullo 7017, a 983-metre botanical floating walkway, a transformed former city highway. Reborn as a linear park with over 200 local species of trees, shrubs and flowers are lined as a walkable plant library for residents and visitors to the city. “Skygarden offers a living dictionary of plants which are part of the natural heritage of South Korea”. Winy Maas, MVRDV co-founder, said in his introduction speech today.

▼一个现实版的植物村落座落在了首尔市中心，A true plant village now inhabits Central Seoul

▼大厦中的空中花园，the skygarden among the skyscrapers

坐落于首尔市中心，前废弃高架桥被改造为一座生机勃勃的城市植物园，在市中心提供一个最多样化的韩国本土植物品类展示；改造后983米长的公共花园走廊聚集了至少50个不同科目的树，灌木，花草等，通过645个不同的盆景展示，收集了约228个主要品种及亚种。最终，整个花园将包括共24,000颗植物（树，灌木，花草等），其中许多在未来十年还将持续生长至更高的高度。

Located in the heart of Seoul, a true plant village has been realised on a former inner city highway in an ever-changing urban area accommodating the biggest variety of Korean plant species and transforming it into a public 983-metre long park gathering 50 families of plants including trees, shrubs and flowers displayed in 645 tree pots, collecting around 228 species and sub-species. In total, the park will include 24,000 plants (trees, shrubs and flowers) that are newly planted many of which will grow to their final heights in the next decade.

▼项目全貌，Overview of the skygarden

▼观景亭和休息区，the viewing pavilion and resting area

▼内部空间，the interior

‘首尔路7017’：首尔空中花园的韩国官方命名，‘7017’源于前高架桥的建成年份1970，和它将作为空中花园的重生年份2017的结合。位于首尔中央火车站旁的前高架桥被改造为人行通道，将进一步推动城市的中心区变得更加绿色，友好，富有吸引力，也从更广阔的范围将城市绿地连接起来。

Seoullo, the Korean name for Skygarden translates to ‘towards Seoul’ and ‘Seoul Street’, while 7017 marks the overpass’ construction year of 1970, and its new function as a public walkway in 2017. The pedestrianised viaduct next to Seoul’s main station is the next step towards making the city and especially the central station district, greener, friendlier and more attractive, whilst connecting all patches of green in the wider area.

▼之前的高架桥被改造成了一个对外开放的韩国植物花园，The former overpass has been transformed into an elevated public garden of Korean flora

▼穿梭在城市中的公园，the skygarden meandering in the city

自2015年五月MVRDV赢得此项目竞赛后，最大的挑战是如何将废弃的高架桥转变成一座被16米高的钢筋结构架于空中的公共花园，同时引入品种繁复的韩国本土植物。如何将一座70年代的废弃高架桥转变为空中花园？如何借此改变首尔中心的大量流动人群的生活方式？为了回应此诉求，MVRDV的设计将这座老旧的公共设施改造为一座全新的绿色地标，期望未来作为催化剂推动城市一角的绿化。在市政府，当地NGO的协助下，景观设计和城市顾问团队决心将最多样化的植物群体引入复杂的城市环境中。新的人行桥和楼梯也将整个高架桥与周边的酒店，商店和花园链接起来。

Since the project was won by MVRDV in May 2015, the main challenge of the Skygarden has been to transform the existing overpass into a public garden, overlaying a matrix of Korean flora onto the 16m elevated steel and concrete structure. How to transform a 1970’s highway into a Skygarden and how to change the daily life of thousands of people who cross Seoul’s city centre every day? From the start, MVRDV engaged with this need to change the forgotten and existing infrastructure into a green symbol that will become a catalyst for a greener quarter for Seoul. Together with the municipality, local NGO’s, landscape teams and city advisers are committed to accommodating the biggest diversity of flora into a strictly urban condition. New bridges and stairs connect the viaduct with hotels, shops and gardens.

▼附近的大楼里的花园景观，view from the adjacent building

▼透过桥体的孔洞可以看到下层来往的车辆，the passing vehicles could be seen through the glazed opening on the bridge

“我们的设计将韩国自然遗产的部分精华，以生动的植物百科形式置于城市中心。主要理念是将城市居民与自然紧密联系起来，同时提供一个观望首尔火车站和崇礼门的绝佳视野。空中花园既是一座教育性的植物园，也是孕育各类物种的城市苗圃，未来随着植物生长繁茂，未来部分植物迁居可使绿色逐渐延伸到城市其他角落。” MVRDV联合创始人 Winy Maas说，“所有植物被种植于不同大小和高度的盆栽，以不同科目来组织，通过韩文字母排序，形成别具一格的空间形态。”

“Our design offers a living dictionary of plants which are part of the natural heritage of South Korea and now, existing in the city centre. The idea here is to connect city dwellers with nature, while at the same time also offering the opportunity of experiencing these amazing views to the Historical Seoul Station and Namdaemun Gate. Skygarden is an educational arboretum, a nursery for future species and one that in the future will act as a garden which can extend to other parts of Seoul as the plants grow and are transferred to new homes”, says Winy Maas, founding partner of MVRDV. “They are planted in containers of different size and height and organised in groups of families. The families are ordered according to the Korean alphabet. This leads to surprising spatial compositions”.

▼项目近景，the close view

整条空中走廊的设计也可看做是一系列小型花园的集合，每一座小花园都有其独特的形态，香气，颜色等加以区分。花园景观会随着季节而变化：秋季是以枫叶的红渲染了主色，春季樱花和杜鹃开始盛放，冬季是常绿针叶树为主，而夏季则是灌木和果树枝繁叶茂的时期。“但是这里不仅仅只是一座植物‘图书馆’ ，也有一系列公共活动的空间。某些地方植物被抬高，下方有商店，画廊，茶室，剧院，信息中心，维护设施，餐厅等等不同功能，高架桥将发展为一座生机盎然的空中花园小镇。”

The linear park was designed as a collection of small gardens, each one with its very own composition, perfume, colour and identity. The landscape will change according to the seasons: the bright colours of leaves in autumn of the Aceraceae family (maples), the blossom of cherry trees and rhododendron in spring, the evergreen conifers trees in winter and shrubs and trees bearing fruit in summer. “But it is not only a ‘library’ of plants, a series of pots are bigger. Here the plants are lifted. Underneath there are shops, galleries, tea houses, a theatre, information centres, maintenance boots and restaurants, thus the viaduct is getting inhabited by a plant village”, continues Maas.

▼不同尺度大小的容器把不同的植物种类组织在了一起，同时能够供行人驻足休息，Containers of different sized pots organise plant families and serve as seating

▼常年异色叶树种，the bright colours of leaves

这些功能也将直接造福于未来使用者的体验性，通过在花园中创造活跃的的公共空间，从文化及商业的的层面与城市活动紧密结合。一小部分可移动盆栽还可灵活的将种子和植物未来转移到更大的盆摘。各种楼梯，电梯，人行桥，手扶梯等设施将空中花园与城市连接起来，由周边的城市肌理形成弹性关系。夜幕降临时，空中花园将被蓝色的灯光点亮，与周边的城市灯光形成对比，采用一种更亲近自然的灯光色。而有盛大节日或庆祝活动时，灯光的颜色也可以随之调整和改变。

These contribute to enhancing the experience of users, boosting the park with activities that engage the city on a cultural and commercial level. Small mobile pots are added for seeds and plants that can be used afterwards in the bigger pots. A living nursery. Multiple stairs, lifts, bridges and escalators connect the city to the new park, rebounding it to the adjacent urban fabric. At night, the Skygarden is illuminated in blue lights in contrast to the bright city lights as the colour is friendly to nature. During festivals and celebrations, different colours can also be changed and the park will be accessible 24/7.

▼空中花园七天二十小时对外开放，并且在夜晚有灯光照明系统，Skygarden can be accessed 24/7 and is illuminated at night

▼在未来，前高架桥会与周边的建筑一同发展，成为城市中的一抹自然景观，In the future, the overpass will evolve with new plants and new activators so as to become an ëurban nurseryí, rearing trees for the surrounding districts.

▼植物的排列是根据韩国字母表的顺序，Skygardens作为城市中的植物图书馆清晰地展示了城市生活的多样性，Organised according to the Korean alphabet, the plant library makes legible the natural diversity of the city while making the Skygardens easy to navigate.

▼除了各种尺寸的圆形种植钵，一系列可定制的吸引子：如茶馆，花店，街头市场，图书馆和温室将将会激活Skygarden中的空间元素，In addition to the circular plant pots of varying sizes, a series of customizable activators such as tea cafés, flower shops, street markets, libraries and greenhouses will provide a catalogue of elements which will enliven the Skygarden.

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Location: Seoul, South Korea

Year: 2015+

Client: Seoul Metropolitan Government

Program: Transformation of 938-metre section of elevated highway (9,661 m2) into public space

Budget: Undisclosed

Competition:

Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries with Wenchian Shi, Kyosuk Lee, Kai Wang, Ángel Sánchez Navarro, Jaewoo Lee, Antonio Luca Coco, Matteo Artico and Jaime Domínguez Balgoma.

Design Development:

Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries with Wenchian Shi, Kyosuk Lee, Mafalda Rangel, Kai Wang, Daehee Suk, Daan Zandbergen, Dong Min Lee and Sen Yang.

Partners:

Landscape Architect: Ben Kuipers, Delft, Netherlands

Local Architect: DMP, Seoul, Korea

Structure: Saman Engineering, Seoul, Korea

Local Landscape Designer: KECC, Seoul, Korea

Sustainability: EAN, Seoul, Korea

Architectural Structure: Cross, Seoul, Korea

Industrial Designers: Studio Makkink & Bey, Amsterdam, Netherlands

MEP: Samsin, Seoul, Korea

Traffic Engineers: Song Hyun R&D, Seoul, Korea

Lighting Design: Viabizzuno, Milan, Italy and Nanam Ald, Seoul Korea

App Design: nhtv, Breda, Netherlands

Cost Engineers: Myong Gun, Seoul, Korea

Design Development:

Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries with Wenchian Shi, Kyosuk Lee, Mafalda Rangel, Daehee Suk, Daan Zandbergen, Kai Wang, Sen Yang and Dong Min Lee

Landscape Design: Ben Kuipers landscape architect, MVRDV

Local Architect: DMP, Seoul, Korea

Structure: Saman Engineering, Seoul, Korea

Local Landscape Designer: KECC, Seoul, Korea

Lighting Design: Rogier van der Heide, MVRDV and Nanam Ald, Seoul Korea

Construction:

Team: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries with Wenchian Shi, Kyosuk Lee, Mafalda Rangel, Dong Min Lee

Landscape Design: Ben Kuipers Landscape architect

Images:

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