Feel The Samoo Style in Teakwondo Park World Headquarters

Teakwondo ‘One’ is a concept design for Teakwondo Park World Headquarters which is actually a beautifully landscaped and wisely organized woodlands, valleys and natural streams. Moreover, the park associated building complexes are designed to be a world cultural heritage center highlighting the beauty, sport and spirit of Teakwondo as well as the Korean culture. The designer has envisioned various complexes inside the Park such as the Teakwondo Promotion Foundation, Korean Teakwondo Federation, World Teakwondo Federation, World Teakwondo Headquarters, CISM Teakwondo Committee Headquarters, Myungingwan, Teakwonjeon, visitor and exhibition centers, a sports arena, premier lodging and training facility and most of all, a cultural tourist spot for visitors.

taekwondo park world headquarters

taekwondo park world headquarters

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Future New Town of Gwanggyo With Plantations Around The Terraces

The new city center designed by Dutch architects MVRDV for Gwanggyo, a city coming up 35 kms from Seoul in South Korea seems to be something taken out of the sci fi movies. Expected to be completed by 2011, the city is sufficient enough to hold 77000 inhabitants and has a design envisioned with two centers which is a mix of housing, culture, office, retail, and leisure and education spaces. Various atriums are created in the towers catering to various categories, with box hedges being planted on the roofs and terraces which in turn improves ventilation and reduces usage of energy and water.

gwanggyo power center by mvrdv architects

gwanggyo power center by mvrdv architects

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