In     a     political     point     of     view,     our     future     is     largely     dependant    on     an     idea     of     two     main    streams     which     are   Conservatism    and    Progressivism.    Historically    majority    of    people    in    Korea    have    believed    conservatism    is    safe    in    a   way    to    maintain    the   tradition   and   society.   Recently,   they   start   to   realize   or   already   realized   it   may   not   be.   They have begun to accept a new paradigm for a change that might be better.  

As   such,   our   design   toward   the   new   ferry   terminal   becomes   progressive   looking   for   very   unconventional.   We expect   this   to   bring   a   change   eventually   to   be   the   corner   stone   for   the   new   culture   in   the   region   and   context   of Yeouido   to   develop   forward.   Our   progressivism   on   this   view   intends   to   reverse   the   conventional   design   ideas   on context   driven   design   by   surrounding   conditions   and   functions   of   needs   into   context   driving   to   change   and   lead the culture in the region. Striving   to   achieve   the   new   design   elements,   we   initiate   to   bring   a   traditional   element   from   old   building   roofing tiles.    The    repetitive    curves    are    expressed    in    large    to    create    canopy    of    the    structure.    The    canopy    line    is transformed   to   combine   into   the   central   location   which   it   starts   from   the   pillars   as   a   form   of   flowers.   It   acts   as   a structural   element   to   create   monolithic   and   futuristic   central   atrium.   The   canopy   and   the   central   atrium   together will   float   on   water   and   respond   to   the   change   of   water   level.   Additionally,   the   top   of   the   canopy   includes   photo- voltaic   solar   panels   to   infuse   electrical   energy   into   the   building   for   cooling   and   heating   the   air   during   the   day time and lighting LED lights after Sunset.

For   the   building   program   requirements,   the   central   location   is   dedicated   for   the   main   building   to   include   all necessary   functions   for   people   including   lobby,   ticketing   office,   security   room,   toilets,   machine   rooms,   water tank,   restaurants,   shops,   managing   office,   and   roof   garden   etc.   Thus,   the   four   extended   decks   under   the   canopy protected   from   the   rain   and   snow   will   provide   kind   and   easy   access   to   private,   semi-private   and   public   ferries   as well   as   creating   enclosed   sense   of   space   for   people   to   enjoy   Han   River   during   summer   time,   and   the   roof,   the top   of   the   canopy,   will   be   the   garden   for   people   to   enjoy   the   beautiful   scenery   of   Han   River   during   spring   and   fall season. Although   it   might   be   too   radical   and   liberal   to   execute   the   ideas   of   the   floating   platform   into   realization,   we believe   this   is   to   be   the   showcase   of   our   vision   toward   Yeoui-Naru   which   is   not   limited   on   what   the   context   to drive for the design, but to extend and create the new context to express the past and future freely.