Overview
- The Seoul Metropolitan Government held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nodeul Island with Mayor Oh Se-hoon and designer Thomas Heatherwick in attendance.
- The project is a pillar of the city’s Great Han River initiative and will preserve the existing cultural complex while expanding public access across the island.
- Plans include a skywalk linking the east and west ends with a gallery and observatory, plus a landscaped multi-layered forest on the eastern side.
- New cultural zones feature a Sky Art Garden of seven elevated, floating structures and a Waterside Cultural Zone for performances and exhibitions.
- Phased construction begins now with staged openings to follow, and the design adds an Atelier Nodeul media façade under Hangang Bridge that will double as a ferry boarding point connecting Yeouido and Jamwon.