Project task: Plans for the new administrative capital of South Korea with the goal of designing a sustainable city with today's technical opportunities while taking into account the river bank location with the risks of flooding. Particular attention is also given to the supply & disposal solutions with respect to the concept's long-term sustainability.
Concept: The concept included the following key areas: The decentralisation of residential districts, commercial centres, authorities and industries reduced the distances between the people and their workplaces with the benefit of lower energy needs, faster routes to work and thus more free time and less need for major transportation routes through the city. The ZAK / MYT system was selected as the energy supply and disposal concept, which recovers 93 % of the recyclables from household waste, including a large proportion of renewable energies and thus massively reduces the additional energy needs. This plant is also used for water treatment. The remaining energy requirements were covered by a mix of efficient fossil fuel power plants and regenerative energy sources such as solar thermal energy, photovoltaics, wind turbines and thermal power stations. The risk of river flooding was averted by a gigantic ring basin. Compact building architecture optimised the building energy requirements since heat losses were reduced in relation to residential/useful space and these building shapes offer less exposure to the sun which reduces their cooling requirements and offers higher climatic comfort.
Team: Schmidt and Kunzemann Architects, Office for Solar Energy Prof. Stahl, Herrenknecht, Zweckverband Kahlenberg, and Zweckverband Breigauer Bucht
Award: The contribution won 2nd prize in the international competition. Additional studies were consequentially transferred to the office.
