The renderings for a new, amazing ’10-minute’ city have been published. Residents will find all of the comforts within 10 minutes of their homes.
Project H1 is a 504-square metre development (5,425 sq. ft.) that will be built near Seoul.
The miniature metropolis – with ‘spacious streets and nature at your doorstep’ – will encompass residential towers, parks, a hotel, a cinema, a library and co-working offices. Walking distance will be provided for access to wellness facilities like a running track and climbing walls, as well as swimming pools and other health services.
The rendering of the new “10-minute City”, where residents can walk 10 minutes to get all the amenities they need.
This “smart” city will feature a mall and include a community centre as well as a kindergarten.
You will find plenty of spaces to host pop-up events and communal areas for discussing the topic.
Lower levels in the eight towers of residential housing will be used for educational, commercial and cultural purposes.
Potential residents can choose to reside in apartments that are ‘compact and flexible’, ranging in size and price.
Apartments will come with a balcony, which will allow for the planting of pots and planters. It will encourage residents to cultivate their own herbs.
The 504-square-metre (or 5,425 sq ft), development, titled ‘Project H1, will be located near Seoul, South Korea’s capital.
This rendering depicts a jogger running along an indoor running track, which was built on a mezzanine with a view of a pool.
This layout is designed to reduce loneliness and includes’shared spaces’ and ‘joint facilities’ on every floor. The design of the towers’ summit has roof gardens.
The Town Plaza will house many of Project H1 offices. It will have a sky balcony and roof terraces.
Workers can also be found in an officetel’ – a design concept which blends the best of two places: a hotel, an office and a house.
This is a bird’s eye view of the city with green spaces and trees surrounding the walkways between buildings
Hyundai Development Company is behind this development. Unstudio, a Dutch architectural firm, will also be involved.
One render shows a jogger taking to an indoor running track, which was built on a mezzanine with a view of the pool.
One looks out at the city from another angle, which is dotted with greenery and trees that border the pathways between the buildings.
There are many people wandering around the drawing, dining at outdoor tables or walking among commercial and residential properties.
This miniature city will include residential towers and parks as well as a movie theater, library, and co-working office.
Seoul is connected by an underground station. The residents of the building will be encouraged and supported to take to the streets and bike in the pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
Residents will have the option to leave their cars in underground parking lots, even though it is car-free.
Other facilities will include hydroponics (which involves the growing of plants without soil) and urban farming.
Sustainability will play a big role in the development’s layout – a water filtration system will be used to store rainwater and the area’s waste will be used to develop compost for the urban farms.
Hyundai Development Company is behind this development, as well as Dutch architectural firm Unstudio.
MailOnline received information from Unstudio that it is in planning phase. There has not been a set date to break ground.
Ben van Berkel (Unstudio co-founder) said in a statement that he had aimed to build the best modern 10-minute city where residents have the most enjoyable daily lives.
“We achieve this by incorporating a rich density of uplifting, carefully curated experiences on-site that offer a wide range of choices for their lifestyle, work, and leisure. This saves them time. Because more time is made when time is saved.
The idea of a “15-Minute City” is not new. In 2016, Carlos Moreno (French-Colombian scientist) came up the concept.
For more information visit unstudio.com/en.