A Study on the Formulation of the Horizontal Urban Strips around Noryangjin-ro : On the Formation Process of Urban Landscape and Infrastructures

This study examines the impact of the modern urban infrastructures and transportation systems introduced in the Noryangjin areas during the postwar periods. As the construction of the first crossing bridge in the Han River proceeded Noryangjin became the closest hinter land to the old town Seoul. Accordingly the construction of a new urban expressways as well as the relocation of old markets and schools from the old town to Norayngjin were carried out. The Noryangjin areas were physically divided into linear urban tissues as the newly introduced car roads and railways had been developed along the East-West direction. Depending on the accessibility to the new urban strips from the new railway station, pedestrian bridges and car roads, various programs, volumes and densities were gradually allocated to them. As a result they have influenced the formulation of unique commercial and residential landscape of Noryangjin with the Noryangjin Fisherie Market, the Gosiwon village and the low-rise housing district, develoed in parallel with Norayngjin-ro. Moreover the Noryangjin new town re-development plans of 2024 are based on the historically driven horizontal urban programs and densities where the areas for preservation are also found, which will continuously influence the future landscape of Noryangjin.