8F Design Policy Officer, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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To improve the level of public design and enhance the prestige of Seoul by conducting deliberations and consultations on social infrastructure and public street facilities that affect the urban space environment in accordance with Article 8 of the Public Design Promotion Ordinance.
Relevant Regulations : Seoul Public Design Promotion Ordinance
Membership : 50 or fewer experts in a broad range of fields such as architecture, urban planning, landscape, color, universal, landscape, environmental design, and so forth.
Council meetings : 10 or more members
Council Organization
Public Design
Promotion Council
1. Social Infrastructure
| Classification | Types of facilities |
|---|---|
| Road facilities (including road accessory facilities) |
Bridges (including railroad bridges), overpasses (including overpasses installed on railroads), multi-level intersections, bicycle roads, sidewalk pavements, sidewalks and braille blocks, sidewalk overpasses, underpasses (including elevators), stone pillars and retaining walls installed on roads over 20 meters (including retaining wall facilities in front of tunnels), sound barriers, protective fences, medians, rockfall prevention nets, streetlights, trenches, manholes, and snow removal facilities |
| Urban rail facilities | Subway entrances and exits (including canopies), subway signage, ventilation (intake and exhaust), and ground-level elevators |
| River facilities | Flood-prevention gates, riverside land structures (retaining walls, stone pillars, etc.) |
| Power facilities | Transmission towers, transformer towers |
| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks, etc. |
2. Other facilities
| Classification | Types of facilities |
|---|---|
| Telecommunication facilities | Distribution boxes, public telephone booths, wireless telephone base stations, outgoing mobile telephone base stations, mailboxes, communication antennas, CCTV poles, telephone poles, traffic light poles |
| Information and communication network | General wired broadcasting, traffic detectors |
| Cultural tourism facilities | Tourist information centers, tourist maps, city tour guide signs, cultural property explanation signs, commemorative landmarks |
| Street green facilities | Street tree canopies, street greenways, street planters, fountains, and wall fountains |
| Environmental management facilities | Trash cans, waiting stations for cleanup crews, air pollution signage for public restrooms |
| Transportation facilities | Pedestrian signs, taxi, shuttle bus, city bus, and airport bus stands, bus shelters, taxi signs, parking lot signs and parking fee signs, parking lot management (box type), parking lot entry and exit signs, bus lane control posts, traffic monitoring facilities, bollards, protective fences, and crosswalk shelters |
| Licensed facilities for road occupation | Fire hydrants and other similar facilities, private information signs, arches and other similar facilities, street sales stands, shoe repair stands, bus card sales stands, benches and other similar facilities (street stalls, vending machines, product displays), offices, stores, warehouses, automobiles, parking lots, squares, parks and other similar facilities installed under the road surface of overpasses |
| Other facilities | including taxis, shuttle buses, city buses, and public vehicles such as fire trucks, Han River cruise ships, water taxis, plazas, and parks (excluding parks subject to park committee review under the Urban Parks Act) |
3. Social Problem Solving Design Projects
| Classification | Types of facilities |
|---|---|
| Population change | Design to respond to demographic changes such as aging, low birthrate, and multicultural families |
| Discrimination elimination | Design to eliminate social discrimination such as gender, race, disability, and more |
| Safety and reassurance | Design to provide safety and psychological reassurance from crime, disaster, accidents, and more |
| Physical and mental health | Design to promote health and emotional well-being from marginalization, isolation, stress, and so forth |
| Life improvement | Design to enhance the quality of living environment, such as public health, noise between floors, and cognitive environment |
| Administrative convenience | Design to increase convenience and service in public administration |
| System improvement | Design to complement social welfare programs and systems |
| Other | Design in other areas that the mayor recognizes as necessary |
4. Crime Prevention Design Projects
| Classification | Types of facilities |
|---|---|
| Information media | Design of information media such as signs and videos to help prevent crime and evacuate disasters |
| Facilities | Facility design for strengthening natural surveillance, access control, territoriality, and more |
| Spaces | Design for safe walkways and safe haven spaces |
| Districts | Design for comprehensive district-level safety |
| Programs | Continuously developing and operating programs for local safety and community reinforcement |
5. Universal Design Projects
| Classification | Types of facilities |
|---|---|
| Information media | Various information media design to eliminate discrimination in information accessibility and path-finding |
| Facilities | Design of facilities that reflect behaviors of diverse citizens and the convenience and safety of use |
| Spaces | Design of spaces with accessibility, mobility connectivity, and convenience for various citizens |
| Districts | Comprehensive universal design at the district level |
| Programs | Programs such as educational, experiential, and cultural events to improve and spread awareness of universal design |
Before completion of basic design
1. Request for preliminary consultation through the Seoul Public Design Integrated Management System by 2 weeks before the commencement of deliberation
2. Submit an official letter with an application form (downloaded from the integrated management system) by Wednesday, one week before the meeting.
※ 10 cases will be considered at each meeting
Deliberation application form, deliberation book (PDF), universal design checklist, etc.
※ See attachment below for related materials
※ The checklist can be downloaded from the Seoul ebook website (http://ebook.seoul.go.kr)
2nd Thursday, 4th Thursday
Newly established Consultation by Universal Design Center
Only applicable for relevant agenda
Reviewing and refining the preliminary agenda
Design policy and review
Agenda request (Project organizations)
Wednesday, one week before the meeting
Confirmation of agenda and notification of meeting
Monday of the meeting week
Holding a meeting for the Council
Notification of results
Within a week after the meeting
※ Universal Design Center consulting services are restricted to projects ordered by public organizations; see the attached file for a complete listing of consulting subjects.
(Inquiries : Universal Design Center UD Consulting Team 02-2232-7806)
Attendees : Within two participants, a designer and an executing agency official
Procedure
- Proposal and explanation of the action plan (draft) for each agenda [explanation within 5 minutes]
- Questions and answers by council members
Deliberation materials : PDF file
Details of deliberation materials
- Project overview and reasons for deliberation
- Progress, review opinions of relevant departments, and reflections : if necessary
- For a reconsideration agenda : Clarify the points and corrections from the previous deliberation
- Detailed design plan (draft)
- Location map (including the scope of the plan and detailed facility notations)
- Detailed survey and photographs of the target’s surrounding area
※ Panoramic photographs are recommended (illegal parking status, telephone booths, distribution boards, street vendors, etc.)
- Design concept (purpose of planning, basic direction, etc.)
- Design review (draft)
- Basic drawings : layout, floor plan, elevation, section plan, etc.
For detailed facilities, clearly specify materials, finishing materials, colors, and shapes
In the case of underground projects, indicate the location of distribution boards to be installed and the location of street trees
Indicate specific locations of installing street facilities on the drawings
- Design (draft) simulation
※ Overlap the design (draft) with the current status photos to facilitate comparing with the actual status (Please refrain from submitting the surrounding status with only computer images)
- Future implementation schedule, etc.
- Other necessary materials 1 form
Location maps (a photo and a map of the surrounding area that is two to three times the length of the bridge are required)
Longitudinal plan and cross section are required
Longitudinal side view (considering road gradients)
Drawings of the side sections, not the center section, in the same view as the longitudinal section
Detailed drawings of bridge joints, floor plan and elevations (left-right)
8F Design Policy Officer, 110, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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