True Revitalization of Fukushima
Personal Info
Name: Jae Min Lee
Nationality: South Korea
Institution / Company: Yeungnam University
Instagram: @archi.work_record
Name: Mina Kim
Nationality: South Korea
Institution / Company: Yeungnam University
Instagram: @3.14_mina
Name: Sung Jun Moon
Nationality: South Korea
Institution / Company: Yeungnam University
Instagram: @sss000ng_j000n
Name: Sein Jin
Nationality: South Korea
Institution / Company: Yeungnam University
Instagram: @se2nii
-HONOURABLE MENTION of Post-Nuclear Power Plant Competition
The true revitalization of Fukushima is not about creating fancy buildings or large-scale architecture, but about the recovery of Fukushima and its surrounding areas. It is impossible for people to simply return because of the presence of huge and fancy buildings on the Fukushima nuclear power plant site.
Our first idea is to create an environment that gradually attracts people back, rather than a city that magically transforms all at once. To achieve this, we propose creating a new eco hub at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and extending a natural ring in a hexagonal shape to the surrounding areas. We were inspired by the shape of leaves, which are a fundamental aspect of nature, and we determined that the hexagonal shape has the most efficient surface area contact, making it the most suitable shape for this land.
Our second idea focuses on utilizing the contaminated water tanks that remain on the Fukushima land. Currently, Fukushima is storing contaminated water in tanks to discharge it into the ocean. Therefore, we propose actively utilizing these contaminated water tanks and presented various utilization methods based on current and future technology.
#Energy saving for building construction #Urban Mobility #Energy infrastructure and distribution #Wind power #Energy efficiency
Jury Comments
– Arina Agieieva
The nice realistic concept and beautiful architecture. This project aims to revitalize Fukushima and its surrounding areas by creating an environment that gradually attracts people back, starting with the functional landmark objects. The proposal includes creating an eco hub with an eye-catching design at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and a green belt that extends out of the core zone. The utilization of the contaminated water tanks on the Fukushima land is also very notable. Overall, the proposal presents an innovative approach that could potentially attract people back to the area.
