The Songdo Forest Master Plan is a living, breathing organism thriving in the midst of a typical urban pattern.

The Master Plan for Songdo’s central commercial district breathes new life into the notion of Green Architecture. Songdo Forest is a living, breathing organism thriving in the midst of a typical urban pattern. Within the Forest are the components necessary to keep the economic ecosystem alive and flourishing. At the Forest Floor, Retail units underlie a Verdant Gradient of parks and pathways. Cenote-like penetrations of varying shapes and sizes filter light to the open Retail pathway Subterranean Level accommodating Cultural Facilities and Parking Structures. The Retail pathway is a meandering path lined on both sides with continuous shopfronts. At intersections with adjacent vehicular streets, this pedestrian-only pathway opens to accommodate pedestrian cross traffic.