Heart of Korea

Evolo Syscraper Competition—Demilitarized Zone, Korea

Design Team: Rita Doummar, Michelle Morsicato, Katarina Wabrek, Jorge Somaariba, Steven Prestejohn & Jessi Jacobowitz

Located within the fortified no-man’s land that divides North from South, the Heart of Korea symbolizes and celebrates the values of each separated nation, while giving momentum to a growing détente. By populating the uninhabitable Demilitarized Zone, the skyscraper facilitates the reunion of fragmented families. It serves as a forum for social and cultural exchange to remedy the estranged sentiment towards the opposing countries. A neutral ground, the tower will be the homeland for the generationally divided and allow for a newly found bond among people.