The site reserved for Urban Folly 4 intervention sits at the intersection of Geumnaro and Eupsung Wall, two of Gwangju most important traffic arteries. Although adjacent to Geumnamro Park, the difference in level and the fortress like barrier create a very week relationship between the site – an enlarged sidewalk on the north edge of park – and the park.
The site was exposed to the busy traffic junction, only separated by a few loosely scattered electricity boxes and two entrances to the underground shopping mall. Our strategy was to reverse this relationship, recovering the site from the domain of the traffic and integrating it with the park.