A Landscape Restoration and Maintenance Plan in the Seonwonjeon of the Deoksugung Palace

The Seonwonjeon(璿源殿) in the Deoksugung Palace was initially the ritual space for the royal family affiliated with the Gyeongungung Palace during the Korean Empire. It is currently, however, empty, as a landscape restoration and maintenance plan is established as a part of the restoration project for the Seonwonjeon area. The following results were obtained through the historical investigation of the original form and examination of similar cases. First, the original topography of the backside grove, which had been in the Seonwonjeon area, is 3.0-5.0m higher than the base of the building, and a terraced flower bed(花階) was installed on the border of the green to set off the difference in a scenic way. Second, the backside grove was composed with fruit trees to bear fruits used in rites and pine trees which symbolize the ritual space. Third, resting places were established at both ends of the site for the convenience of visitors without interrupting the atmosphere of the sacred ground. A trail was also created inside the backside grove along with minimum landscape elements, including functionally required items, such as the signboard, bench, tree guard, ramp, street lights, and landscaping lights. Fourth, the information on original planting in the palace and ritual space was extracted through historical materials, such as literatures, antique paintings, and photographs along with site surveys. Based on the information acquired, a planting plan was established for the courtyard, pedestrian road, resting places, terraced flower bed, pine grove, and fruit tree garden, which constitute the landscaping space of the Seonwonjeon area.

덕수궁 선원전(璿源殿)영역의 조경 복원정비 계획

대한제국 시기 경운궁에 부속된 왕실의 제례공간이었으나 현재 비어있는 덕수궁 선원전영역의 복원 사업으로서 조경 복원정비 계획을 수립하였으며, 원형 고증과 유사 사례 고찰을 통해서 다음과 같은 연구 결과를 도출하였다. 첫째, 선원전영역에 있었던 전각 배후림의 원지형이 전각의 지반보다 3.0~5.0m 높아서 녹지 경계부에 화계를 설치하여 경관적으로 처리하였다. 둘째, 배후림은 제례에 사용하는 과실을 얻기 위한 유실수원과 제례공간을 상징하는 소나무림으로 구성되었다. 셋째, 궁궐 방문자의 편의를 제공하기 위하여 성역(聖域)의 분위기를 방해하지 않도록 부지 양쪽 끝에 휴게공간을 배치하고, 배후림 내에 산책로를 도입하였으며, 최소한의 조경시설로서 기능적으로 요구되는 안내판, 휴게의자, 수목보호대, 경사로, 보행등·경관조명등을 도입하였다. 넷째, 문헌, 고회화, 사진 등 사료(史料) 고찰과 현장 조사로 궁궐과 제례공간의 기존 식재 정보를 추출하고, 이를 바탕으로 선원전영역 조경공간을 구성하는 전각 마당, 관람로와 휴게공간, 화계, 소나무림, 유실수원의 배식계획을 수립하였다.