想象一下，走出家门不到10分钟就能到达工作场地、学校、健身中心和娱乐场所，这样的生活是多么便利！韩国首尔近日推出的一个社区项目即将把这个美妙设想变成现实。

 

The idea of a "15-minute city," in which residents can all reach work and leisure facilities within a quarter-hour walk -- or cycle -- of their homes, has gained significant traction¹ among urban planners during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“15分钟城市”，即居民都能从家步行或骑车15分钟内到达工作和休闲场所，这一概念在新冠疫情期间越来越受城市规划者的欢迎。

 

Now, a group of architects is planning an even more ambitious neighborhood in South Korea's capital, Seoul: a 10-minute city.

如今，一群建筑师正在韩国首都首尔规划一个更加雄心勃勃的社区项目——10分钟城市。

 

Dubbed² "Project H1," the development is set to transform an old industrial site into an interconnected "smart" city. Combining eight residential³ buildings with co-working offices and study spaces, the 125-acre district is also set to house entertainment venues⁴, fitness centers, swimming pools and even hydroponic urban farms.

该规划被称为“H1项目”，旨在将一个老工业区改造成一个互相连通的“智慧”城市。通过将8栋住宅楼和联合办公区、教学空间结合在一起，这块方圆125英亩（50.6万平方米）的地上将建起娱乐场所、健身中心、游泳池甚至城市水培农场。

 

Designed by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio and backed by Hyundai Development Company (a real estate firm owned by the conglomerate⁵ behind the car maker⁶ of the same name), the neighborhood will also be completely car-free. A press release for the project claimed that "all the conveniences of the city" will be within a 10-minute walk of people's homes.

这个项目由荷兰建筑公司UNStudio设计、现代房地产开发公司出资建造，建成后将实现无车化。该项目发布新闻稿称，“城市的所有便利”将会在从家步行10分钟以内的范围享受到。

 

In a statement, UNStudio co-founder Ben van Berkel said that residents' "daily life experience" is the project's "top priority."

UNStudio建筑师事务所的联合创始人本·凡·贝克尔在一份声明中称，居民的“日常生活体验”是项目“最重视的事”。

 

"We do this through the inclusion of a rich density⁷ of uplifting, curated on-site experiences that provide an extensive range of options for how they can spend their living, working and leisure time, thereby⁸ also saving them the time needed to travel elsewhere in the city -- because with time that is saved, more time is created," he is quoted as saying.

他在声明中说道：“我们在项目中密集植入精心策划的各种活力现场体验，从而为居民提供了生活、工作和休闲的多样化选择，由此节省了他们去市内其他地方所需的出行时间，这样一来时间就变多了。”

 

A spokesperson for UNStudio confirmed that project has been green-lit but did not disclose when it is likely to break ground. For now, a series of CGI renderings⁹ hint at how the neighborhood will look, with public plazas¹⁰, gardens, green roofs and "nature zones" connected by pedestrian walkways.

UNStudio的一名发言人证实该项目已获批准，但是没有透露何时动工。目前只能看到电脑生成的效果图，图上显示这个社区有广场、花园、绿色屋顶以及和多条人行道相连的“自然区”。

 

The architects also said that clean energy will be generated on site, while systems to capture and store rain are being designed to reduce water use.

这家建筑公司还透露，社区内将会就地生产清洁能源，还会建立收集和储存雨水的节水系统。

 

The "15-minute city" concept was first proposed by French-Colombian academic Carlos Moreno in 2016, and was more recently popularized by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, who proposed making the French capital a "ville du quart d'heure" -- a quarter-hour city -- during her recent reelection campaign.

“15分钟城市”概念是法裔哥伦比亚籍学者卡洛斯·莫雷诺于2016年首次提出的，近期在巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈的连任竞选活动中得到推广。伊达尔戈提议把法国首都改造成一个15分钟城市。

 

Critics have suggested that the concept could cause gentrification by further concentrating wealth in the most accessible and convenient districts. The desirability of "15-minute" neighborhoods may, in turn, result in home prices that exclude low-income and marginalized communities.

批评人士指出，这一概念可能会让财富进一步往最便利地区集中，从而导致住宅高档化。“15分钟”社区的高需求量最后可能会抬高房价，从而把低收入者和边缘化社区排除在外。

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