Table 2. Design strategy of idea competition

No Concept Key design contents
2017 Ascend to the sky 304 line, 304 light Suggest a new form of an enshrinement facility, design as a symbolic space with aesthetic elements, honor the memory of the victims by metaphorically using the lines of walls rising to the sky and the water and lights falling from above
Original Scape Give a symbolic meaning to individual spaces by applying the themes of memory and remembrance in circulations, suggest a special space to alert visitors about safety and teach them a lesson
Sewol, go back to Ansan Use a design motif of the bow from the last minute to directly express the memory of sinking, express the mood of entering the ferry’s cabin at the entrance of the memorial space
Beyond the memory Suggest an approach to remember the victims in everyday life beyond having solemn and grave memories
Polaris Sewol Embody the victimized children as the Polaris that shed light on the world, give the meaning of fulfilling hopes and dreams
2019 Waking into the memory Suggest an enshrinement facility only for the bereaved families to convey the continuous, unbroken symbolism, and a separate gallery and cultural space where citizens can visit
On the record Suggest spaces such as a memory garden, hill of nature and rest area with emphasis on ‘On’ (lighting up) and ‘Record’ (pain and activities carried out by the bereaved)
Promise memorial Suggest a form to create a harmony between the yellow ribbon that symbolizes the Sewol ferry incident and the Museum of Industrial History right next to it
Truthful space Emphasize the importance of emptying for imperfect remembrance of an ongoing event, brightness for the future that will not be dark, and difference for new remembrance