Communication Hut
Communication Hut
Herreros Arquitectos
ARCHITECTS
Herreros Arquitectos
AREA
25000 Sqft - 100,000 Sqft
YEAR
2011
LOCATION
South Korea
TYPE
Cultural › Pavilion Sculpture
In Jangdong 4-way cross we propose to construct a basic manifest of contemporary architecture. The trees that have welcomed us on the site are already part of the project.
The ground level, once cleaned of any unnecessary and interrupting element will be transformed into a neutral background ready to be re-utilized and conquered by the daily activities.
Some of its pieces emerge and remain elevated freed from the ground stimulating various uses such as sitting, lying down, meeting others or connecting through a series of benches, tables or ‘urban altars’.
The only thing left is to conquer the air: a big weightless object that lights, heats, informs, makes sounds and emits programmed odors or provides free Wi-fi connection to the passerby while describing a linear course that draws the virtual boundary of space released by the surrounding trees.
Three poles, made of polished stainless steel, supporting the structure, blending into its leafy surroundings and allowing the perception of the floating object at the height of the treetops.
During the day, the ground takes all the action while the floating element will be recognized only by its reactions and emissions than by its physical presence.
At night emerges artificial light without revealing how its source is suspended and the ground remains dimmed out.
Both devices are treated individually in geometry and spirit:
Paving the ground and accouter energetically are to transform the new structure into a contemporary urban refuge.
The dream of a M.A. Laugier transposed into the 21st century meets a historic city in transformation. Past, present and future coincide at a key point of the country’s recent democratic movement.
