The closer the visitor gets to the central space of the pavilion, the more he aor she is being forced to experience the lonely trees that are separated from the forest. By moving outside via the circular pathway the trees seem to be reconnected to the ‘real’ forest again.

© Yongbaek Lee

© Yongbaek Lee

 Creating architectural ‘tricks’

From the entrance, the visitor’s gaze is directed inside or outside, to the scenery. Next, the pavilion challenges the pedestrians to follow the circular path to experience different views. The walls rise and fall and direct the view of the visitor.

© Yongbaek Lee

© Yongbaek Lee

© Yongbaek Lee

© Yongbaek Lee

Corten steel has been used as main material for its strength and freedom of form, possibility to bend, and for its span distance. Corten gives the pavilion a natural look on the outside, a bit of roughness and a brown orange color that fits the forest well. Inside there is this mirroring world that is enhanced by using a reflecting stainless steel.

© Yongbaek Lee

© Yongbaek Lee

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