- THE NODE

Here is the hill of the art where people gather and connected through the art. There are beautiful foliage around the site and the architecture is planned to harmonise with the trees and plants. We studied the way of stepping in yet live in harmony with this mesmerising landscape without ruining it.
First of all, we separated and converted the architecture cluster built in the area into four group : Hotel, Gallery, Open Space for Artists, and Restaurant. At the centre of the park, a 290-year-old well which functions as a landmark has been enshrined. We designed the “NODE” in the basement just beneath the well, as a people’s line of flow which connects the four groups of buildings. Which would be a common space for diverse visitors who come across the hill of the art. Along with the NODE, we located three cabins that aim to be the places for panorama, meditation, and facing up to nature. Inside the cabins, people become able to free themselves from their socially constructed connections and dedicate themselves to nature and arts.

This planning leads common space to the centre, and likewise individual space to the periphery. The NODE as a centre = the well works as a base of meet-and-mingle, and it becomes the origin of idea and art.