Element House
Element House in Anyang, South Korea by Sami Rintala
Photographs courtesy of superlocal.
The Anyang Public Art Project (APAP) bills itself as, "a new paradigm of Art...an international exhibition of both permanent and temporary works by artists and architects...[and] a model of regeneration through creative ideas and considerate experiments." Last year's project took place from November to December and included designs by such architects as Alvaro Siza, MVRDV, and Kengo Kuma.
The Element House is the design of Finland's Sami Rintala, who has done similar architecture/art hybrids at the Kirishima Open Air Museum and 2003's Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennal. While this design approximates the scale of a house, it is without function, except providing a place for rest, contemplation and experiencing the surrounding nature.
Compositionally the design is made up of different-sized cubes. The largest cube occupies the center and is constructed of cor-ten steel. This box is the main entry to the pavilions interior, where the visitor enters something akin to a rock garden, but with a complex series of openings and access to the four smaller wooden cubes above.
According to the architect, "The project wishes to create an inner world where memories and even dreams may have their moment and place." The "three-dimensional collage" uses a limited palette and simple forms to achieve this effect. Perhaps moving through the spaces, visitors will recall their home and carry something from the Element House with them.
Photographs courtesy of superlocal.
The Anyang Public Art Project (APAP) bills itself as, "a new paradigm of Art...an international exhibition of both permanent and temporary works by artists and architects...[and] a model of regeneration through creative ideas and considerate experiments." Last year's project took place from November to December and included designs by such architects as Alvaro Siza, MVRDV, and Kengo Kuma.
The Element House is the design of Finland's Sami Rintala, who has done similar architecture/art hybrids at the Kirishima Open Air Museum and 2003's Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennal. While this design approximates the scale of a house, it is without function, except providing a place for rest, contemplation and experiencing the surrounding nature.
Compositionally the design is made up of different-sized cubes. The largest cube occupies the center and is constructed of cor-ten steel. This box is the main entry to the pavilions interior, where the visitor enters something akin to a rock garden, but with a complex series of openings and access to the four smaller wooden cubes above.
According to the architect, "The project wishes to create an inner world where memories and even dreams may have their moment and place." The "three-dimensional collage" uses a limited palette and simple forms to achieve this effect. Perhaps moving through the spaces, visitors will recall their home and carry something from the Element House with them.
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