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The Pavilion; Dream of the Butterfly

Firm LocationGyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of
Project locationHampyeong, South Korea
CompanyHan Kook Architects, KACI
Lead ArchitectKyeongsik Yoon
Design TeamAssociated Architect : Yoonjung Kim / Landscape Design : Gyutae Kim / General Contractor : Bumsoo Yang, Hyeyoon INT / Paper tube and Gate Manufacturer : Soohoon Jung, Yoonsung / Epoxy Flooring : Youngsik Yang / Metal works : Heesang Oh, Dongyang Corp. / Photographer : Jongoh Kim
ClientPhilosopher, Daoist / Ph.D. Jinseok Choi

The heart of the architectural vision, the 'Dream of the Butterfly', is integrated with the venerated Daoist philosopher’s 'New Words, New Attitude'. The former being the key theme of the Zhuangzi Daoist philosophy, while the latter is the client's own new life philosophy and artistic paradigm. In respect to this, the architect imagined a visually harmonious pavilion as light as a butterfly, with the underlying architectural vocabulary of an endless overlap of boundaries. In line with Daoist philosophy, the space is intended to express all things while maintaining a wariness to infinite knowledge.