Komorebi

WOOD FOOD - MATTER SPACE STRUCTURE 2 | Dining place all in wood for 12 people in the forrest by Delsjön, Gothenburg. Exploring oak tree and its beauty in decay, celebrating cracks, ageing hues and characteristics. Inspiration was found while reading "In Praise of Shadows" by the brilliant Junichiro Tanizaki. Slow living, praising a room for its shadows rather than light and changing the perspective of the senses in experiencing architecture were some parts that truly influenced this project. Haiku poetry was another design method utilised to truly stay with the core beauty of each season of the year - from the cold of winter to the lushness of summer.

Concept model

Haiku poem

City map of Gothenburg and the route to Komorebi.

Situation Plan

Haiku poem

Facade of Komorebi and the surroudning forrest.

Plan drawing with a shadow graph.

Section with a shadow graph.

Haiku poem

Concept model with soundscape.

Dining room overlooking the forrest.

Komorebi dining scene.

Haiku poem

A mix of old and new techniques - CL wood and massive oak. The shutters of oak and canvas fabric are movable and create a possibility to differ the ambience in the dining space.

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