韓國蔚山　炭木院

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炭木院位於韓國蔚山，是韓國首座以炭化木材建造，且面積超過800平方公尺的建築。此地點曾在 2013 年曾經發生火災。隨著時間流逝，特殊的歷史也漸漸被人淡忘，因此設計團隊旨在運用建築，以具象形式呈現過去，讓記憶得以留存，不被遺忘。

Tan-Mok-Won is located on the site of a 2013 fire in Ulsan, South Korea. Such history defines the site's locality, but memories of the past are disappearing. In this project, the architecture expresses the forgotten memories of the past as a building so that the memories are not forgotten entirely but preserved.

業主在災後細心保護、照料倖存的樹木，並用紅色絲帶標記它們。設計團隊看到這片景象時，他們決定以炭化木材來作為建築的主要材料，呼應火災的沉痛記憶，同時以具象展現倖存樹木的堅韌。團隊將大自然、土地，和被保護的樹木視為此案真正的主角，最小化土木工程的干涉，讓布局遵循地形的輪廓線，與現有的自然景觀合而為一。到東南側的庭院，此區為了保留三棵倖存樹木，特別規劃出一個弧形空間，讓室內、外透過大面透明幕牆相互連接。

The client of this project took care of about 10 trees that had survived the fire by marking them with a red ribbon on the devastated land of the site. At first glance of such scenery, the design team decided to express the building with charred wood inspired by the painful memory of the fire and the surviving charred trees. The building is not the main character, but nature, the land, and especially the protected trees. Therefore, the layout of the building conforms to the site's contour lines, minimizing civil engineering and becoming part of the existing nature. In particular, the southeastern courtyard, where three of the ten protected trees remain, creates a cut-out space where interior space and exterior nature communicate through the full-height curtain wall.

接著來到建築的東立面，鏡面設計讓大自然最終壓過建築本身，亦再次強調，本專案的核心不在於建築，而是隨著四季變換的大自然之美，而屋頂的雙曲線山則增添幾何結構的豐富度。特別的是，屋頂脊線並非沿建築的中心延伸，而是連接對角線上兩個頂點，將曲線之美昇華為三維的雙曲線，呈現出更加動感與精緻的形態。

The east facade of the building is a mirrored surface on which nature finally overwhelms the architecture. Such design strategy again emphasizes that this project is not about celebrating architecture but the beauty of nature that changes with the seasons. A doubly curved gable roof further develops the building's geometry. The roof's ridge does not run along the center of the building. Instead, a center line connects the two vertices on the diagonal roof plane, sublimating the building's curved beauty into a three-dimensional double curve.

此外，從入口開始，團隊透過特別的動線提供多方面的體驗，讓訪客能夠感受建築與周圍自然之間和諧連接。整體動線穰人們並非簡單地穿越水域，而是沿著入口小路轉彎一兩次，使移動速度自然而然地放慢，讓視野不斷變化，繼而從不同的角度欣賞建築外觀。通過這條路徑，訪客能夠充分欣賞建築曲線的雕塑美，再接著進入室內空間。

The first glance and entry sequence provides a holistic experience from which one can witness the harmony between the building and the surrounding nature. The entryway and water in front of the building control the speed at which people approach the building. Rather than simply crossing the water space, if you turn one or two times along the entrance road, your movement speed will inevitably decrease. At the same time, your field of vision will change, allowing you to view the building from various angles. Through this entrance route, visitors can fully appreciate the various sculptural beauty of the building's curves before they enter the interior space.

進入建築後，向西端望去，天花構造與屋頂外觀的建築曲線形狀相似。此處另設有一個完全被炭化木遮掩的戶外露台，炭化木富有質感的展現搭配建築的縫隙，讓訪客體驗此建築的特殊建材和自然美景相互輝映的景象。這座富含特殊意義的建築，利用炭化木材帶來的觸覺、視覺與嗅覺刺激；結合周圍水域與大自然的聲音，提供觀者沉浸式的感官饗宴。

Entering the main entrance and looking at the western end of the building, the exposed roof structure rhythmically expresses the curved shape of the building described above. When you reach the end of the west, visitors will encounter an outdoor terrace fully covered with charred wood. This terrace is where you can best appreciate the texture of charred wood and an external space where you can enjoy nature seen through the gaps in the building. Tan-Mok-Won is the first building in Korea to be composed of charred wood and to measure over 800 square meters. Its architecture satisfies all five senses, considering the tactile, visual, and olfactory stimulations provided by charred wood, water space, and sounds of nature, as well as the taste that can be pleased with the bakery inside.