l'eau designs' meditative song-chu bending band trailhead facility

l’eau designs’ meditative song-chu bending band trailhead facility
all images courtesy of park wan-soon

the ‘song-chu bending band’ may well be one of the most visually defined trailheads in korea. located at the entrance of the song-chu valley at the base of the bukhansan mountain, the area is frequented by climbers, tourists, and day-trippers from seoul. as well used as it is, the only places to rest available were at local businesses.

façade 

l’eau design created the ‘song-chu bending band’ as a peaceful place that not only gives visitors to the town a place to relax before their adventures, but the locals as well. the land is characterized by six fully grown mulberry trees, which the landowner’s father has tended to for over forty years. the structure takes advantage of the trees, who in turn illuminate the historical significance present. eventually more structures, presumably businesses such as the café will be added-on, in a linear manner that runs along the trail. 

the structure’s form was created to upset surrounding trees as little as possible 

mulberry tree 

interior courtyard 

aerial

parking lot area 

visual blockade to distance the outside world 

daytime profile 

axonometric

plan

project info:

name: song-chu bending band
architect : kim dong-jin (hongik university) + l’eau design co., ltd.
location: 419, uldae-ri, jangheung myeon, yangju, gyeonggi, korea
use: mix-used, neighborhood facilities
site area: 8,116m²
building area: 559.76m²
gross floor area: 790.45m²
building scope: B2, 1F
structure: RC
finishing: exposed concrete (stain), wood
construction: leeeko construction co., ltd.
structure engineer: SDM structural engineering
mechanical & electrical engineer: hana consulting engineers co., ltd.
construction supervision: l’leau design co., ltd.
design period: may ’10 – july ’11
construction period: july ’11 – may ’13
client: song-chu farm land co., ltd.
design team: lee sang-hak, park ju-eun, kim tea-yeon, baek so-won
materials provided by l’eau design co., ltd.
photography: park wan-soon

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edited by: nick brink | designboom