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in the air. The mirror-inverted reflection they intersect on both sides, forming
of conventional landscape objects creates a pool. At the end of the pool, the steps
aesthetic tension. At the same time, these continue to extend upwards, forming an
hillsides are geometricised, more slender, aerial altar, attempting to approach the
ethereal, round and sharp than natural infinite nature with rationality. The altar
hills, because they are separated from the is located under the dome, and its massive
gravitational constraints of natural hills. volume resembles an oracle, an eternal
In this world, there is a unique object from beyond the sky. There, the
experience of anti-gravity. The valley itself holy light descends and flickers at the
is a winding path, so when it is inverted, highest point of the entire space. Looking
the peaks become hanging screens, and back, it presents the most magnificent and
the path is dimly visible in the separated extraordinary scenery in the space.
areas. As the viewer passes through the
highest point of the cocoon chamber's A Life Path
opening, the ground path continues to Leaving the hat-shaped space from
descend, and the steepness of the valley the highest point of the stairs, one enters
is magnified. The peaks hang, curl, cave the fantastic main space, as if entering a
inwards, elongate, and coexist. From movie space where one's life is reviewed.
many angles, they look like some physical The ignorant and bewildered youth arrive
representation of human senses such as in this world, and the hanging peaks
ears, eyes, and mouths. resemble lips and earlobes, as if they
are calling out, whispering, inspiring,
Altar and Vault tempting, desiring, and making noise,
The extreme rationality and precision trying to influence the innocent new life
of the ground form a metaphor for everywhere. They may be lost or moved,
human intelligence, in contrast to the but ultimately, when facing the holy light
infinite freedom of the sky. The spatial that connects heaven and earth, they look
circulation deviates towards the diagonal back and understand themselves. This is
direction of the oblique space, which the main storyline of the space.
extends the walking experience. The
short steps in the space are vertical, while Techniques & Materials
the long steps are mirror-like diagonals, There are two aspects of design
complementing the original concrete techniques explored in M2 Art Centre
structure of the pool and exposing some project: 1) how to use spatial geometry
of its edges. SpActrum considers this as to convey emotions and create feelings,
faith to the site, without covering up or 2) how to use materials and techniques to
embellishing it. The new system and the realise the design.
old system playfully interact with each In terms of the first aspect, SpActrum
other. The steps extend downwards until explores the potentials of space and

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