「森林秘境」為坐落於南韓森林區內的景觀亭，由NEXT建築師事務所打造，透過將周遭綠意納入量體之中，從而創造全新觀景視野及角度。設計團隊向來致力於探索新視角和增強使用者體驗，例如「幸運結大橋」、「多元視角」及「Maaspoints：水之林」等知名項目，皆體現出其獨樹一格的設計哲學，為人們提供互動交流的新感受。

NEXT architects is proud to unveil the delivery of Secret Forest – a pavilion in the forests of South Korea as part of the Public Art Project Anyang 7 (APAP7). Enclosing a part of the surrounding green, the pavilion creates a whole new perspective on the landscape and the function of a vantage point. It is not the first time NEXT architects incorporates thinking about the perspective and experience of the user in its work. In other projects, such as the Lucky Knot, The Elastic Perspective, and Maaspoints: Water Woods NEXT has created places where people can meet and experience the landscape from a new perspective. It’s part of the NEXT architects design philosophy.

這座隱匿於韓國三成山的涼亭，屬於安陽公共藝術計劃七號的一部分，設計師重新定義景觀亭的整體功能。置身於亭內，能夠鏡像獲得森林的景致。相反地，從建物內部向外望去，前所未有的景色盡收眼底。參觀者越是接近核心空間，越能體會到中央樹木與樹林分離的孤獨感，並意識到自身倒影映射於鏡面牆體形成一片新森林，亦與量體合而為一。當人們走出亭外，即可再次俯瞰森林的壯麗景色。

Located in the Samseon mountain, tree pavilion Secret Forest is designed as part of the Anyang Public Art Project 7. In the pavilion, a part of the forest is enclosed. On the contrary, looking from inside to outside, a new perspective on the landscape has been given. Altogether the function of a vantage point has been totally reinvented. The closer the visitor gets to the central space, the more they are forced to experience the lonely trees that are separated from the forest; they find themselves as part of a new forest that emerges in the mirroring wall and become part of the secret forest. Moving outside again they overview the forest and its splendor.

該項目藉由鋼材帷幕於封閉與開放場域之間構成反差感，從入口處，參觀者的視線交錯於內外區域。接著穿梭於橢圓形步道，以欣賞別樣景致，同時體驗在森林中作為樹木的想像。當腳步越是靠近中心位置，牆體便隨之升高，人們亦逐漸獲得垂直視野，觀覽天空和亭內的樹木。同時，考量了結構的強度與靈活性，設計師選用耐候鋼材作為主要材質，其粗獷質感，隨著時間推移會呈現溫暖的紅棕色，可與周圍空間和諧地融為一體，亦不失當代氛圍，內部則採用具反光效果的不鏽鋼形成鏡面世界。安陽公共藝術計劃為兩年舉辦一次的活動，而秘密森林呈現的模糊與現實，使人們反思之間的界線，鼓勵並思考藝術與城市景觀互動的可能性。

For the pavilion a contrast between enclosed space and overview has been created. From the entrance, the visitor’s gaze is directed inside or outside the scenery. Next, the pavilion challenges the pedestrians to experience different views and a common experience as trees in a forest while they move up or down the elliptical passageway. As the visitors move towards the center, the walls rise, and the visitor’s perspective is shifted to a vertical view – towards the sky or the enclosed trees that are being separated from the forest. Corten steel has been used as main material for its strength and freedom of form, possibility to bend, and for its span distance. Corten gives the pavilion a natural look on the outside, a bit of roughness and over time a brown, orange color that fits the forest well. Inside there is this mirroring world that is enhanced by using a reflecting stainless steel. Public Art Project Anyang (APAP) takes place every two years. The art event encourages its participants to reimagine the way they understand and perceive the city of Anyang and its surroundings.

Design | NEXT architects  @nextarchitects

Photographer | Yongbaek Lee