{"id":273272,"date":"2026-01-31T06:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/273272\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:40:09","slug":"pezo-von-ellrichshausen-raises-field-of-columns-for-restaurant-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/273272\/","title":{"rendered":"pezo von ellrichshausen raises field of columns for restaurant in south korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

pezo von ellrichshausen embeds REST into the korean landscape<\/p>\n

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Set at the edge of a protected forest in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea,<\/a> overlooking the Medongaule botanical garden, REST is a restaurant<\/a> by Pezo von Ellrichshausen<\/a> that reads as a piece of infrastructure embedded in the landscape. Designed for Les Jardins de Medongaule, the project unfolds as a monumental concrete<\/a> structure that hosts culinary programs ranging from intimate dining to large social gatherings.<\/p>\n

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The entire structure is constructed in reinforced concrete, finished with a soft green tint that subtly echoes the surrounding vegetation. Dark oak and terrazzo claddings introduce warmth and tactile contrast, grounding the heavy structure in a restrained material palette.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A regular grid of sixteen rectangular columns defines the building; their exaggerated thickness transforms them into inhabitable elements. Space exists not only between the columns but also within them. Below the main structure, a fully buried, specialized kitchen supports the entire operation, freeing the upper levels from service constraints and allowing the architecture above to remain spatially abstract.<\/p>\n

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images \u00a9 Pezo von Ellrichshausen<\/p>\n

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a concrete infrastructure shaped by inhabitable columns<\/p>\n

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REST asserts itself as a dense, almost archaic presence. The Concepci\u00f3n-based architects <\/a>at Pezo von Ellrichshausen describe it as a \u2018mute monument\u2019, cornered against the forest and grounded on a gentle slope. Its position allows the building to mediate between cultivated garden and protected nature. The ambiguity of the structure is intentional, leaving its meaning open and its spatial reading unresolved.<\/p>\n

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The building is organized into three distinct strata that respond to both topography and use. The lowest level follows the natural slope of the site, forming a covered amphitheater that funnels activity toward the valley. Above it, an intermediate layer is suspended beneath a thick horizontal slab, structured around a diagonal symmetry created by open corner terraces at opposite ends. The uppermost level sits atop a non-directional platform, where ten-meter-tall, obelisk-like columns frame panoramic views in multiple orientations, turning the surrounding landscape into a shifting backdrop.<\/p>\n

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freestanding columns frame panoramic views of the surrounding forest<\/p>\n

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abstraction as a framework for use<\/p>\n

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The massiveness of the columns and slab establishes a sense of permanence and intensity. Light and shadow move across an environment that oscillates between opacity and transparency, evoking what the architects reference as Nietzsche\u2019s \u2018X factor\u2019, something fundamentally inaccessible and undefinable. The abstraction of the project is not detached from experience but operates as an extension of a \u2018native feeling\u2019.<\/p>\n

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By keeping the columns formally inexpressive, REST introduces a deliberate vacancy. Furniture and temporary elements become the agents that activate the space. Tables and chairs configure everyday meals or exceptional events within the suspended salon, while columns on the lower and upper levels act as supports for garlands, candles, or canopies, accommodating rituals, celebrations, and social assemblies without prescribing their form in advance.<\/p>\n

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a curved ramp connects the different strata<\/p>\n

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the regular grid of green-tinted columns establishes a non-directional field<\/p>\n

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a terrazzo platform unfolds among ten-meter-tall concrete columns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"pezo von ellrichshausen embeds REST into the korean landscape \u00a0 Set at the edge of a protected forest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273273,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[11932,307,304,305,306,17884,308,93,61,60,133358,17445],"class_list":["post-273272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture-in-korea","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-concrete-architecture-and-design","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-pezo-von-ellrichshausen","tag-restaurant-and-cafe-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}