A group of South Korean designers have unveiled plans to insert skyscrapers within the hollowed out trunks of giant sequoia trees in the Western United States.
The project called ‘Tribute: Monument of Giant’ involves the construction of buildings inserted within the hollows of sequoias, a redwood tree native to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California.
Courtesy of Tribute: The Monument of Giant by Ko Jinhyeuk, Cheong Changwon, Cho Kyuhung and Choi Sunwoong
The trees used in the project are the largest trees in the world with an average height of 50 to 85 metres as well as the oldest trees on earth with a lifespan of over 3,000 years.
Designers Ko Jinhyeuk, Cheong Changwon, Cho Kyuhung and Choi Sunwoong envisioned the new concept with nature at its heart.
Courtesy of Tribute: The Monument of Giant by Ko Jinhyeuk, Cheong Changwon, Cho Kyuhung and Choi Sunwoong
The Team told Dezeen, ‘This project attempts to show a new architectural approach to human coexistence with nature, in harmony with the nature's temporality.’
Courtesy of Tribute: The Monument of Giant by Ko Jinhyeuk, Cheong Changwon, Cho Kyuhung and Choi Sunwoong
‘The architecture quietly takes place in the empty void of trunks, without hindering the breathtaking landscape formed by the giants. It then becomes active as an artificial organ to replace the trunks rotten away.’
The complicated design will implement various methods to keep the structure standing and to avoid the bark decaying. A structural core will run through the centre as well as well as an outer casing which will wrap around the skyscaper like a cage.
Courtesy of Tribute: The Monument of Giant by Ko Jinhyeuk, Cheong Changwon, Cho Kyuhung and Choi Sunwoong
The team hopes the new skyscraper will represent a new way of thinking for architecture, working with nature, rather than against it.
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