Gabion
A Story of Seowon-an-gil’s Architecture
Gabion
Designing a fence that surrounded the cafe and
protected our dogs whilst letting sunlight and
cool breezes flow naturally within our environment
was a crucial but difficult element of
the construction of Seowonangil.
Inspiration
Taking inspiration from Napa Valley’s Dominus Winery
by Herzog & de Meuron, we opted to construct
a gabion-style wall, utilizing space with a warm tone
that harmonizes with our cafe’s personality.
Process
To select the stones for the gabion was another task:
ultimately, we sought out a natural source from Boryeong and individually selected specimens that blended with our vision.
Stone
There, stones were historically forged from the hardening of large-scale mudflats and the remnants of ancient volcanic activity, organically synthesizing a combination between cool, fundamental gray tones and a cozy brown blush.
Seowon-an-gil
Preserving these wonderful regional characteristics and
the distinctive coloring of our material, we aimed to build
the entire fence system by filling custom-colored wire netting with our stones one-by-one. The tone of our stones and cages, together with the painstaking manner of our construction, is
what makes our gabion wall uniquely humble and thoughtful,
uniquely Seowonangil.
