An endless path
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We proposein the existing a new way for those who see an end without an end filled by time taking part getting there
Young Eun Choi Juliane Mari Myking Eide Mercè Lorente Gras David Kennedy Niklas Lenander Pedro Sjøblom Tavares Prof. Neven Fuchs-Mikac Prof. Raphael Zuber Prof. Thomas McQuillan
The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2014
We proposeAt 550 mm above the surface of the meadow, a wooden path is constructed over a length of 600 meters. We see an inherent beauty at the site today, and wish to share it with visitors. Our project is a simple intervention at the scale of the landscape, a space of passage that reveals Memu and Taiki-Cho with all five senses. Through this act of elevating the body, we imagine that all nature is elevated to a garden and worthy of observation and reflection. The path is a structure for passage and relaxation that appeals to all senses and all seasons. Different points along the path awake different senses, gathering sceneries, textures, melodies, smells and tastes, all harmoniously fading in and out along ones journey through the site.
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in the existing The path starts within the courtyard garden and proceeds into the landscape. This garden is a collective space to be enjoyed in the company of others. Here, food can be cultivated. Visitors can collect raw materials and prepared food as they set out on their journey.
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a new way The path leads out, pausing momentarily as it crosses the outdoor track and then moves into the oval, shifting gently to attain its centre.
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to be found A meeting place is constructed at the juncture of three paths in this wide open space, providing shelter from north-west winds, giving summer shade, creating intimate spaces where one can stop, rest, eat and contemplate. Here a fireplace acts as a communal node. On cool spring and autumn evenings people gather to grill foods on an open hearth surrounded by the beautiful landscape. From the meeting space, one branch reaches out to a viewing platform in the south; the other extends into the wilderness.
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for those who see The elevated viewpoint presents an opportunity to engage with the wider environment, the wetlands, the river, the sea, the forests, the fields and mountains in the distance.
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an end without an end Through complementary planting, the site becomes a register of the ecological bio-diversity of Hokkaido. From one season to the next, the structure’s relationship to its surroundings is in constant change. Nature develops, adapts, wanders and spreads as time and the seasons pass, but the path is a strong sign in the landscape, a line of orientation and a stepping off place for exploring the landscape; and as a way to find your way home.
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filled by time We imagine the planting of the project as a sort of ritualistic process concerning time. Individuals are invited to take part in the process, perhaps planting an apple tree to celebrate a marriage or a cherry blossom rejoicing the birth of a child. In this way Memu, filled in time, truly becomes a space for everyone to enjoy.
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Azuki Bean
Akkeshi Grass
Apoi AzumaKiku
Vigna angularis
Salicornia europaea
Erigeron glabratus var angustifolius
Widely cultivated in Japan for its edible seeds, especially in Hokkaido. The stem is upright and climbs. Its small leaves are oval, and smooth edged. Plant height is between 30cm and 70cm. Flowering period is from July to August.
Often found in the salt marshes of Hokkaido. The stem is changing in colour from green to red. Plant height is between 10cm and 30cm. Flowering period is from August to September. This species is at risk of extinction and is listed by the Ministry of the Environment.
Favorably adapted to difficult rocky locations. Plant height is between 10cm and 15cm. Flowering period is from May to July. This species is at risk of extinction and is listed by the Ministry of the Environment.
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Apoi Gold Plum
Sweet Edinburgh
Ikema Swallowwort
Potentilla matsumurae var apoiensis
Heracleum sphondylium
Cynanchum caudatum
Favorably adapted to difficult rocky locations. Each leaf is made by smaller leaflets with a gloss finish. Plant height is about 10cm. Flowering period is from May to August.
The leaves are compound, egg shaped, with jagged edges. The stems do not grow hair. Plant height can reach up to 2m. Flowering period is from June to August.
Often found at the edge of the forest or in mountainous conditions. The leaves are egg shaped and grow opposite in arrangement. Plant height is between 2m and 5m. Flowering period is from July to August.
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Meadowsweet
Frog Orchid
Aonotsugazakura
Spiraea chamaedryfolia var pilosa
Coeloglossum viride var bracteatum
Phyllodoce aleutica
The leaves are egg-shaped, and grow alternately. The tip of the leaf is sharply pointed. Plant height is between 1m and 2m. Flowering period is from May to June .
Plant height is between 20cm and 40cm. Flowering period is from May to July.
A small evergreen like shrub. Plant height is between 10cm and 20cm. Flowering period is from July to August.
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Aoyagi Grass
Witch
Dwarf Wormwood
Veratrum maackii var parviflorum
Hamamelis japonica var obtusata incarnata
Artemisia schmidtiana
The yellow petals of this plant become dark crimson red when flowering. Plant height is between 3m and 8m. Flowering period is from February to March.
Often found in the northern territories of Hokkaido. The plant is covered in a white silver hair. Plant height is between 15cm and 30cm. Flowering period is from July to August.
This grass grows in moist conditions such as those found in woods and mountains. Plant height is between 50cm and 70cm. Flowering period is from June to August.
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Japanese Yew
Japanese Elm
Bofu Ibuki
Taxus cuspidata
Ulmus davidiana var japonica
Libanotis ugoensis var japonica
The leaves are linear and needle like. Plant height is between 15m and 25m. Flowering period is from March to April.
A deciduous tree commonly spotted in both the mountains and in a street condition. Plant height is between 10m and 35m. The trunks dimension is between 70cm and 150cm. Flowering period is from April to May.
Plant height is between 40cm and 100cm. Flowering period is from July to September.
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Iwaougi
Cotton grass
Rebun-saiko
Hedysarum vicioides var japonicum
Eriophorum vaginatum subsp fauriei
Bupleurum ajanense
Adapted to difficult rocky locations. The leaves are ovoid and narrow. Plant height is between 10cm and 80cm. Flowering period is from July to August.
Often found growing in the wetlands at the base of low mountains. Its leaves are elongated and linear. Plant height is between 10cm and 50cm. Flowering period is from June to August.
Commonly found growing in the grasslands of Hokkaido. Plant height is between 5cm and 20cm. Flowering period is from July to August.
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Rishiri Poppy
Rishiri Locoweed
Sandpaper Plant
Papaver fauriei
Oxytropis campestris subsp rishiriensis
Boehmeria biloba
A variety of Poppy that is native only to Japan. Plant height is between 10cm and 20cm. Flowering period is from July to August. This species is at risk of extinction and is listed by the Ministry of the Environment.
Plant height is between 10cm and 15cm. Flowering period is from June to July. This species is at risk of extinction and is listed by the Ministry of the Environment.
Commonly found in rocky areas along the coast of Hokkaido. Plant height is between 30cm and 70cm. Flowering period is from July to September.
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Lilac
Syringa vulgaris A native European species, introduced to Japan in the mid- Meiji period. Tree height is between 4m and 7m. Flowering period is from April to May.
Yobusumasou
Yotsubahiyodori
Cacalia hastata subsp orientalis
Eupatorium chinense var sachalinense
Often found in the woods or in moist wilderness like conditions. Plant height is between 100cm and 250cm. Flowering period is from July to October.
Suited to moist forest conditions. Plant height is around 1m. Flowering period is from July to September.
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Japanese Maple
Crimson Glory Vine
Pearly Everlasting
Acer palmatum var matsumurae
Vitis coignetiae
Anaphalis margaritacea
A deciduous tree belonging to the Maple family, often found in the valleys and slopes of the mountains. Tree height is between 10m and 15m. Flowering period is from April to May.
Commonly found at the side of the road and in mountain woods tangled amongst other trees. Plant height is between 10m and 15m. Flowering period is around June, with the fruit maturing around October.
Widely found growing in the mountain grasslands of Hokkaido. Plant height is between 30cm and 70cm. Flowering period is from August to September.
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Sweet gale
Leatherleaf
Myrica gale var tomentosa
Chamaedaphne calyculata
A small deciduous shrub commonly found in wetlands. Tree height is between 30cm and 90cm. Flowering period is from April to June.
A small evergreen shrub. Tree height is between 30cm and 100cm. Flowering period is from May to June. This species is at risk of extinction and is listed by the Ministry of the Environment.
Manchurian Fraxinus mandshurica Ash A deciduous tree most often found in mountain wetlands. Tree height is between 20m and 30m. Flowering period is from April to May, with fruit maturing around October.
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Miyama Burnet
Miyamamatatabi
Miyama Rowan
Sanguisorba longifolia
Actinidia kolomikta
Sorbus sambucifolia var pseudogracilis
A perennial plant belonging to the Rose family, that is most often found growing in wetlands. Plant height is between 30cm and 80cm. Flowering period is from August to September.
A deciduous woody vine variety. Its leaf is heart shaped. The length of the vine is between 2m and 5m. Flowering period is from May to June, with fruit maturing soon after.
Tree height is between 1m and 2m. Flowering period is from June to July.
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Yamazakura
Japanese Wineberry
Panicled Hydrangea
Prunus jamasakura
Rubus phoenicolasius
Hydrangea paniculata
A deciduous tree of the Rose family. Tree height is between 5m and 10m. Flowering period is around April.
Most commonly found growing at the edge of forests. Tree height is around 1m. Flowering period is from June to July. After, a raspberry like fruit ripens and is edible.
Widely spotted growing in mountain forests. Tree height is between 3m and 5m. Flowering period is from June to August.
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Nogo Strawberry
Triacylate Astilbe
Cranberry
Fragaria iinumae
Astilbe thunbergii var congesta
Oxycoccus quadripetalus
Plant height is between 40cm and 100cm. Flowering period is from June to August.
A perennial plant of the strawberry variety, commonly seen growing in the grasslands of Hokkaido. The stem extends by crawling along the earth. Plant height is between 10cm and 15cm. Flowering period is from May to July, with fruit ripening around August.
A small evergreen shrub of the cranberry variety often found growing with sphagnum moss. Tree height is between 10cm and 20cm. Flowering period is from June to July, ripening sometime around October.
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Silver Brocade
White Wrinkled Rose
White Moorwort
Artemisia stelleriana
Rosa rugosa alba
Andromeda polifolia f.leucantha
Plant height is between 20cm and 60cm. Flowering period is from July to October.
A deciduous shrub of the Rose variety, favorably adapted to growth in sandy soil types most often found along the coast. Tree height is between 100cm and 150cm. Flowering period is from May to July.
Commonly found growing in the cold wetlands of the high moors. Tree height is between 10cm and 30cm. Flowering period is from June to July.
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Black Poplar
Gooseberry
Yellow Rhododendron
Populus nigra
Ribes grossularia
Rhododendron aureum
A deciduous type tree. Tree height is between 20m and 30m. Flowering period is from April to June. This species is at risk of extinction and is listed by the Ministry of the Environment.
A deciduous shrub, with characteristic thorny branches. Tree height is between 1m and 2m. Flowering period is around April.
Tree height is between 5cm and 30cm. Flowering period is from June to August.
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Guelder Rose
Adders-wort
Haiinutsuge
Viburnum opulus var sargentii
Bistorta officinalis sub. pacifica
Ilex crenata var radicans
Tree height is between 3m and 5m. Flowering period is from May to July, ripening to form a stone fruit.
Widely spotted growing in meadows and mountains along the coast. Plant height is between 80cm and 100cm. Flowering period is from July to September.
Tree height is between 100cm and 150cm. Flowering period is from June to July.
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taking part The path, a simple dark wooden structure is designed with an economy of means in mind. It uses singularly the readily available 105x105mm standard timber section element and is assembled by a simple layering technique common to both traditional Japanese and Norwegian architecture. We propose an uncomplicated screw pile foundation technique to support the structure for its ease of installation and its low impact upon the existing nature. Locals can use the skills and techniques familiar to them to erect the construction easily.
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Fish Flake from north of Norway
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getting there built productive garden
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oval garden gate
wilderness
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Early structural studies
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At 550 mm above the surface of the meadow, a wooden path is constructed over a length of 600 meters. We see an inherent beauty at the site today, and wish to share it with visitors. Our project is a simple intervention at the scale of the landscape, a space of passage that reveals Memu and Taiki-Cho with all five senses. Through this act of elevating the body, we imagine that all nature is elevated to a garden and worthy of observation and reflection. The path is a structure for passage and relaxation that appeals to all senses and all seasons. Different points along the path awake different senses, gathering sceneries, textures, melodies, smells and tastes, all harmoniously fading in and out along ones journey through the site. The path starts within the courtyard garden and proceeds into the landscape. This garden is a collective space to be enjoyed in the company of others. Here, food can be cultivated. Visitors can collect raw materials and prepared food as they set out on their journey. The path leads out, pausing momentarily as it crosses the outdoor track and then moves into the oval, shifting gently to attain its centre. A meeting place is constructed at the juncture of three paths in this wide open space, providing shelter from north-west winds, giving summer shade, creating intimate spaces where one can stop, rest, eat and contemplate. Here a fireplace acts as a communal node. On cool spring and autumn evenings people gather to grill foods on an open hearth surrounded by the beautiful landscape. From the meeting space, one branch reaches out to a viewing platform in the
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south; the other extends into the wilderness. The elevated viewpoint presents an opportunity to engage with the wider environment, the wetlands, the river, the sea, the forests, the fields and mountains in the distance. Through complementary planting, the site becomes a register of the ecological bio-diversity of Hokkaido. From one season to the next, the structure’s relationship to its surroundings is in constant change. Nature develops, adapts, wanders and spreads as time and the seasons pass, but the path is a strong sign in the landscape, a line of orientation and a stepping off place for exploring the landscape; and as a way to find your way home. The path, a simple dark wooden structure is designed with an economy of means in mind. It uses singularly the readily available 105x105mm standard timber section element and is assembled by a simple layering technique common to both traditional Japanese and Norwegian architecture. We propose an uncomplicated screw pile foundation technique to support the structure for its ease of installation and its low impact upon the existing nature. Locals can use the skills and techniques familiar to them to erect the construction easily. We imagine the planting of the project as a sort of ritualistic process concerning time. Individuals are invited to take part in the process, perhaps planting an apple tree to celebrate a marriage or a cherry blossom rejoicing the birth of a child. In this way Memu, filled in time, truly becomes a space for everyone to enjoy.
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Through this act of elevating the body we imagine that all nature is elevated to garden and worthy of observation.
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The road not taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost