Inside One: Exploring Experience
Lighthouse Sea Hotel Competition
The
lighthouse of Murro di Porco, which always locates between the edge of the land
and the coast, has a charming and attractive scenery and also has a tranquil and
peaceful moment. The main concept involves the relationship of humans and built
surroundings so as that we improve quality of the journey and increase the
experience of environments and buildings. A journey reflects a course of
exploring the truth sensation about the site: always before achieving the
destination which stimulates people to keep animating forward and seek deeper.
Moreover,
the idea is inspired by a sense of “Oku”, which penetrating the layers of an
onion; it implies something abstract, profound, innermost, extending far back,
least accessible and deep. The word “Oku” was initially chosen by Maki Fumihiko
to indicate the particular sense of city and architectural space. By infusing
three-tier systems: one of the systems is integrated tour center in which
creating the progressive experience between the open space and the close space
and also combining the environmental ecology exhibition and local historical
culture. The second system is youth hostel, which provides the facilities
include a reception, public bath, service yard, restaurant and living spaces.
The last one system is seawater researching center that not only offers the
education and nature conservation spaces but also contests aquatic sports or
similar entertainments.
These
systems with different functions create a new meaning for blending the
lighthouse and the ocean where preserves ample protection of resources and are
also efficient ways to enrich the sensory.
year: Winter 2016
type: Architecture Design
status: Competition
location: Maddalena Peninsul, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy