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Tree says 「 」

PrizeHonorable Mention in Interior Design / Exhibition
Firm LocationTokyo, Japan
CompanyHAKUTEN
Lead ArchitectYoshiaki Yano
Design TeamArt Directior:Yoshiaki Yano (HAKUTEN) | Designer : Yoshiaki Yano / Takumi Takahashi / Riho Moroto / Shotaro Inahara / Koji Taketsuka (HAKUTEN) | Technical Director:Yusuke Kamino (HAKUTEN) | Creative Engineer:Kanako Ishisone (HAKUTEN) | Sound Engineer:Takashi Nakagawa (HAKUTEN) | Construction Manager:Kohei Kumazaki (HAKUTEN) | Producer:Masayuki Sawada (HAKUTEN)
ClientYokosuka City

With a history of being a fortress until World War II, Sarushima Island is now a special place with magnificent nature. Our work is a real-time sensing of a large tree standing on the ruins of a naturally eroded turret, allowing visitors to experience the vibrations and sounds hidden within the tree in the dark.The sounds and vibrations are dynamic and proof that the tree is alive right now.The experience will stir people's imagination. Hence people may feel as if 'the Tree says something'. It is a kind of dialogue between man and tree, creating a new point of contact with nature.