Ordinary heritage
We wanted to contain time, people and oak trees in the space, and we ultimately wanted to contain the thought that this is a space where people meet and enjoy culture. As always, this project started from the question that what is the essence of a space called ‘restaurant’, and we tried to make a space where people can fully feel the meaning of eating and enjoy it together with important people they are with in a not so heavy and yet not light space with ‘Chosunoak the Oak’.
By minimizing the heavy lighting and by accepting the natural light from outside, we made the space feel like time was flowing through the light. Also, we tried to make the finishing stroke in the space that expressed naturalness by having the engraving works of Choi Yu-jeong.
It seems that there is a conflict between the mind that wants to keep the good space or the restaurant to oneself and the mind that wants to introduce those places to others proudly. We hope that 'Chosunoak the oak' will become such a space for many generations and hope it becomes a place appreciated by many people.