Architect：ATMOROUND

Location：Bomoonsan-ro 331, Moonwha dong, Deajeon, South Korea; | ;

Project Year：2021

Category：Restaurants

There are various form of relaxation. To capture this, we drew the diverse form of relaxation on a long sheet of paper, then folded another paper, having openings cut out by scissors, onto it. We built MOSP: a place that reflects each individual’s form of relaxation. Openings between these walls act as a vent, making the place a space of relationship, not a confinement. “MOSP”, located in Daejeon city, is under the foot of a mountain. Daejeon’s downtown can be seen from the front, and Bomunsan Mountain from the back.

MOSP is located on the top, fifth floor of the building. There are gentle stairs that flow from the ground of Bomunsan up to the cafe, which naturally lead visitors inside. The building has somewhat vertical mass when viewed from the opposite side of Bomunsan. However, when you enter the café from Bomunsan, you’ll experience a low and gentle horizontal mass. Upon entering, the view of downtown Daejeon that unfolds from the terrace feels extraordinary. As you climb the gentle stairs, you’ll see that there is a sense of comfort infused in the interior of the café. We wanted the cafe to be spacious, but not vastly extensive. We wanted a cozy place for people to comfortably relax. We set up a long connected partition having openings and windows to reflect the diverse methods of relaxation.

: Through the gentle stairway, the first thing you see upon entering is the arch-shaped overlapping openings. The continuous foldage of a partition divides the interior space, imbuing a sense of inside and outside. Through these openings, two opposite sides of “relaxing” space is connected. A long narrow table that pierces through the openings provides a place to rest, where you can sit and spend time quietly.

: Light fills a semicircular wall and shines through the openings on it. This wall embraces the morning ray of sunlight that shines from the east side of Bomunsan Mountain. As you sit here and look out the front window, a green forest unfolds before you. Part of the floor is filled with water, which puts the sky under your feet, creating a space full of light that wholly embraces nature.