This small architecture was originally designed for the Korean DMZ installation art project and has been exhibited in several galleries including Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan.

The opportunity to realize the plan came to me when water was stored and flowing across Sayuwon, a Korean arboretum where I was involved in masterplan to designing several pavilions.The change in water required a new shelter for flocking birds with ecologically diverse flying height. Nests were vertically connected, and I metaphorically named it “The Birds’ Monastery”. People can also stay for a short moment of reflection. Bamboo, the main material of this monastery blends well into its environment and one day it would collapse to remain as just a memory of the landscape.