TER

TER won an honorary mention as a part of the YAC's Calamity Atelier Competition, in addition to the prestigious A' Design Award for Interior Space & Exhibition Design 2019–2020.

The competition was based in the art forest of Arte Sella in northern Italy, in recent years destroyed by a storm. Stability is a universal value one seeks to reach in their lifetime — the basis of the forest's recovery should be in the form of a stable foundation.

The idea of stability is translated through mass, shape, and materials. TER looks like a massive boulder rearing in the forest. The stone exterior makes up the majority of the interior as well, acting as its base material — the old as foundation, the new alluding to a burgeoning future.

At the center of the plan, an open outdoor space is used for campfire cooking. The plan circles around it, so everyone can watch the chefs at work. The restaurant blends in as another rock in the landscape — differentiated only by the smoke rising from its center.