Wonder of the Forest
2021
RCR Architecture
Olot, Spain
Pavilion | 300,000 sf | Site Analysis | Concept ideation | Collage | Diagrams | Path Design
To experience. To explore. Zig-zag up Path. Beneath. On. Above.
Forests breed a myriad of plants, insects, and animals as well as brooks, sunlight, and rain, synergetically combining to offer a unique, magical experience. As Generation Z grows up in large cities far from nature, we have come to perceive forests as magical places full of wonders—not only visual wonders, but aural and sensory ones.
With the vision of making La Vila a natural hub for education and inspiration, we believe these pristine forests could provide a path for explorers to experience the forests in depth and amplify/translate the visual and aural wonders of nature to visitors. Following the guidance of the path, people touch upon the forests from different angles and take in all the experiences the forests can offer.
The site is located on the mountains surrounding La Vila, a small and largely untouched village northwest of Olot, Spain, in the Bianya Valley. The mountains are covered with stretches of beeches and oaks, interrupted by brooks and rivers running down the valley here and there.