YEN Restaurant
Korea, Seoul, Sinsa-Dong
2009
The interior design integrates nature directly into the spatial experience, transforming the atmosphere into one that recalls walking through a quiet forest. Instead of conventional solid walls, a tree installation is placed between two layers of transparent curtains, creating a soft, layered boundary that blurs the distinction between enclosure and openness.
This strategy allows light, shadow, and silhouettes of the trees to animate the space throughout the day. The curtains filter views gently rather than blocking them, producing a calm, immersive environment where the presence of nature is felt continuously rather than represented symbolically.