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Establishing Order and Relation in the Les Jardins de Médongaule: POND | Pezo von Ellrichshausen

Pezo von Ellrichshausen

written by
Pezo von Ellrichshausen
photographed by
Lee Jeongwoo (unless otherwise indicated)
materials provided by
Pezo von Ellrichshausen
edited by
Park Jiyoun

SPACE July 2026 (No. 704) 

 

Image courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen 

 

Image courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen 

 

 

Surrounded by a dark forest, this sculptural fountain is meant to function as a symbolic means of welcoming and bidding farewell to visitors to the humanities at Les Jardins de Médongaule. The circular plan of the POND dissolves into the surroundings through a...

 
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Architect

Pezo von Ellrichshausen (Mauricio Pezo, Sofía von Ellrichshausen)

Design team

Olga Herrenbruck, Torun Stjern, Simon Bohnet, Amelie Bes

Location

Médongaule Contemporary Gardens, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Programme

permanent pavilion (fountain)

Site area

3,200m©÷

Building area

1,600m©÷

Structural engineer

Chang Minwoo Structural Consultants

Mechanical and electrical engineer

Mac & MEC, Inkok Enc, Rainbow Scape Co., Ltd.

Construction

C&O Engineering & Constructions

Client

Les Jardins de Médongaule

Landscape design

Guillaume Gosse de Gorre, Design LHYn

Design and construction period

2019 – 2026

Local architect

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Finishing

stone, stainless steel


Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Pezo von Ellrichshausen is an art and architecture studio founded in 2002 by Mauricio Pezo and Sofía von Ellrichshausen.
They live and work in southern Chile, in a farm at the foot of the Andes Mountains.

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