[ ecologicstudio ] Tsunami Memorial

The project is based on the distribution of a catalogue of monoliths along a pattern obtained from the study of the topography. The internal structure of the monolith can suffer a double transformation described as follows:"vertical fragmentation and substitution of stone by bamboo columns when close to main trees."widening and shortening when placed away from core built areas.REMEMBRANCE:The strong axis pointing at the sea shall remember the direction of the incoming wave which caused the destruction and devastation of the tsunami. This directionality sets the alignment of a megalithic structure that will be recognized throughout the whole memorial. Different people around the world shall feel a connection with the souls of those already gone looking at the ocean, the earth or the sky. The contemplation of these elements framed by the monoliths, bamboos and existing trees connects the visitor with those lost in the disaster. The memorial turns interactive from the moment in which the monolith dissolves in the nature and becomes itself the space of remembrance.RESPONSABILITY:The fact that the more ecologically degraded areas of the coast suffered a more severe damage by the tsunami should make us adopt a more sensitive attitude towards nature. The memorial addresses this message by working on the relationship between the natural and the artificial. As if a new wave would be reshaping the entire landscape, the site is turned into a combination of stone and bamboo, organized in a pattern that dissolves into the forest.SEDIMENTATION:The monoliths can incorporate sets of plaques including a sentence written by each visitor. The location of the plaque will depend on its length and theme. The sedimentation of the different messages of the people will configure through time a collective skin on top of the body of the memorial.

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