境界のための家House for border

House for border

01White space is a free canvas

We planned a house on the border between the two autonomous regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is a small house in the mountains. One resident lives in this house and rents a vacant room to someone. It's like a homestay.The site is assumed to be near Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This country is divided into two autonomous republics, the "Republika Srpska" and the "Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina", for historical reasons. I would like to think about what architecture can do with this boundary line.

02What architecture can do for the border

"Republika Srpska" and the "Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina". The border does not have a physical boundary such as passport confirmation, and it looks very easy to leave and enter.However, it is difficult to cross this border because the invisible psychological barrier divides the country due to the civil war. Invisible borders are stronger and more frightening than visible ones. What can architecture do for this border? As an answer, I thought that what architecture can do is not "create a place" but "do not create a place". Everyone wants a meaningless place where they can escape from power. Everyone wants a meaningless place where they can escape from power. How can we design such a place?

03Emptiness must not be designed

This house is made up of four objects. The slender black fireplace is a structure that supports the architecture while penetrating the object. It is important that there is an "emptiness" in the middle of the house, which is revealed by the objects. This "emptiness" is not something that is created, it is simply surrounded and left untouched. Therefore, it has no power or meaning. "Emptiness" does not deny the characteristics of the four objects, but only through the absence of the characteristics, affirms and orders the diversity of each object. "Emptiness" is nothing but emptiness.

04Take a step into emptiness

In this way, "emptiness" is revealed on the border. Emptiness does not belong to any country, nor does it belong to its inhabitants, nor is it given by its architect. A place that doesn't belong to anyone, escapes from power and meaning, is sure to become a place where love grows, transcending birthplace, skin, eye color, history, title, etc. I hope that those who seek love will take a step in this "emptiness" and make a single flower of love bloom. Love is like a flower that blooms in emptiness. I woud like to to believe that love is not something that is given from somewhere, but something that is nurtured from emptiness. Because love begins with the steps of a courageous person.