An Enormous Fractured Acorn Seeds Meditation Among the Trees

In a lush, wooded pocket in Rouen, France, a meditation space rests on the forest floor. Designed by Linfeng Zhou of Vancouver-based LFZ Studio, “Le Monde dans un Gland,” or “The World in an Acorn,” invites visitors into its shell to have a seat and reflect.

Diamond-shaped, interlocking panels of marine plywood nest together to create the scaled cupule of the nut, which allows light to pierce through and cast dappled sun spots around the interior. The entrance mimics a crack in the shell before the root appears, which asks visitors “to step inside and embrace the perspective of an awakening tree.”

a woman in black clothing sits inside a wooden structure on a bench. sun streams through a round opening surrounded by layered diamond shapes

Set atop concrete blocks and lined with weather-resistant materials, the immersive acorn is designed to withstand the wet, rainy climate without disrupting the forest ecosystem. Utilizing minimal nails and screws emphasizes a more natural building approach that relies on perfectly cut interlocking components rather than additional hardware.

Find more from LFZ Studio on its website. (via designboom)

a person holding a blue bag touches part of a large wooden acorn resting in a forest

the inside of a wooden structure. a bench encircles the base and sun streams through layered diamond shapes on the wall

a large wooden acorn rests in a forest with a doorway opening

three people peer into the doorway of a large wooden acorn resting in a forest

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