Text description provided by the architects. The "Tree Series" is a series of design projects that recreate the wooden bracket system of East Asian architecture. The system is the most iconic part of East Asian wooden buildings in both structural and aesthetic aspects. Structurally the system works in a critical capacity by connecting the roof structure, columns, and beams all together into a single system and by distributing the loads and assuring continuous load paths. Aesthetically the system gives three-dimensional effects through the complex assembly of wooden elements with joinery. The purpose of the "Tree Series" is to analyze the traditional bracket system and recreate it for the structure and fabrication process to be compatible with the contemporary industry of architecture. However, the "Tree Series" rejects a process called "modernization" of traditional architecture, which merely aims at the efficiency of construction and imitation of a traditional style. Rather, the "Tree Series" aims for a totally new, experimental, and radical rebirth of the traditional system.
