Coast Whale Kapélé by Jinyu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ulaweng in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan, dan Struktur Competition Category.

UlawengArsitektur· 2020

Coast Whale Kapélé

by Jinyu Zhang

Client: Zhang Jinyu

A' Design Award Ulaweng Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Coast Whale Kapélé

Bentoq bionik baléna namalari basa kapélé é. Séuwa baléna ripasambiangi ri tépi pantai Iceland. Tau naéngka lao marépé ri lalengngé ripanrapi ikkoré baléna maréngngé, sibawa maccinnaé gau-gau aléngangi baléna mammita tasik, iyaro nalégai tau mappikiriq pómalésanna lingkunganna. Struktur pabbanuwa rioloi ri pantai natannékenna nalésa narúsak lingkunganna alému. Bahan-bahan alému sibawa mabbéié lingkunganna namalari projék é séuwa tappéreng wisata maddeqé ripogau malliling lingkunganna.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ulaweng

Coast Whale Kapélé iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Ulaweng, pakalebbi iya malompo tongeng iya ripabbere ri desain kelas pammulang, magello sibawa luar biasa. Pakoro Ulaweng iyanaritu karya iya inovatif, visioner sibawa mallangkara, iya mappakita kecerdasan, pangissengeng sibawa keahlian tau mabbuat. Coast Whale Kapélé ripakkirangngi mancaji penemuan iya lebbi ripuji, mappabbentuk trend sibawa monumental iya mappabbere nilai iya dena na rilebbi. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Ulaweng iyae iyanaritu karya spektakuler iya ripakalebbi iya malompo pawangekeng sibawa mappalaong wates seni, sains, desain sibawa teknologi. Coast Whale Kapélé mappabbentuk perasaan keinginan iya makkasuwiang, mappatettong passiri, mappogau kreativitas sibawa mappagello.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: As a temporary and yet to be completed project, the supporting structure falls on the beach to ensure minimal damage to the natural environment. The black wood echoes the traditional way of Iceland. Natural and environmentally friendly materials make this project a tourist destination that calls for environmental protection and saves whales. The church used dark natural light as much as possible to direct the sight to the ocean. Here you can admire Iceland's most famous black beach.
Dimensions & Packaging: 20m x 8m x 11m
Tags: Contemporary Architecture, Chapel, Sacred Architecture, Concrete, Atmosphere
Production Technology: wood，steel, glass, and marble
Design Challenge: There is only a strong adaptive solution. You can see very good built environment and important indicators to attract tourists.
Research: The building is closely related to the site, regardless of the form and construction of the whale. The adjustable nodes are adapted to the geological conditions of the beach and can even be temporarily moved according to the extreme weather in Iceland. This house is like a swimming whale that can change the floor height according to the tide of the season.
Inspiration: The ocean and the fate of humanity have been linked from a very early age. As a higher life form on land and sea, human's longing for whale has always existed in the heart. The bionic form of the whale became the language of this chapel. A whale stranded on the coast of Iceland. A person can enter its body through a low fishtail and experience the perspective of a whale looking at the ocean. The waves and the inner voice meet here. In such a space, it is easier for humans to reflect on the neglect of environmental degradation.
Project Duration: This project was developed in Porto, Portugal, during a period of 3 months, from December 2019 to January 2020. The location planned for the project to be implemented was in Iceland.
Operation Flow: What is the most important thing about landscape architecture? The possible answer is respect and integration with the environment. The concept of expressing chapel in a bionic whale response to this topic. Tourism has caused irreversible damage to Iceland's natural environment. While watching the scenery, tourists can also feel the noble place of other life in such a narrow space. It will not be limited by the scale of the project and has profound and long-term significance.
Team Members: Zhang Jinyu