Cultura Rajola de Paret de Formigó by Gabriel Costa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Materials de Construcció i Components d'Edificació Competition Category.
FerroComponents d'Edificació· 2024
Cultura Rajola de Paret de Formigó
Client: Castaa
A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Components d'Edificació Category
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The Design
About Cultura Rajola de Paret de Formigó
El disseny està inspirat en les formes característiques i el patrimoni artístic de l'antiga tribu precolombina Jama Coaque, que data del 500 a.C., situada a l'Equador. Consta de quatre rajoles i el repte va ser desenvolupar una estratègia efectiva per alinear perfectament les línies de les rajoles en totes direccions. Aquestes variacions de rajoles permeten crear configuracions diverses sense repetició, evocant el disseny dels segells rodants. Cultura reviu i destaca la memòria i la importància del disseny local històric.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Ferro
Cultura Rajola de Paret de Formigó és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Cultura Rajola de Paret de Formigó sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Cultura Rajola de Paret de Formigó és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The task presented by the design was to discover an effective approach for aligning the tiling lines seamlessly in every direction. The Cultura design comprised two distinct pieces: tiles A and B, each featuring a unique design. To address this challenge, the decision was made to make tile B a mirror image of tile A. Subsequently, by rotating both tiles 180 degrees, two additional tiles, labeled C and D, were produced. These variations in tiles enabled the production of a diverse array of configurations without repetition, inspired by the roller stamp patterns of the Jama Coaque culture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width: 250 mm, Depht: 10 mm, Height: 600 mm.
Material: SSC/GRC.
Texture: Sleek
Finish: Semigloss - Tags
- wall tile, wall element, 3D, concrete, home and living, pattern design, geometric, pattern
- Production Technology
- The manufacturing technique utilized involved the use of wet-cast high-performance concrete in thermoformed plastic molds crafted over an engineered aluminum routed matrix to ensure stable dimensions and a sleek semi-gloss texture finish.
After demolding, no modifications were made using any additional sources or tools for finishing beyond those originally utilized during the production process. - Design Challenge
- The creative challenge lay in crafting an original piece to complement the other three, blending them together seamlessly to form a cohesive image of a repetitive bookmatched pattern within a natural design. The concept emerged: diagonal stripes intersected by inlays, mimicking a primitive depiction of animals. These inlays, strategically placed, would provide texture, allowing light and shadow to interact and imbue the entire wall with depth and meaning.
- Research
- The objective was to design a tile with aims of highlighting and bringing back the values of historical Jama Coaque tribe, around 500 B.C, known for intricate designs and innovative techniques. They pioneered the use of a roller stamp for continuous patterns, showcasing their innovation. Instead of using the same patterns, the focus was on enhancing compositions with fundamental design principles and enriching patterns with complexity.
- Inspiration
- Cultura is inspired by the distinctive shapes and artistic heritage of the ancient pre-Columbian Jama Coaque culture located in Ecuador. Renowned for their use of roller stamps to adorn pottery, textiles, and skin with motifs, they established a unique identity through this artistic tradition.
- Project Duration
- The development of the tile design was made approximately 1 year before production and was manufactured by CASTAA from October 2022 to December 2022 in Duran, Ecuador.
- Operation Flow
- The Tiling Method:
a. Determine the wall dimensions.
b. Mark the midpoint along the width.
c. Calculate the tiles quantity required to fill the upper left row
d. Choose your code type: single, bi, tri and quad code.
e. Place the chosen code in the upper left row and fills to the end.
f. Bookmatched by placing the opposite tile on the right half row.
g. Fill the entire second row bellow by placing once again, the bookmatched tiles from the first row with their corresponding opposite tiles.
h. Copy the block area of 2 complete rows downward by replicating it until the entire wall is fully covered. - Patents
- Copyrights C-001-2019-GC (Cultura) belong to Gabriel Costa Year 2019.
- Team Members
- Designer: Gabriel Costa
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
Image #2 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
Image #3 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
Image #4 : Photographer Gabriel Costa, Cultura, 2023
Image #5 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
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