The Sea Vibes Instalación by ToThree Design

The Sea Vibes Instalación by ToThree Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award de Oro in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

OroArquitectura· 2019

The Sea Vibes Instalación

by ToThree Design

Client: SUNAC Dalian

A' Design Award de Oro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About The Sea Vibes Instalación

Esta instalación fue diseñada utilizando el lenguaje del mar: las olas, ya que fue creada para un proyecto residencial a lo largo de la costa de la Bahía de Dalian, China. La instalación es un enorme cilindro formado por placas de cobre de doble capa, compuesto por 6000 placas suspendidas en la estructura según una disposición específica. Al caminar alrededor del cilindro, esta instalación se asemeja a olas que corren una tras otra. Cuando las placas se mueven con la brisa marina, se reflejan luces y colores destellantes, simbolizando la espuma del mar. Este diseño reproduce la esencia de las olas del mar mediante una instalación fija.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Oro

The Sea Vibes Instalación ha ganado el A' Design Award de Oro, un reconocimiento inmensamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de primera categoría, maravillosos y sobresalientes. Los ganadores de Oro son creaciones sumamente innovadoras, visionarias y glamorosamente deslumbrantes que reflejan el prodigio, la sabiduría y la destreza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que The Sea Vibes Instalación sea una invención muy elogiada, pionera y monumental que aporta un valor sin precedentes. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Oro es un proyecto espectacular y respetado que beneficia enormemente y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. The Sea Vibes Instalación crea intensos sentimientos de deseo, despierta la pasión, fomenta la creatividad y nos fascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This installation was designed using the language of the sea: waves, as it was for a residential project built along the shore of Dalian Bay, China. The installation is a huge cylinder formed by double-layer copper plates. It consists of 6000 plates which were hung in the frame according to specific permutation. When you walk around the cylinder, it looks like waves running one after another. When the plates dance in the sea wind, flashing light and colors are reflected, just like spindrift.
Dimensions & Packaging: 8 meters in diameter
Tags: SUNAC, Sea vibes, cylinder
Production Technology: Double cooper plates, cylinder frame
Design Challenge: How to give the fixed installation a movement that resembles the endless waves of the sea was the biggest challenge. In the end the cylinder form with hanging cooper plates was the best sollution.
Research: As the residential project is built along the shore of Dalian Bay of China, the first thing capture our eyes is the specific feature of the project: the SEA. This inspires us to design an installation at the entrance using the language of the sea:waves, in order to echo the sea. As a matter as fact we further applied this language to the whole space of the demonstrate center, including: the logo, lamps and signage, making the space visually a whole.
Inspiration: As the residential project is built along the shore of Dalian Bay of China, the first thing capture our eyes is the specific feature of the project: the SEA. This inspires us to design an installation at the entrance using the language of waves in order to echo the sea. As a matter as fact we further applied this language to the whole space of the demonstrate center, including: the logo, lamps and signage, making the space visually a whole.
Project Duration: 4 months, located in Dalian
Operation Flow: The cylinder formed by cooper plates creates a dynamic movement of the waves of the sea.
Team Members: He Yang
Zhang Rui
Liu Wenbo
Zhang Peinan
Gao Jinxiao
Zhang Linna
Jiang Xuhui
Image Credits: Photographer: He Yang, Zhang Peinan