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Ripple Monitoiminen arkkitehtuuri by Takatoku Nishi

Ripple Monitoiminen arkkitehtuuri by Takatoku Nishi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award in Arkkitehtuuri-, rakennus- ja rakennesuunnittelu Competition Category.


HopeaArkkitehtuuri· 2023

Ripple Monitoiminen arkkitehtuuri

by Takatoku Nishi

Client: Takatoku Nishi

Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Arkkitehtuuri Category

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The Design

About Ripple Monitoiminen arkkitehtuuri

Takatoku Nishi on luonut arkkitehtonisen teoksen, joka mahdollistaa luonnon alati muuttuvan kauneuden kokemisen. Se vangitsee auringon ja tuulen voimien muovaaman valon ilmiöt ja projisoi ne tilaan. Tämä arkkitehtuuri toimii runollisena välineenä luonnonvoimien yhdistämisessä, nojaten yksinomaan luonnonmaailman sisäsyntyiseen jatkuvaan energiaan.

The Recognition

About the Hopeapalkinto A' Design Award

Ripple Monitoiminen arkkitehtuuri on Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, äärimmäisen arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään huippuluokan, upeille ja vaikuttaville designeille. Hopeavoittajat ovat äärimmäisen loistavia ja erittäin luovia teoksia, jotka havainnollistavat suunnittelijoidensa erinomaista asiantuntemusta, lahjakkuutta ja terävyyttä. Ripple Monitoiminen arkkitehtuuri:n odotetaan olevan ihana, esimerkillinen teos, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja syvästi innovatiivinen. Tämä Hopeapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign on erittäin merkittävä, ihailtu keksintö, joka hyödyttää taiteen, tieteen, designin ja teknologian rajojen laajentamista. Ripple Monitoiminen arkkitehtuuri on laajalti kadehdittu luomus, joka herättää haluja, tuo myönteisiä tunteita ja sytyttää hämmästystä ja ihmetystä.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
On sunny days, when the sun shines and a certain amount of wind blows, light is guided into the space from the pipes in the ceiling, creating a phenomenon of light that resembles drops falling onto the surface of water.
Dimensions & Packaging
H4000mm, W27960mm, D4675mm, Area / 95 Square meter
Tags
Optical phenomena, architecture, sun, wind, nature, atmosphere, space of light, construction, structure, Mitate
Production Technology
PHENOMENA : The system was designed to match the natural light to a tilt angle of 31. 6 deg., the average solar angle at the winter solstice, and the prism rotates at an average wind speed of 1.5 m/s for this location. Main materials; Acrylic pipes and prisms.
ARCHITECTURE : The walls are louvered, with a 1.5 cm gap in one direction. This keeps the space illumination at a dim 30lx, similar to a tea room. In addition, air is constantly circulated inside. Main Materials; Wood, floor plastered (coarse, white).
Design Challenge
The most time-consuming part of this work was to realise the phenomenon in architectural size. I first discovered this phenomenon when I passed light through a straw. After researching various materials, sizes and methods, we achieved this phenomenon from a height of 4m by sandblasting an acrylic pipe with a 2mm thick and a diameter of 80mm on the outside. For the sun- and wind-driven system, we tested various lenses and found that a triangular prism perfectly directs the sun's rays into the pipe, and at the same time we found a way to make the prism rotate in the wind.
Research
My research focuses on the space between the natural environment and the human interface. We have a very beautiful natural environment next to us, but we are usually unaware of it. People may only notice it, for example, at the sight of a rainbow after a rainfall. I want to create new sights by utilising the power of nature, which is usually present, and by using optical phenomena and architecture as a medium. With this work, Ripple, I have received national acclaim so far, symbolising the need for this spatial experience nowadays.
Inspiration
I use optical phenomena to construct space of light. The phenomenal part of this work focuses on the optical phenomenon of light passing through a pipe, generating ripples of light. The architecture was heavily influenced by the architecture of Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, in particular the atmosphere of the Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle.
Project Duration
The work was produced for the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music's Doctoral Thesis Exhibition in December 2020; the work was exhibited in Japan in 2021 and 2022.
Operation Flow
The daily combination of sun and wind changes the phenomenon and influences it within the space. It makes people aware of the beauty of their immediate natural environment, of which they are usually unaware.

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