Coast Whale Séipéal by Jinyu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Óir A' Design Award in Dearadh Ailtireachta, Foirgníochta agus Struchtúir Competition Category.

ÓrAiltireacht· 2020

Coast Whale Séipéal

by Jinyu Zhang

Client: Zhang Jinyu

Duais Óir A' Design Award Winner in Ailtireacht Category

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The Design

About Coast Whale Séipéal

Tháinig foirm bionic na míol mór mar theanga an tséipéil seo. Míol mór sáinnithe ar chósta na hÍoslainne. Is féidir le duine dul isteach ina corp trí fheisteas éisc íseal agus taithí a fháil ar pheirspictíocht míol mór ag féachaint ar an aigéan áit a bhfuil sé níos éasca do dhaoine machnamh a dhéanamh ar fhaillí an díghrádaithe comhshaoil. Titeann an struchtúr tacaíochta ar an trá chun an damáiste is lú don timpeallacht nádúrtha a chinntiú. De bharr ábhair nádúrtha agus neamhdhíobhálach don chomhshaol is ceann scríbe turasóireachta é an tionscadal seo a éilíonn cosaint an chomhshaoil.

The Recognition

About the Duais Óir A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Coast Whale Séipéal Duais Óir A' Design Award, aitheantas thar a bheith clúiteach a bhronntar ar dhearaí den chéad scoth, iontacha agus sármhaithe. Is cruthuithe an-nuálacha, fíorasacha agus drithleacha iad buaiteoirí Óir a léiríonn géiniais, eagna agus máistreacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Coast Whale Séipéal ina aireagán a mholtar go mór, ceannródaíoch agus séadchomharthach a sholáthraíonn luach nach bhfacthas riamh cheana. Is tionscadal iontach, measúil é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Óir A' Design Award a dhéanann sárleas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Cruthaíonn an dearadh Coast Whale Séipéal mothúcháin dhian mhianta, músclaíonn sé paisean, spreagann sé cruthaitheacht agus cuireann sé draíocht orainn.

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