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Eastern Seawall Sistema de sinalización by Yi Zhang

Eastern Seawall Sistema de sinalización by Yi Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño Gráfico, Ilustración e Comunicación Visual Competition Category.


PrataGráfico· 2023

Eastern Seawall Sistema de sinalización

by Yi Zhang

Client: Water Authority of Shenzhen Municipality

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Gráfico Category

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The Design

About Eastern Seawall Sistema de sinalización

Eastern Seawall é un sistema de sinalización deseñado para un paseo marítimo costeiro na Península de Dapeng, Shenzhen, China. Seis seccións separadas ao longo dunha liña de costa de 32 quilómetros están unidas por unha linguaxe visual unificada. Os paneis de sinalización, os mapas do lugar e as introducións ecolóxicas colócanse ao longo das estradas e das entradas. As frechas con forma inspirada no fluxo das mareas ofrecen unha orientación clara. Os paneis están feitos de madeira dura de merbau anticorrosión cun esqueleto de arriostramento cruzado de aceiro. As estruturas modulares permiten unha montaxe flexible en diques, chanzos, pendentes e arrecifes, e reducen as cargas de vento nun clima salino e húmido.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Eastern Seawall Sistema de sinalización gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Eastern Seawall Sistema de sinalización sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Eastern Seawall Sistema de sinalización é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This project was to connect 6 areas visually by unified signage systems, creating unique experience for visitors to enjoy native features and vitality.
While avoiding intrusive design, we took "reading on the way" as main design concept. It provides visitors with fresh, interesting and complete experience to read information, such as signboards, site maps and ecology introductions for roads and entrances. Modular structures were adopted to meet the needs of different venues.
Dimensions & Packaging
2800mmx130mmx130mm Anti-corrosion Merbau Hardwood
10mm Steel Skeleton of Cross Bracing
Tags
Signage, environment,seawall reconstruction,experiential graphic,Coastal,public space
Production Technology
Along the 32km shoreline of Dapeng Peninsula in six disconnected parts, is dotted with boards in compact structures. The installation is easy and fast due to stage construction and long cycle. The coastal conditions bring challenges such as typhoon, high salt and high humidity. The boards can reduce wind loads and combine with permanent poles, avoiding looseness and corrosion of regular metal fasteners, easy for maintenance.
Design Challenge
The unified signage systems are built instead of the existed disordered ones to meet low maintenance demands for each section, and the demands for coastal economic production, also for the tourists. They’re designed by modular structures, making sign boards available with various forms but unified modules. Flexible sign-board assembling is achieved to meet the needs of different venues.
Research
Mountain-seaside Promenade was an existed narrow road connecting villages and peninsula end. Without guardrails and roadside furniture, the road was nearly untraversed. By chance, it became a nice area for ocean protection.
The interesting and changing ground graphics by coating process are designed to attract people to interact with this nice area during their visit on the magnificentpromenade.
Inspiration
Located in the east of Shenzhen, Dapeng Peninsula is famous for its mountains and seas. Local fishing villages and long coastline attract a large number of tourists. The design endowed the existed seawall with ideal tourist function.
Linear coastline space connects villages, roads, destinations and activity spaces in the entire region. It becomes a new type of experience-oriented tourist site.
Project Duration
Sept 22, 2022 Dapeng District, Shenzhen,Guangdong, China
Operation Flow
Located on a long narrow site, light and graceful boards can adapt to various venues of seawalls, steps, slopes and even reefs. The vivid tidal flow shaped arrows are adopted for clear guidance at the linear destinations.
Team Members
Zhang Yi(creative director)
Wen Yuehua(project manager)
Yan Meiying(designer)
Wu Siying(designer)

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