Diagonal Pākaukau by Chris Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Lako Hale Competition Category.

KalaLako Hale· 2021

Diagonal Pākaukau

by Chris Chen

Client: Chris Chen

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lako Hale Category

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The Design

About Diagonal Pākaukau

ʻO Diagonal he pākaukau i hoʻolālā ʻia ma luna o kekahi manaʻo hoʻāla hoʻokahi, ʻo ia hoʻi ka laina huila e hui pū ana i nā kihi kūʻē ʻelua. Hana ʻia ka ʻili o luna me ka plywood i uhi ʻia me ka ʻili lāʻau walnut, a hahai ke ʻano o ka ʻili uhi i ke alakaʻi huila like. Hana ʻia nā kūkulu ʻelua me ke kila me kahi hoʻopau pauda i uhi ʻia, a ua kau ʻia nā kūkulu ʻelua ma ka laina like. Hūnā ʻia ka iwi kūkulu nui i loko o ka ʻili o luna a lawe i ke kaumaha ma o ʻekolu kolamu pōkole i nā kūkulu. ʻO kahi lihi i kālai ʻia a me kahi hakahaka ma waena o ka ʻili o luna a me nā kūkulu e hōʻike ai i ka ʻili me he mea lana ana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Diagonal Pākaukau i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Diagonal Pākaukau he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Diagonal Pākaukau e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Diagonal logic was extended to every element and compositional logic of the desk, not only reveals on the layout of walnut veneer of the tabletop, but also applies to structural skeleton that transmits force from the top to stand. Furthermore, the positions of two stands are also aligned to the diagonal guide line of the desktop.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 850 mm X Length 1700 mm X Height 750 mm
Tags: Table,Diagonal,Taiwan,Furniture
Production Technology: Stand:Steel frame with powder coating surface,
Tabletop of plywood with walnut veneer
Design Challenge: The main structural skeleton was embedded within the tabletop and transmits the force thru three mediated columns to the stand. The skeleton was placed at the center line of the desk and holds up two cross diagonal logic. Then connects to two 90 degree table stands.
Research: The bevel detail of tabletop and the technique to distant stand and tabletop are both meant to lighten upper part of the desk and create a floating illusion.
Inspiration: The concept of table “Diagonal 45” is initiated from the geometric term which is one line segment joins two nonconsecutive vertices. The connection between each vertex not only creates a tension but also draw a frame to form an area. The idea is to use the simplest geometry to establish a steady and sleek structure of a table.
Project Duration: The project was made in Oct 2017
Operation Flow: Void and Solid interaction:
If you stand at the perfect diagonal angle from different side of table, you will be given a total different impression of the desk. One is light as modern steel frame glass building, but from the other angle, the desk will be more like solid concrete building. And of course the view and impression will become various when you walk along the table. The balance between dynamic and static, void and solid are swinging between the diagonal lines.
Team Members: Designer: Chris Chen
Designer: TC Kuo
Image Credits: Photographer: Johnny Lin