Dreamscape Hana Nui: Hoʻokūkū ʻĀpapa Hoʻolaha by Nelson Chow

Dreamscape Hana Nui: Hoʻokūkū ʻĀpapa Hoʻolaha by Nelson Chow is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Hana Noʻeau a me Hoʻokomo Hana Noʻeau Competition Category.

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Dreamscape Hana Nui: Hoʻokūkū ʻĀpapa Hoʻolaha

by Nelson Chow

Client: K11 Concepts Limited

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Hana Noʻeau Category

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The Design

About Dreamscape Hana Nui: Hoʻokūkū ʻĀpapa Hoʻolaha

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO Dreamscape kahi hoʻokūkū ʻāpapa hoʻolaha i hoʻonoho ʻia ma ka Māla Bohemian o K11 Musea ma Hong Kong. Me he mea lā e lana ana ke ʻano kiʻi kālai ma luna aʻe o ka honua a hoʻokuʻu i ka ʻohu i nā manawa maʻamau. Mai kahi mamao aku, ʻike ʻia ʻo Dreamscape e like me kahi pūpū keʻokeʻo hoʻomālamalama e piʻi mai ana mai loko mai o ke ao. A hiki i kahi kokoke, ekolu arch e hoʻomaha ana ma luna o ʻeono wāwae lahilahi e hoʻopā mālie ana i ka honua. I loko, ʻoi aku ma mua o 250 kukui hune hoʻomālamalama e hahai ana i kahi papahana hoʻomālamalama i hoʻonohonoho manawa ʻia. He mea kūpono i ke ʻano anuanu, kūpaʻa, a māmā nā mea hana, a hiki ke wehe ʻia ka hale kūkulu no ka lawe ʻana a me ka hui hou ʻana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Dreamscape Hana Nui: Hoʻokūkū ʻĀpapa Hoʻolaha i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Dreamscape Hana Nui: Hoʻokūkū ʻĀpapa Hoʻolaha he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Dreamscape Hana Nui: Hoʻokūkū ʻĀpapa Hoʻolaha no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dreamscape is a voluptuous sculptural form that appears to float above the K11 MUSEA Bohemian Garden. It regularly disperses mist, thus, from afar, it appears as an illuminated white shell emerges from a billowing cloud, tempting guests to engage in a relaxing urban misty moment. Up close, three arches are anchored onto six feet that touch the ground lightly, emphasizing an ephemeral shared experience. Once inside, the 250 illuminated bubble lamps are timed to evoke dreaming in a sleeping cloud.
Dimensions & Packaging: H2600 x W3500 x D3500 (mm)
Tags: ncdesignandarchitecture, K11musea, victoriadockside, adriancheng, art, ncda
Production Technology: All materials had to be weatherproof, durable and light for outdoor display. The structure had to be designed for easy disassembly, transportation and reassembly. Placement of the 250+ illuminated bubbles were carefully calibrated so that they are ergonomically friendly while visually appealing. The light programme and wring of bubbles posed another challenge as it had to give the illusion of a sleeping cloud, and work in line with the mist performance that happens every 20 minutes.
Design Challenge: Dreamscape serves all ages, so we had to consider how different groups react. Children tend to run underneath, while adults usually prefer to stand and look at it. It had to be safe, and accessible to wheelchairs and walkers. It is open day and night, so we have focused on how different lighting combined with mist can create dissimilar, but mesmerizing experiences. Positioning each bubbles lamp had to be both visually pleasing and ergonomically safe.
Inspiration: Dreamscape, is a portmanteau word, blending and combining ‘dream’ and ‘escape’ to encapsulate our commitment to design a pause for busy minds by moving visitors from reality into ambiguity. We hope our playful multi-sensory sculptural design will make visitors dream in another dimension, and that this is more important than ever with the current limits on travel - we want people to imagine and dream the impossible. Dreamscape represents an exciting utopia and freedom, available to all.
Project Duration: The installation has been on display since September 2021 until March 2022 in K11 MUSEA, Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong. It will then be transported to other K11 premises around China.
Patents: Copyright belongs to New World Development Company Limited
Team Members: Nelson Chow
Raphael Pardo
Image Credits: HDP Photography Services Hong Kong
K11 MUSEA