Memories of Water Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Nka by Toshio Tsushima

Memories of Water Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Nka by Toshio Tsushima is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

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Memories of Water Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Nka

by Toshio Tsushima

Client: China Resources Land Limited

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Memories of Water Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Nka

Memories of Water bụ ụlọ ngosi ihe nka nke dị n'akụkụ osimiri na Qingdao, China. Ụlọ a na-enye anya zuru ezu nke oke osimiri n'ime ebe obodo mepere emepe. E ji usoro mgbidi curtain wall nwere ntu igwe steel eme ihe n'ala mbụ iji belata ọdịdị ihe owuwu ahụ. N'ala nke abụọ, e tinyere enyo na-enwu gbaa nke ukwuu na-enweghị ntu ma ọ bụ okpokolo, ya mere oke dị n'etiti ime ụlọ na ezi ụlọ na-ebelata. Ihe owuwu cantilever na-emepụta ọdịdị dị ka ihe na-ese n'elu. Odida obodo mmiri gbara ụlọ ahụ gburugburu ma na-eme ka mgbanwe site n'obodo gaa na okike dị nro. Mpaghara e wuru n'ozuzu ya bụ square mita 1800.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo

Memories of Water Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Nka meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa mbụ, dị ịtụnanya ma pụtara ìhè. Ndị meriri na Ọlaedo bụ ihe e kere eke dị oke ọhụrụ, nwere ọhụụ ma na-egbu maramara nke na-egosipụta ọgụgụ isi, amamihe na nka nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Memories of Water Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Nka ga-abụ ihe e mepụtara kacha enweta otuto, na-edu ọnọdụ ma bụrụ ihe ncheta nke na-enye uru na-adịbeghị mgbe ọ bụla. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo bụ ọrụ dị ebube, a na-asọpụrụ nke na-erite uru buru ibu ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Memories of Water Ụlọ Ngosi Ihe Nka na-eweta mmetụta ọchịchọ siri ike, na-akpali agụụ, na-akwado nzụlite ihe ma na-adọrọ anyị adọrọ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With the prime location of the site, which situates by the shoreline in Qingdao, China, the design is to create a relationship between natural environment and the architectural space. With the advantage of the site location, the architecture provides a space for visitors to enjoy the dramatic and panoramic view of the ocean, meanwhile experience nature within the urban area.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross build area: 1800 sqm
Tags: Architecture, Exhibition gallery, Civic
Production Technology: The building uses curtain wall system and steel fins on the first floor to minimize the structure as well as to offer panoramic view with minimal visual disruption. On the second floor, the ultra-transparent glass is installed without any fins or frames to show no boundary between indoor and outdoor space. Cantilever structure is used for a dramatic floating effect.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part of the design is to figure out how to create communication between people, nature, and the architectural space not only visually, but also aurally, tactilely, and through the other senses of body.
Research: Given the fact that the site is the last available waterfront site in Qingdao, the uniqueness of the site and the surrounding environment were taken into consideration. Wind flow and the minerals in the air (which contains quite amount of sodium) were also well researched as these conditions would affect the design of the building and the material choices.
Inspiration: The inspiration came from the beautiful ocean view in the urban city of Qingdao. The designers utilized the scene and water to create a dialogue between humans and the architectural space, and unites nature and architecture as one.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019, and finished in May 2020 in Qingdao, China.
Operation Flow: Having water landscape, with the motion of waves and reflection, around the building allows a smooth transition between the outdoor and the indoor, as well as from the urban area to the nature.
Team Members: Toshio Tsushima
Xiaoru Hua
Dariusz Tadeusz Sosinka
Shangjie Jin
Image Credits: Image #1：Photographer Hui Zhang, 2020
Image #2：Photographer Hui Zhang, 2020
Image #3：Photographer Schranimage, 2021
Image #4：Photographer Schranimage, 2021
Image #5：Photographer Schranimage, 2021
Video Credits: Hui Zhang, 2020