Cultura Steypu veggflís by Gabriel Costa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award í járni in Hönnun byggingarefnis og byggingarhluta Competition Category.
JárnByggingarhlutir· 2024
Cultura Steypu veggflís
Client: Castaa
A' Design Award í járni Winner in Byggingarhlutir Category
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About Cultura Steypu veggflís
Hönnunin sækir innblástur í sérkennandi form og listræna arfleifð forna Jama Coaque ættbálksins frá fyrir tíma Kólumbusar, allt aftur til 500 fyrir Krist, í Ekvador. Hún samanstendur af fjórum flísum og áskorunin fólst í að þróa árangursríka aðferð til að samræma flísasamskeyt óaðfinnanlega í allar áttir. Þessar flísaafbrigði leyfa sköpun fjölbreyttra uppsetning án endurtekninga og enduróma hönnun rúllustimpla. Cultura endurvekur og leggur áherslu á minninguna og mikilvægi sögulegrar staðbundinnar hönnunar.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í járni
Cultura Steypu veggflís vann A' Design Award í járni, virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er góðum hönnunarverkum sem uppfylla þær faglegu og iðnaðarlegu kröfur sem gerðar eru til vel hannaðra sköpunarverka. Sigurvegarar í járni sýna mikla færni, mikla sérhæfingu, sérfræðiskilning og skapandi getu höfunda sinna. Þess er vænst að Cultura Steypu veggflís sé mjög metið, dáð og elskað sköpunarverk sem er hagnýtt og nýstárlegt. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í járni sameinar bestu starfsvenjur greinarinnar og hefur hæfa tæknilega eiginleika tengda þekkingu og hæfileikum. Cultura Steypu veggflís er virt fyrir nákvæmni sína og er hannað til að veita lífsgæðabætur sem hjálpa til við að gera heiminn að betri stað.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The task presented by the design was to discover an effective approach for aligning the tiling lines seamlessly in every direction. The Cultura design comprised two distinct pieces: tiles A and B, each featuring a unique design. To address this challenge, the decision was made to make tile B a mirror image of tile A. Subsequently, by rotating both tiles 180 degrees, two additional tiles, labeled C and D, were produced. These variations in tiles enabled the production of a diverse array of configurations without repetition, inspired by the roller stamp patterns of the Jama Coaque culture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width: 250 mm, Depht: 10 mm, Height: 600 mm.
Material: SSC/GRC.
Texture: Sleek
Finish: Semigloss - Tags
- wall tile, wall element, 3D, concrete, home and living, pattern design, geometric, pattern
- Production Technology
- The manufacturing technique utilized involved the use of wet-cast high-performance concrete in thermoformed plastic molds crafted over an engineered aluminum routed matrix to ensure stable dimensions and a sleek semi-gloss texture finish.
After demolding, no modifications were made using any additional sources or tools for finishing beyond those originally utilized during the production process. - Design Challenge
- The creative challenge lay in crafting an original piece to complement the other three, blending them together seamlessly to form a cohesive image of a repetitive bookmatched pattern within a natural design. The concept emerged: diagonal stripes intersected by inlays, mimicking a primitive depiction of animals. These inlays, strategically placed, would provide texture, allowing light and shadow to interact and imbue the entire wall with depth and meaning.
- Research
- The objective was to design a tile with aims of highlighting and bringing back the values of historical Jama Coaque tribe, around 500 B.C, known for intricate designs and innovative techniques. They pioneered the use of a roller stamp for continuous patterns, showcasing their innovation. Instead of using the same patterns, the focus was on enhancing compositions with fundamental design principles and enriching patterns with complexity.
- Inspiration
- Cultura is inspired by the distinctive shapes and artistic heritage of the ancient pre-Columbian Jama Coaque culture located in Ecuador. Renowned for their use of roller stamps to adorn pottery, textiles, and skin with motifs, they established a unique identity through this artistic tradition.
- Project Duration
- The development of the tile design was made approximately 1 year before production and was manufactured by CASTAA from October 2022 to December 2022 in Duran, Ecuador.
- Operation Flow
- The Tiling Method:
a. Determine the wall dimensions.
b. Mark the midpoint along the width.
c. Calculate the tiles quantity required to fill the upper left row
d. Choose your code type: single, bi, tri and quad code.
e. Place the chosen code in the upper left row and fills to the end.
f. Bookmatched by placing the opposite tile on the right half row.
g. Fill the entire second row bellow by placing once again, the bookmatched tiles from the first row with their corresponding opposite tiles.
h. Copy the block area of 2 complete rows downward by replicating it until the entire wall is fully covered. - Patents
- Copyrights C-001-2019-GC (Cultura) belong to Gabriel Costa Year 2019.
- Team Members
- Designer: Gabriel Costa
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
Image #2 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
Image #3 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
Image #4 : Photographer Gabriel Costa, Cultura, 2023
Image #5 : Photographer Andres Carrion, Cultura, 2023
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