Hsichih Mazu Temple 寺廟 by Yullin Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 文化遺産・文化産業デザイン Competition Category.
銅文化遺産· 2022
Hsichih Mazu Temple 寺廟
by Yullin Wang
Client: MPI Design LLC.
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 文化遺産 Category
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About Hsichih Mazu Temple 寺廟
汐止媽祖廟は、新北市汐止区に位置する寺廟建築である。本設計は伝統的な廟宇の構造を継承しつつ、その形態をゴシック建築の垂直性の比例によって再解釈している。建物は990平方メートルの敷地基盤の上に高さ45メートルまで立ち上がる。光を中心的なテーマとし、海上の航海を導く灯としての媽祖の存在を表現している。飛檐は燕尾形へと変容し、波のうねりと船体の形状を想起させる。外装は、雨が多く湿潤な気候を考慮して打ち放しコンクリートが選定されている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Hsichih Mazu Temple 寺廟は、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Hsichih Mazu Temple 寺廟は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Hsichih Mazu Temple 寺廟は、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This project is a breakthrough from the traditional temple architecture in Taiwan. While retaining the traditional temple structure, the project reinterpreted the architectural form of traditional temples with an orientalist approach, using the concept of vertical development in Gothic architecture. This building is planned to exist for more than 1,000 years, and the building is located in a rainy and humid city, so the exterior of the building is made of architectural concrete.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The building base is 990 square meters and the height of the building is 45 meters, nearly 15 stories high. The outer wall of the temple is made of the architectural concrete, while the other structures are made of stone, cement, and 7,000 pounds of reinforced concrete and steel.
- Tags
- new temple architecture, heaven light, swallowtail shape, architectural concrete, sustainable design
- Production Technology
- For the perfection of the exterior curves, the metal structure is wrapped inside the glass wall of the front of the building, so that the metal structure is not visible from the outside, and the upward curve angle symbolizes a smile, the smile curve part of the building is the most difficult part to construct in the project.
- Design Challenge
- Taiwan temple architecture has always followed the ancient system, with elements such as swallow-tailed roofs, large carved dragon pillars, lofty palaces, and tall spaces, presenting an extremely complex and ornate appearance. Between traditional and modern creative spirit, creating a new temple architecture that breaks the tradition is not easy. The design proposal was approved by the Goddess Mazu and the believers through the extremely difficult religious procedure.
- Research
- Therefore, the design team studied all the Eastern and Western religious architecture, collected different faith cultures, and compared various kinds of volume architecture and spatial presentation, and finally decided to replace the traditional Taiwanese temple Minnan-style horizontal construction with Western Gothic architecture. Differs from the common temples in Taiwan, it aims to change the form of the temple of faith and culture in Taiwan with art and enter the international vision.
- Inspiration
- The design concept is based on light, the light from the heaven and the natural light, symbolizing Goddess Mazu as a soothing light of faith, like a beacon of light on the vast ocean. The cantilevered observation deck on the roof of the building is designed with the concept of a boat, thus conveying the intention of Goddess Mazu crossing the sea.
- Project Duration
- This project sits in Xizhi district of New Taipei City, with plan drafted since April 2019, design completed in June 2020, and scheduled to finish in June 2024.
- Operation Flow
- The design team transformed the concept of the flying eaves into a swallowtail shape, combining the lines of the waves and the shape of a boat, to interpret the sacred meaning of Goddess Mazu coming to Taiwan across the ocean and guarding the sea and the people. The cantilever design of the roof observation deck, which is designed with the concept of a ship's hull, allows visitors to feel the imagery of waves and suspension on the cantilever, as if they are floating on a ship.
- Team Members
- Chief Designer:Yullin Wang
Project Manager:Yashin Kao - Image Credits
- Image #1: MPI Design LLC.,2020
Image #2: MPI Design LLC.,2020
Image #3: MPI Design LLC.,2020
Image #4: MPI Design LLC.,2020
Image #5: MPI Design LLC.,2020
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