Ripple 自然律の建築 by Takatoku Nishi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
銀建築· 2023
Ripple 自然律の建築
Client: Takatoku Nishi
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About Ripple 自然律の建築
西 毅徳は、自然の移ろいゆく美しさを体感できる建築作品を創出しました。
この建築は、太陽の光や風といった自然の力が生み出す光の現象を繊細に捉え、それらを空間へと映し出します。
人工的な動力に頼ることなく、自然界に満ちるエネルギーのみを活用することで、環境との共鳴を図り、自然と人との新たな関係性を詩的に表現しています。
その佇まいは、訪れる人々に自然のリズムと響き合う感覚を呼び起こし、日常に潜む美しさへの気づきを促します。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Ripple 自然律の建築は、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Ripple 自然律の建築は、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Ripple 自然律の建築は、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- On sunny days, when the sun shines and a certain amount of wind blows, light is guided into the space from the pipes in the ceiling, creating a phenomenon of light that resembles drops falling onto the surface of water.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- H4000mm, W27960mm, D4675mm, Area / 95 Square meter
- Tags
- Optical phenomena, architecture, sun, wind, nature, atmosphere, space of light, construction, structure, Mitate
- Production Technology
- PHENOMENA : The system was designed to match the natural light to a tilt angle of 31. 6 deg., the average solar angle at the winter solstice, and the prism rotates at an average wind speed of 1.5 m/s for this location. Main materials; Acrylic pipes and prisms.
ARCHITECTURE : The walls are louvered, with a 1.5 cm gap in one direction. This keeps the space illumination at a dim 30lx, similar to a tea room. In addition, air is constantly circulated inside. Main Materials; Wood, floor plastered (coarse, white). - Design Challenge
- The most time-consuming part of this work was to realise the phenomenon in architectural size. I first discovered this phenomenon when I passed light through a straw. After researching various materials, sizes and methods, we achieved this phenomenon from a height of 4m by sandblasting an acrylic pipe with a 2mm thick and a diameter of 80mm on the outside. For the sun- and wind-driven system, we tested various lenses and found that a triangular prism perfectly directs the sun's rays into the pipe, and at the same time we found a way to make the prism rotate in the wind.
- Research
- My research focuses on the space between the natural environment and the human interface. We have a very beautiful natural environment next to us, but we are usually unaware of it. People may only notice it, for example, at the sight of a rainbow after a rainfall. I want to create new sights by utilising the power of nature, which is usually present, and by using optical phenomena and architecture as a medium. With this work, Ripple, I have received national acclaim so far, symbolising the need for this spatial experience nowadays.
- Inspiration
- I use optical phenomena to construct space of light. The phenomenal part of this work focuses on the optical phenomenon of light passing through a pipe, generating ripples of light. The architecture was heavily influenced by the architecture of Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, in particular the atmosphere of the Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle.
- Project Duration
- The work was produced for the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music's Doctoral Thesis Exhibition in December 2020; the work was exhibited in Japan in 2021 and 2022.
- Operation Flow
- The daily combination of sun and wind changes the phenomenon and influences it within the space. It makes people aware of the beauty of their immediate natural environment, of which they are usually unaware.
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