Coast Whale 礼拝堂 by Jinyu Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 金賞 in 建築・建物・構造物デザイン Competition Category.
金建築· 2020
Coast Whale 礼拝堂
by Jinyu Zhang
Client: Zhang Jinyu
A' Design Award 金賞 Winner in 建築 Category
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About Coast Whale 礼拝堂
クジラの生体形態がこの礼拝堂の言語となった。アイスランドの海岸に座礁したクジラ。人は、低いフィッシュテイルから体に入り、クジラが海を眺めている様子を体験できます。この場所では、人間が環境の悪化の無視を反省しやすいのです。自然環境へのダメージを最小限に抑えるために、サポート構造はビーチに落ちます。自然で環境にやさしい素材は、このプロジェクトを環境保護を求める観光地にしています。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 金賞
Coast Whale 礼拝堂は、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Coast Whale 礼拝堂は、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Coast Whale 礼拝堂は、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- As a temporary and yet to be completed project, the supporting structure falls on the beach to ensure minimal damage to the natural environment. The black wood echoes the traditional way of Iceland. Natural and environmentally friendly materials make this project a tourist destination that calls for environmental protection and saves whales. The church used dark natural light as much as possible to direct the sight to the ocean. Here you can admire Iceland's most famous black beach.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 20m x 8m x 11m
- Tags
- Contemporary Architecture, Chapel, Sacred Architecture, Concrete, Atmosphere
- Production Technology
- wood，steel, glass, and marble
- Design Challenge
- There is only a strong adaptive solution. You can see very good built environment and important indicators to attract tourists.
- Research
- The building is closely related to the site, regardless of the form and construction of the whale. The adjustable nodes are adapted to the geological conditions of the beach and can even be temporarily moved according to the extreme weather in Iceland. This house is like a swimming whale that can change the floor height according to the tide of the season.
- Inspiration
- The ocean and the fate of humanity have been linked from a very early age. As a higher life form on land and sea, human's longing for whale has always existed in the heart. The bionic form of the whale became the language of this chapel. A whale stranded on the coast of Iceland. A person can enter its body through a low fishtail and experience the perspective of a whale looking at the ocean. The waves and the inner voice meet here. In such a space, it is easier for humans to reflect on the neglect of environmental degradation.
- Project Duration
- This project was developed in Porto, Portugal, during a period of 3 months, from December 2019 to January 2020. The location planned for the project to be implemented was in Iceland.
- Operation Flow
- What is the most important thing about landscape architecture? The possible answer is respect and integration with the environment. The concept of expressing chapel in a bionic whale response to this topic. Tourism has caused irreversible damage to Iceland's natural environment. While watching the scenery, tourists can also feel the noble place of other life in such a narrow space. It will not be limited by the scale of the project and has profound and long-term significance.
- Team Members
- Zhang Jinyu
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