Nestwood Interior Aedium Pinacothecae by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team

Nestwood Interior Aedium Pinacothecae by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

AesInterior· 2023

Nestwood Interior Aedium Pinacothecae

by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team

Client: Z Square Group

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Nestwood Interior Aedium Pinacothecae

Nestwood est interior pinacotheca et officium, ad spatium commune industriis creativis destinatum. Interius spatium sescentos metros quadratos duobus tabulatis complectitur. Rationes generativae designationis formas organicas spatii finxerunt. Fabricatio digitalis robotica adhibita est ad geometriam complexam ex chalybe inoxidabili navali gradu, gypso fibris vitreis firmato, marmore, et aluminio perforato aedificandam. Receptio organice formata introitum notat, et parvo stagno biologico a tergo sustinetur. Atrium centrale, parietibus naturaliter inspiratis et scalis instructum, ut centrum ideis communicandis inservit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Nestwood Interior Aedium Pinacothecae victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Nestwood Interior Aedium Pinacothecae rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Nestwood Interior Aedium Pinacothecae necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Nestwood Gallery is an oasis shared by multiple creative industries.
The design process uses experimental generative design to create an organic space. Each spatial detail is further fabricated with robots using the latest digital fabrication technology to replicate the complex geometry from the computer.
An organically shaped reception marks the entrance and greets the visitors, backed by a mini bio-pond: a mini-ecosystem is balanced by the atrium light, nitrogen, recycled water and minor species. The visitor is then welcomed by naturally inspired atrium walls, where a stair case leads the visitor to the upper level.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600 square meter, 2 floors office
30 m (l) x 10 m (w) x 7m (h)
Digital Fabrication Material Specs: 316L Marine Grade Stainless Steel, Glass Fiber Reinforced Gympsum, Nero Marquina Marble, Perforated Aluminum with Flurocarbon Coating, Plated Fiberglass & CNC Baltic Birch
Tags: office, digital fabrication, z square group, manifold lab, computational design, generative design
Production Technology: Stainless Steel 316L Digital Fabrication: Cold forming & robotic folding
GFRG: Robotic Forming
Perforated Metal: Laser Cut
Coffee Table: Robotic & CNC
Design Challenge: The creative challenge is to realize designers full vision outside the industry's comfort zone. Manifold Lab experimented multiple digital fabrication method to create the full architectural scale space.
Research: Design research: generative design, NURBs, catmull-clark Subdivision
Material research: robotics, GFRG, stainless steel bending, laser cutting, CNC marble
Inspiration: Mathematical forms inspire the organic office space that exists in nature - the design seeks balance between beauty and ration. Program wise, the oasis is aimed to be a creative exchange space for designers and creative industries.
Multiple experimental fabrication methods were explored before finalizing the design to realize the designers' vision.
Project Duration: Project started in 2020 and finished in September 2022 in Toronto.
Operation Flow: The central atrium act as a hub for design teams to exchange ideas.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Z Square Group and Manifold Lab, 2022.
Team Members: Mengdi Zhen
Nan Zeng
Steven Avis
Ying Guo
Ken Yu
Image Credits: Photographer, Hubert Ye Hua, 2022