KennaXu Gallery Whare Whakaari Toi by Da Integrating Limited is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.
RinoRoto Whare· 2021
KennaXu Gallery Whare Whakaari Toi
Client: Da Integrating Limited
A' Design Award Rino Winner in Roto Whare Category
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About KennaXu Gallery Whare Whakaari Toi
Ko KennaXu Gallery he whare whakaari toi kei roto i tētahi hapori nohonga tawhito i Shenzhen, Haina. Ko te wāhi 223 mita pātata i hangaia mai i tētahi kāinga o mua e rua ōna papa whāiti, pōuri hoki. Ko te ma te tae matua, e hanga ana i tētahi papamuri ngāwari, whakauru hoki e whakaatu ana i te tae me te whakatakotoranga o ngā peita e whakaaturia ana. Ko ngā rawa e whakamahia ana ko te peita ranga, te kiriata angiangi, te papa rākau, te karaihe mārama rawa, te tairoa mā me te tira maitai mā. Ka kawea mai e ngā matapihi rerekē te māramatanga me ngā oro o waho, e hono ana i te whare whakaari ki te oranga o ia rā o te hapori.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Rino
Ko KennaXu Gallery Whare Whakaari Toi te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko KennaXu Gallery Whare Whakaari Toi he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a KennaXu Gallery Whare Whakaari Toi mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The design team reflected on the relationship between gallery and art space, and discovered more possibilities of the gallery as a public space. Located in an old residential community, the site blends a strong living atmosphere with beautiful natural landscape, making it possible to integrating art aesthetics and learning into daily life.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project is 223 square meters in all.
- Tags
- Art gallery, Shenzhen, public space, color, freedom, openness, multi-sensory experiences
- Production Technology
- Latex paint, membrane, wooden flooring, ultra-clear glass, white tile, white stainless steel
- Design Challenge
- There were also some unfavorable conditions as converting the former residence into an art space. The original space consisted of two floors, which were narrow and dim. The first floor had a low ceiling, looking like a storeroom, while the second floor featured an old-styled, disordered and fragmented spatial pattern. The overall space looked so different from an art space.
- Research
- The building, constructed in the 1990s within an old community, is the place where the gallery owner Kenna Xu spent his childhood. It carries his deep affection for Shenzhen, and also breeds his dream of establishing a contemporary art gallery that finds a foothold in the local area and pursues global visibility.
- Inspiration
- The space is dominated by white hue, which produces a modern, simplistic spatial tone as well as an inclusive backdrop that reveals the authenticity of things. It can fully display the color, composition, aesthetics and thinking of exhibited paintings. The design incorporates a sense of "emptiness" to create a free and serene ambience, with a view to enabling harmonious interaction between light and shadow, nature and artworks, and thereby achieving the beauty of art.
- Project Duration
- The project started in November, 2018 and finished in September, 2019 in the Intersection of Yitian Road and Fuqiang Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
- Operation Flow
- The unique windows shake off traditional designs, and act as openings for conveying messages. Meanwhile, those structures bring in the daily chatter of residents, sounds of footsteps and birdsong from outdoor groves, which become background music for the art space. The gallery seems to grow here and closely integrates with the old community.
- Team Members
- Design Firm: DA INTEGRATING LIMITED
Chief Designer: Chinman Ngai
Cooperators: Artist Yang Shu
Cooperators: Ma Shuqing - Image Credits
- Photo by: Kevin, Benmo Studio
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