Diagonal Primary Function: Tēpu Mahi by Chris Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
HiriwaTaputapu· 2021
Diagonal Primary Function: Tēpu Mahi
by Chris Chen
Client: Chris Chen
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Taputapu Category
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About Diagonal Primary Function: Tēpu Mahi
Book Text: Ko Diagonal he tēpu mahi i hangaia i runga i tētahi whakaaro āhuahanga kotahi, arā, te raina hauroki e hono ana i ngā koki e rua e whakateitei ana. He rākau papapiri me te ānini rākau wōnati te mata o te tēpu, ā, e whai ana te tauira ānini i te aratohu hauroki ōrite. He maitai ngā tūranga e rua me te whakaotinga peita paura, ā, ka whakaturia ngā tūranga e rua i runga i te raina ōrite. E hunaia ana te anga hanga matua ki roto i te mata o te tēpu, ā, mā ngā pou poto e toru e kawe te taumaha ki ngā tūranga. Nā tētahi tapa hauroki me tētahi āputa i waenga i te mata me ngā tūranga, ka rite ki te maanu te mata.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Diagonal Primary Function: Tēpu Mahi te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Diagonal Primary Function: Tēpu Mahi he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Diagonal Primary Function: Tēpu Mahi he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Diagonal logic was extended to every element and compositional logic of the desk, not only reveals on the layout of walnut veneer of the tabletop, but also applies to structural skeleton that transmits force from the top to stand. Furthermore, the positions of two stands are also aligned to the diagonal guide line of the desktop.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 850 mm X Length 1700 mm X Height 750 mm
- Tags
- Table,Diagonal,Taiwan,Furniture
- Production Technology
- Stand:Steel frame with powder coating surface,
Tabletop of plywood with walnut veneer - Design Challenge
- The main structural skeleton was embedded within the tabletop and transmits the force thru three mediated columns to the stand. The skeleton was placed at the center line of the desk and holds up two cross diagonal logic. Then connects to two 90 degree table stands.
- Research
- The bevel detail of tabletop and the technique to distant stand and tabletop are both meant to lighten upper part of the desk and create a floating illusion.
- Inspiration
- The concept of table “Diagonal 45” is initiated from the geometric term which is one line segment joins two nonconsecutive vertices. The connection between each vertex not only creates a tension but also draw a frame to form an area. The idea is to use the simplest geometry to establish a steady and sleek structure of a table.
- Project Duration
- The project was made in Oct 2017
- Operation Flow
- Void and Solid interaction:
If you stand at the perfect diagonal angle from different side of table, you will be given a total different impression of the desk. One is light as modern steel frame glass building, but from the other angle, the desk will be more like solid concrete building. And of course the view and impression will become various when you walk along the table. The balance between dynamic and static, void and solid are swinging between the diagonal lines. - Team Members
- Designer: Chris Chen
Designer: TC Kuo - Image Credits
- Photographer: Johnny Lin
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