Ocean Vista Public Toilet Renovation Wharepaku Tūmatanui by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2022
Ocean Vista Public Toilet Renovation Wharepaku Tūmatanui
by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design
Client: the Volks Design Research & Consulting Ltd.
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Ocean Vista Public Toilet Renovation Wharepaku Tūmatanui
Ko Ocean Vista he whakahoutanga wharepaku tūmatanui kei te ara takutai i Coloane, Macau, kei runga i tētahi puke e anga ana ki te moana. I whakaritea anō te whakatakotoranga o roto, ā, i tāpiritia ētahi huānga mahi hou ki te hanganga raima o mua i roto tonu i te horahanga taketake. He papa tirohanga, he wāhi nohonga i te poroka, me tētahi paepae roa e taea ai e ngā manuhiri te titiro ki te moana me te mātakitaki whetū i te pō. Ko ngā huānga parauri me te whero-parauri i tāpiritia, i whakaawehia mai i ngā kōhatu kua kāpihitia ki te kōhuke o te ara takutai. Ko ngā rārangi kei ngā āhuatanga hou e tātari ana i te rā, e hanga ana i te korikori o te māramatanga me te atarangi.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Ocean Vista Public Toilet Renovation Wharepaku Tūmatanui te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Ocean Vista Public Toilet Renovation Wharepaku Tūmatanui he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Ocean Vista Public Toilet Renovation Wharepaku Tūmatanui i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Ocean Vista is a public toilet renovation project located along the coastal trail at Coloane Macau on the hillside facing the ocean. By reorganizing the interior layout and introducing new functional elements on top, the new design not only optimizes the functions of a public bathroom, but also it brings human closer to nature. By providing a viewing platform to enjoy the ocean, a balcony seating to observe the stars at night and a long bench to chill - it is an authentic public space for all.
- Tags
- public, toilet, architecture, renovation, macao, macau
- Design Challenge
- The challenge is to reorganize the interior spatial layout and introduce new functional elements upon existing concrete structure in the same footprint. Our goal is to convert it beyond its simple function and to subvert the perception of a typical public bathroom in Macau, which is dark, dirty, messy, and smelly.
- Inspiration
- The exterior renovation is inspired by the rocks along the coastal trail. Due to salty sea breeze, layers of minerals adhered to the surface forming very special brown and reddish rocks in this region. The new functional elements adhere to the existing structure like minerals; its form and its color echo with the rock and with the natural surroundings. The rhythm of lines that shaped the add-on features filter sunlight forming a movement of light and shadows where human meets nature.
- Project Duration
- This project is located in Coloane Macau and is completed in May 2021 within 2 months of renovation period.
- Team Members
- Chief Designer / Architect : Manuel Lap Yan Lam
Design Team : Scarlett Li - Image Credits
- All images: Photographer Manuel Lap Yan Lam
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