Nestwood Hoahoa Taiwhare Whare Toi by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team

Nestwood Hoahoa Taiwhare Whare Toi by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

ParahiRoto Whare· 2023

Nestwood Hoahoa Taiwhare Whare Toi

by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team

Client: Z Square Group

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Nestwood Hoahoa Taiwhare Whare Toi

Ko Nestwood he taiwhare toi me te tari i hangaia hei waahi tahi mo nga umanga auaha. Ko te taiwhare e hipoki ana i te 600 mita tapawha puta noa i nga papa e rua. Na nga tikanga hoahoa whakaputa i hanga nga ahua taiao o te waahi. I whakamahia te hanga mamati karetao hei whakatū i te ahuahanga matatini mai i te maita kore-waikino moana, te kihu whakakaha muka karaihe, te mapere me te konumohe pokea. Ko tetahi wharangi manuhiri ahua taiao te tohu i te kuwaha, a, kei muri tonu he roto koiora iti. Ko te tokomaha o te whare i waenganui, e mau ana i nga pakitara whakaaweawe taiao me tetahi arawhata, hei pokapū mo te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Nestwood Hoahoa Taiwhare Whare Toi 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 Nestwood Hoahoa Taiwhare Whare Toi 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 Nestwood Hoahoa Taiwhare Whare Toi i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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