Eastern Seawall Pūnaha Tohu Ara by Yi Zhang

Eastern Seawall Pūnaha Tohu Ara by Yi Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Whakairoiro, Whakaahua Ringa me te Whakawhitiwhiti Ataata Competition Category.

HiriwaWhakairoiro· 2023

Eastern Seawall Pūnaha Tohu Ara

by Yi Zhang

Client: Water Authority of Shenzhen Municipality

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Whakairoiro Category

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The Design

About Eastern Seawall Pūnaha Tohu Ara

He pūnaha tohu ara a Eastern Seawall i hoahoatia mō tētahi ara hīkoi takutai i te Kūrae o Dapeng, Shenzhen, Haina. E ono ngā wāhanga motuhake i te taha o tētahi tahatai e 32 kiromita te roa, e honoa ana e te reo ataata kotahi kua whakakotahitia. Kua whakanohoia ngā papa tohu, ngā mahere wāhi me ngā whakataki hauropi ki ngā huarahi me ngā tomokanga. Ko ngā pere i āhuatia e te rere o te tai e whakarato ana i te ārahitanga mārama. Kua hangaia ngā papa ki te rākau mārō merbau e ātete ana i te waikura, me te anga whakapakari rīpeka maitai. Mā ngā hanganga kōwae e taea ai te whakaemi ngāwari ki runga i ngā pātūtai, ngā arawhata, ngā tāhuahua me ngā toka ākau, ā, ka whakaheke hoki i ngā taumaha hau i tētahi āhuarangi tote, haukū hoki.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Eastern Seawall Pūnaha Tohu Ara 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 Eastern Seawall Pūnaha Tohu Ara 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 Eastern Seawall Pūnaha Tohu Ara 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

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project was to connect 6 areas visually by unified signage systems, creating unique experience for visitors to enjoy native features and vitality.
While avoiding intrusive design, we took "reading on the way" as main design concept. It provides visitors with fresh, interesting and complete experience to read information, such as signboards, site maps and ecology introductions for roads and entrances. Modular structures were adopted to meet the needs of different venues.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2800mmx130mmx130mm Anti-corrosion Merbau Hardwood
10mm Steel Skeleton of Cross Bracing
Tags: Signage, environment，seawall reconstruction，experiential graphic，Coastal，public space
Production Technology: Along the 32km shoreline of Dapeng Peninsula in six disconnected parts, is dotted with boards in compact structures. The installation is easy and fast due to stage construction and long cycle. The coastal conditions bring challenges such as typhoon, high salt and high humidity. The boards can reduce wind loads and combine with permanent poles, avoiding looseness and corrosion of regular metal fasteners, easy for maintenance.
Design Challenge: The unified signage systems are built instead of the existed disordered ones to meet low maintenance demands for each section, and the demands for coastal economic production, also for the tourists. They’re designed by modular structures, making sign boards available with various forms but unified modules. Flexible sign-board assembling is achieved to meet the needs of different venues.
Research: Mountain-seaside Promenade was an existed narrow road connecting villages and peninsula end. Without guardrails and roadside furniture, the road was nearly untraversed. By chance, it became a nice area for ocean protection.
The interesting and changing ground graphics by coating process are designed to attract people to interact with this nice area during their visit on the magnificentpromenade.
Inspiration: Located in the east of Shenzhen, Dapeng Peninsula is famous for its mountains and seas. Local fishing villages and long coastline attract a large number of tourists. The design endowed the existed seawall with ideal tourist function.
Linear coastline space connects villages, roads, destinations and activity spaces in the entire region. It becomes a new type of experience-oriented tourist site.
Project Duration: Sept 22, 2022 Dapeng District, Shenzhen,Guangdong, China
Operation Flow: Located on a long narrow site, light and graceful boards can adapt to various venues of seawalls, steps, slopes and even reefs. The vivid tidal flow shaped arrows are adopted for clear guidance at the linear destinations.
Team Members: Zhang Yi（creative director）
Wen Yuehua（project manager）
Yan Meiying（designer）
Wu Siying（designer）