The Sea Vibes Whakatūnga by ToThree Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award Koura in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
KouraWaihanga· 2019
The Sea Vibes Whakatūnga
Client: SUNAC Dalian
A' Design Award Koura Winner in Waihanga Category
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The Design
About The Sea Vibes Whakatūnga
I hoahoatia tēnei whakatūnga mā te reo o te moana: ko ngā ngaru, nā te mea i hoahoatia mō tētahi kaupapa nohoanga i te takutai o Te Kokoru o Dalian, Haina. Ko te whakatūnga he pūraka nui kua hangaia e ngā papa kōura rua-papa, e 6000 ngā papa kua whakairihia ki te tūāpapa i runga i tētahi raupapa motuhake. Inā haere takawai i te pūraka, ka rite tēnei whakatūnga ki ngā ngaru e rere haere ana tētahi i muri i tētahi. Inā neke ngā papa i roto i te hau moana, ka whakaata te rama me ngā tae e kanapa ana, e tohu ana i te hūpūpū. I whakaputa anō tēnei hoahoa i te kakare o ngā ngaru moana mā te whakatūnga mau.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Koura
Ko The Sea Vibes Whakatūnga te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Sea Vibes Whakatūnga he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a The Sea Vibes Whakatūnga i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This installation was designed using the language of the sea: waves, as it was for a residential project built along the shore of Dalian Bay, China. The installation is a huge cylinder formed by double-layer copper plates. It consists of 6000 plates which were hung in the frame according to specific permutation. When you walk around the cylinder, it looks like waves running one after another. When the plates dance in the sea wind, flashing light and colors are reflected, just like spindrift.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 8 meters in diameter
- Tags
- SUNAC, Sea vibes, cylinder
- Production Technology
- Double cooper plates, cylinder frame
- Design Challenge
- How to give the fixed installation a movement that resembles the endless waves of the sea was the biggest challenge. In the end the cylinder form with hanging cooper plates was the best sollution.
- Research
- As the residential project is built along the shore of Dalian Bay of China, the first thing capture our eyes is the specific feature of the project: the SEA. This inspires us to design an installation at the entrance using the language of the sea:waves, in order to echo the sea. As a matter as fact we further applied this language to the whole space of the demonstrate center, including: the logo, lamps and signage, making the space visually a whole.
- Inspiration
- As the residential project is built along the shore of Dalian Bay of China, the first thing capture our eyes is the specific feature of the project: the SEA. This inspires us to design an installation at the entrance using the language of waves in order to echo the sea. As a matter as fact we further applied this language to the whole space of the demonstrate center, including: the logo, lamps and signage, making the space visually a whole.
- Project Duration
- 4 months, located in Dalian
- Operation Flow
- The cylinder formed by cooper plates creates a dynamic movement of the waves of the sea.
- Team Members
- He Yang
Zhang Rui
Liu Wenbo
Zhang Peinan
Gao Jinxiao
Zhang Linna
Jiang Xuhui - Image Credits
- Photographer: He Yang, Zhang Peinan
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