Kawadoko Bangku by Shih An Ko is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Gangsa in Desain Parabot Competition Category.

GangsaParabot· 2021

Kawadoko Bangku

by Shih An Ko

Client: Chieh Nan Ko Architects

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Parabot Category

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The Design

About Kawadoko Bangku

Kawadoko adolah bangku kayu nan dirancang untuak mambari kalapangan dari angek musim paneh. Namonyo marujuak ka platform nan dibangun di ateh sungai di Jepang salamo musim paneh, dimano urang-urang badingin di tapi aia nan mangaia. Bangku ko dibuek dari kayu oak putiah, manggunoan sambungan mortise jo tenon sarato teknik woodturning, sarupo jo struktur arsitektur kayu tradisional. Cilah panjang di antaro batang duduak mambuek angin bisa lewat untuak raso duduak nan sajuak. Tampek duduak labiah leba daripado biaso, sahinggo pangguno bisa duduak basilo atau baiah untuak baristirahaik. Ujuang batang nan bulek babantuak pagangan katiko bangku ko dipindahkan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Kawadoko Bangku adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. Kawadoko Bangku dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. Kawadoko Bangku mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Inspired by the memories of kawadoko, this bench is specially designed for escaping from the summer heat. The long gaps between the seat create a cool and well-ventilated sitting experience, and the rods that make up the seat are cut into flat surfaces to ensure comfort, while the edges remain circular, similar to the shape of bamboo, and serve as handles when moving the chair.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 430mm x Depth 1520mm x Height 460mm
Tags: bench, summer, nature, furniture
Production Technology: Production: tenon and mortise techniques, woodturning
Material: white oak
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge is the making of the 1.5 meters-long wooden rods, which requires customized jigs to stabilize during the making process. And the burnt marks on the curved surface, after several attempts,have been successfully erased using certain techniques.
Research: The project has explored the wooden structure of traditional Japanese architecture, and transformed it into the constructive concept of the design. Another research is about the relevance between furniture and human body scale,and how our body reacts in different circumstances, as these are the factors that refined the prototype in the process.
Inspiration: Kawadoko, which mean river floors, are patios built over the river by restaurants in Kibune during the summer. While kawadoko are temporary, they are quite sturdy-built with wood and bamboo.
In Kibune, people are only a few feet above the river as they can enjoy the sound of water, the breeze, and the mist.
Thinking Kawadoko as a pleasant escape from the summer heat, the design aims to evoke memories of kawadoko, bringing a sense of coolness into daily life.
Project Duration: The project started in August, 2020 and finished in January, 2021, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The scale and dimension of this project has been carefully arranged to achieve a friendly user experience. The width of the bench is wider than the average, so that user can easily sit cross-legged or even lie down to rest. The height of the shelf is in exact position where the hands are naturally dropping,which means anything on the shelf are within reach.the round rods serve as handles when moving the bench. In addition, a foldable cushion can be used during winter to ensure comfort.