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Poro City Reka Bentuk Pameran by Chieh-Ting, Yushan Martha and Kyoung Eun

Poro City Reka Bentuk Pameran by Chieh-Ting, Yushan Martha and Kyoung Eun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Besi in Reka Bentuk Ruang Dalaman dan Pameran Competition Category.


BesiDalaman· 2022

Poro City Reka Bentuk Pameran

by Chieh-Ting, Yushan Martha and Kyoung Eun

Client: Architecture for community Los Angeles

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Dalaman Category

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The Design

About Poro City Reka Bentuk Pameran

Poro City ialah reka bentuk pameran yang dibina daripada peti susu. Peti-peti ini membentuk sistem seperti batu bata yang tidak lutsinar mahupan pejal sepenuhnya, memegang pameran tanpa sempadan yang tegar. Dinding berliang yang bergelombang membingkai pandangan dan mengingatkan kita kepada permukaan blok berlubang (breeze block) yang terdapat di Los Angeles. Set komponen modular ini pantas dipasang dan boleh disesuaikan dengan pelbagai tapak dalaman dan luaran. Pemasangan ini menggunakan 1100 peti berukuran 33 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm dalam ruang galeri seluas 200 meter persegi. Warna-warna terang mengubah objek utilitarian yang biasa dilihat menjadi ruang yang mesra dan menarik.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Poro City Reka Bentuk Pameran ialah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengiktirafan yang berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk yang baik yang memenuhi keperluan profesional dan industri yang dijangka daripada ciptaan yang direka dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan kemahiran yang besar, kepakaran yang tinggi, kefahaman pakar dan keupayaan kreatif penciptanya. Poro City Reka Bentuk Pameran diharapkan menjadi ciptaan yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi yang praktikal dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini menyepadukan amalan terbaik industri dan mempunyai ciri teknikal yang kompeten yang dikaitkan dengan kepakaran dan bakat. Poro City Reka Bentuk Pameran dihormati kerana ketelitiannya dan direka untuk memberikan peningkatan kualiti hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Poro City proposes a dialogue with the many communities of Los Angeles. Milk crates function as a brick system that is neither transparent nor solid, housing the exhibition without imposing a rigid boundary. The milk crate's flexibility allows for various design options that can adapt to different spaces. Moreover, its immediately familiar iconography makes it approachable to a wide range of audiences.
Dimensions & Packaging
It is constructed with 1100 counts of 33 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm milk crates and distributed in a 200 square meters gallery.
Tags
exhibition design, reuse, second life,
Production Technology
Our modular crate system was designed to be easy and fast to assemble. With the help of volunteers, we were able to construct all of the walls in less than a day. COVID has kept many of us indoors, so it was great to get together at Helms Bakery for the exhibition.
Design Challenge
Due to the viral milk-crate challenge from Tik Tok, and to discourage climbing on the walls, we also made the decision to treat seating as a separate element rather than integrating it with the exhibition walls.
Research
We were inspired by the project brief, which called for a design that could be distributed at indoor and outdoor sites throughout Los Angeles. We wanted our design to be recognizable regardless of its location, and to create a space while connecting to each unique neighborhood. We settled on a kit-of-parts construction using milk crates as our primary building material due to their adaptability and recognizability. Assembled as undulating porous walls, crates frame views and emphasize the experiential relationship between exhibition and site. The stacked brick pattern recalls the textures of breeze block walls, iconic surfaces of the LA landscape. The final result is a welcoming and vibrant exhibition in an array of vivid colors.
Inspiration
Packaging is often a means to an end. We receive a good, unwrap it, and discard the container. However, some forms of packaging, like shipping crates and pallets, are designed for durability and reuse. These sturdy qualities often inspire more robust modes of use than initially intended. The same is true for the milk crate.
Project Duration
It is located at Culver City, California. It starts construction on October and stand in the gallery from November to December.
Operation Flow
Our vision for this exhibition was to exemplify the ability of people to create the extraordinary from the mundane. Showcasing milk crates, which by their nature are utilitarian objects, celebrates this resourcefulness. The bright and unexpected colors further elevate and transform the material and show it in a new way.
Team Members
Chieh-Ting Chuang
Martha Kriley
Yushan Men.
Image Credits
Photo credit: Dylan Corr, Kyoung Eun Park
Video Credit: Martha Kriley. Gary Doran
Graphic Credit: Nick Imbriale, Christopher Manzano, Philana Kim

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