Qullqi Ñan Tiyarina · 2023
Skystation Rikchana Tiyarina
by Peter Newman
- A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu 2023 in Ñan Tiyarina
- CLIENT: Peter Newman Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 745,433
- Verification code C6E73AC4C9 · Verify this award
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About Skystation Rikchana Tiyarina
Skystation nisqaqa huk rikchana tinkunakuyñiqmi, llaqtapaqpas tiyarinakunata quspa. Kay llamkaypa rump'ukunanqa siriq runaq kuchumpaq allin ruwasqakuna kanku, hanaq pachata musyayta kallpanchankupas. Chaymi qusqan tiyaninqa NASAq "Neutral Body Posture" nisqanman rikchakun, chaytaq kurku rikch'ayninmi gravedadmanta kacharisqa kaspaqa. Skystation nisqaqa llaqta ukhupi samaykuy, yuyaykuy, tinkunakuypaq kaqta paqarichin. Modernistakunaq "rikch'ayninqa llamkayninta qatipun" nisqa yuyayninmanta saminchasqa. Hinallataqmi mana riqsisqa runakunaq rimanakuyninkuta yaqa mana pantanapaq ruwan.
About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu
Skystation Rikchana Tiyarina A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Skystation Rikchana Tiyarina ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Skystation Rikchana Tiyarina achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.
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- Unique Properties
- Skystation is an interactive sculpture that also provides some public seating. The contours of the work are designed to fit the reclining human form and encourage contemplation of the sky.
The seating it provides is similar to what NASA calls Neutral Body Posture, which is the shape the body returns to when free from the influence of gravity. Skystation creates an opportunity for pause, reflection and interaction within the public realm. Conversations between strangers are almost inevitable. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 4100mm x 4100mm x 675mm
- Tags
- Skystation, sculpture, bench, public art, installation, seating
- Production Technology
- Cast aluminium bronze, brushed satin finish.
Six segments were sand cast and precision cut, to align together on a stainless steel sub-structure. Assembled together on site. - Design Challenge
- To realise the design as a permanent installation required production in a material that would last a long time and was in keeping with the aesthetic of the work.
Aluminium bronze is a material used in the marine environment due to its resistance to corrosion and seems fitting in redeveloped wharf of London.
A golden disk also has a symbolic association with the sun and the sky going back to antiquity.
The colour introduces a warm tone among the cool steel that characterises the district. - Research
- Real world research was done with life size seating profiles, tested by a large number of volunteers, to be as comfortable as possible to a wide range of people lying down.
The chosen profile was then spun through 360 degrees and refined into a sculpture form.
Fibreglass prototypes of the finished sculpture were installed in various public locations. This has shown the positive impact of introducing an interactive sculpture into the pubic realm. It appeals to all ages and serves as a place-making element and encourages social interaction. - Inspiration
- Inspired by the LC4 chaise-longue, by Le Corbusier, Perriand and Jeanneret and the modernist idea of form follows function.
Looking upwards is inherently optimistic, and something akin to thinking about the future. Cognitive research suggests we do our best thinking lying down. - Project Duration
- Permanent installation at Canary Wharf, London.
- Operation Flow
- The sculpture can be used for sitting and lying down by up to 12 people. Although designed with adults in mind, children find the most inventive ways to interact with the shape.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #2: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #3: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #4: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #5: Photographer Google Landsat / Copernicus, Canary Wharf 2022
