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Greenland International Expo City Totonu o le Nofoaga Fa'atau Oloa by Junlong Yuan and Juan Wang

Greenland International Expo City Totonu o le Nofoaga Fa'atau Oloa by Junlong Yuan and Juan Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.


AuroTotonu· 2020

Greenland International Expo City Totonu o le Nofoaga Fa'atau Oloa

by Junlong Yuan and Juan Wang

Client: Yuan Junlong, Wang Juan

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Greenland International Expo City Totonu o le Nofoaga Fa'atau Oloa

O le Greenland International Expo City o se totonu o le nofoaga fa'atau oloa e i ai i Jinan ma e aofia ai le 7000 sikuea mita. O le fa'atulagaga e mulimuli i laina tafe e fa'aosofia mai le Vaitafe Samasama, e maua ai e le avanoa se lagona o le feso'ota'i lelei. O le nofoaga mo feutana'iga, nofoaga malolo ma le nofoaga ta'alo a tamaiti ua feso'ota'i fa'atasi e avea o se tasi le fale fa'atino galuega. O lanu enaena matagofie ma lanu laupapa masani e tu'ufa'atasia uiga fa'a-Sasa'e ma faatufugaga fa'aonaponei. O mea faitino e aofia ai le vane laupapa, ma'a maamora, apamemea ma le vane ma'a, atavali fa'atufugaga ma fa'apipi'iga fa'atufugaga tetele. O se lau tele i totonu o le potu talimalo e fa'aali ai ata o le vaitafe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Greenland International Expo City Totonu o le Nofoaga Fa'atau Oloa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Greenland International Expo City Totonu o le Nofoaga Fa'atau Oloa e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Greenland International Expo City Totonu o le Nofoaga Fa'atau Oloa e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The design integrates the flow of the Yellow River and flexibility of lines, giving the space a sense of coherence. And functional divisions connect with each other, hence achieving the metaphor of abstract aesthetics.
The whole space has a modest decoration with rhythm. The main hues of elegant brown color and plain wooden color form an integration of Oriental charm and modern art through a unique design, thus creating an attractive spirit.
Dimensions & Packaging
Area: 7000 square meter
Category: Sales Center
Tags
Sales center, Yellow River, history, sand table, mountain and water, culture heritage, regional feature
Production Technology
Materials: Wood carving, art painting, large art installation, marble background wall, bronze and stone carving.
Design Challenge
The challenge is to arrange the super aluminum grating structure and patterns of auspicious clouds, which is also a technical experiment and breakthrough.
In the lobby, a super-large LED screen (16m x 9m) is firstly used to show its senses of technology and shock. By simulating the image of the Yellow River running through the whole space, the way to use site-responsive elements enables the space to convey a poetic imagination and perception, thus welcoming people to enjoy the artistic place.
Research
Jinan is the gateway to the Yellow River. The mighty river starts from the mountains faraway and runs through many provinces and autonomous regions on its way to the Bohai Sea. And the length of the Yellow River running through Jinan reaches 183 km.
Inspired by the Chinese civilization and famous landscapes like Mount Tai, Yellow River and Baotu Spring in Jinan, the design intends to create a poetic space that fuses Oriental culture with the beauty of natural landscapes.
Inspiration
Jinan is the gateway to the Yellow River. The mighty river starts from the mountains faraway and runs through many provinces and autonomous regions on its way to the Bohai Sea. And the length of the River running through Jinan reaches 183 km.
Inspired by the Chinese civilization and famous landscapes like Mount Tai, Yellow River and Baotu Spring in Jinan, the design intends to create a poetic space that fuses Oriental culture with the beauty of natural landscapes.
Project Duration
The project started and finished in June 2019 in Jinan.
Operation Flow
Negotiation area, the area of lounge and children playing are linked as a fully functional humanistic living pavilion.
The whole space has a modest decoration with rhythm. The main hues of elegant brown color and plain wooden color form an integration of Oriental charm and modern art through a unique design, thus creating an attractive spirit. In brief, people can enjoy the traditional rhythm of magnificence and elegance.
Team Members
Chief designer: Junlong Yuan
Chief designer: Juan Wang
Designer: Zhaohui Huang
Designer: Dongwei Gao
Image Credits
Image #1-Image #5: Photographer Xiao Tan, Interpretation of Wanhe
Main image is Image #1, Optional Image #1 is Image #2, Optional Image #2 is Image #3, Optional Image #3 is Image #4, Optional Image #4 is Image #5.

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