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Hitobito Shaqada Koowaad: Rakibaadda Iftiinka by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Hitobito Shaqada Koowaad: Rakibaadda Iftiinka by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Mashruucyada Iftiinka iyo Farshaxanka Nalka Competition Category.


NaxaasMashruucyada Iftiinka· 2023

Hitobito Shaqada Koowaad: Rakibaadda Iftiinka

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Mashruucyada Iftiinka Category

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The Design

About Hitobito Shaqada Koowaad: Rakibaadda Iftiinka

Qoraalka Buugga: Hitobito waa rakibaad iftiin loo sameeyay dabbaaldeg nalal ah oo ka dhacay Magaalada Taipei sannadkii 2023. Qaab-dhismeedku wuxuu ka dhashay ku dhaqmiddiisu waxay ka hesheen xarafka Shiinaha ee macnihiisu yahay "qof," oo ay sameeyaan laba xubnood oo isku tiirsan. Laba iridood oo cidhiidhi ah ayaa martida u hoggaamiya gudaha, halkaas oo wadooyinku isugu biirayaan hal booskoodii oo ballaadhan. Mishiin tuurta sawirrada (projector) oo ku yaal bartamaha ayaa muuqaal dhaqdhaqaaqaya ku tuura sagxadda. Qaab-dhismeedka biyoxidhka ah ee birta ah, oo si gacanta lagu qalloocsaday, ayaa la rinjiyeeyay midab cad oo lagu daboolay dawakh baambuu ah oo la tolay, oo bal ballaadhkoodu yahay hal sentimeetir. Rakibaaddu waxay le'eg tahay 9.8 mitir oo ballaadhan, 7.8 mitir oo dheer (qoto dhow), iyo 3.5 mitir oo dherer ah.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award

Hitobito Shaqada Koowaad: Rakibaadda Iftiinka waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf sare leh oo la siiyo naqshado aan caadi ahayn oo lagu garto hal-abuur, hal-abuur cusub iyo caqli. Guuleystayaasha Naxaasta waa shaqooyin xirfad buuxda leh iyo hal-abuur yaab leh oo xaqiijiya khibrad weyn, male-awaal iyo kartida naqshadeeyayaashooda. Hitobito Shaqada Koowaad: Rakibaadda Iftiinka waa walax la filayo inay noqoto mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur cusub leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Naxaasta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu ku darsadaa hab-dhaqanno ugu wanaagsan farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada wuxuuna ku fiican yahay dhawrista tafaasiisha. Hitobito Shaqada Koowaad: Rakibaadda Iftiinka si fiican ayay u buuxisaa baahiyaha, taabataa rabitaannada, soo jiidataa dareenka kicinayaanna xiisaha aqoonta.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
HitoBito is the art installation created for the lantern festival in Taipei City in 2023. The structural design draws inspiration from the Chinese character of a person, which is two members supporting each other. The two small entrances, which face one of the main entrances to the festival venue, merge into one space where people can audit the projection on the ground.
Dimensions & Packaging
9.8 meter width, 7.8 meter depth, and 3.5 meter height
Tags
Art Installation, Lighting Installation, Bamboo, Taipei, Taiwan
Production Technology
Manually bent steel pipe structure is cladded with 1cm bamboo dowels in its width. A projector is installed at the center of installation to project the motion graphic onto the floor.
Design Challenge
The installation is the combination of industrial material and traditional Asian bamboo crafting. The organic shape of installation is composed with three dimensional curvature. Thus, the weaved surface with bamboo dowels are adopted with steel pipe structure to wrap the installation.
Research
This art installation is the part of Taiwan lantern festival hosted in Taipei city in February 2023. The event is integrated in the Taipei urban fabric with interaction with the visitors in the city. Hito bito is selected as one of new immigrant installation to celebrate diversity of Taiwan with many nations to work and live together.
Inspiration
The design inspiration is where people gather and feel the diversity of Taipei City. The weaved bamboo façade and white-painted steel pipes represent the traditional Asian crafting method meeting with architectural structure.
Project Duration
The design started in November 2022 and finished construction in January 2023 in Taipei City. The Lantern festival was open to public in February 2023.
Operation Flow
Major flow of visitors is located on the narrow side entrance of the installation. Visitors enter the space individually, and meet at the larger space where has a projection of motion graphic.
Team Members
Daisuke Nagatomo
Minnie Jan
Jenny Yeh
Hao Sung

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