Skystation Kursiga Sculptural by Peter Newman

Skystation Kursiga Sculptural by Peter Newman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Farnijarka Jidadka Competition Category.

LacagFarnijarka Jidadka· 2023

Skystation Kursiga Sculptural

by Peter Newman

Client: Peter Newman Studio

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Farnijarka Jidadka Category

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The Design

About Skystation Kursiga Sculptural

Skystation waa farshaxan is-dhexgal leh oo sidoo kale bixiya qaar ka mid ah fadhiyada dadweynaha. Wareegyada shaqada waxaa loogu talagalay inay ku habboonaadaan qaabka bini'aadamka ee fadhiistay oo dhiirigeliya ka fiirsashada cirka. Fadhiga ay bixiso ayaa la mid ah waxa ay NASA ugu yeerto Jidhka Dhexdhexaadka ah, kaas oo ah qaabka uu jidhku dib ugu soo noqdo marka uu ka xoroobo saamaynta cuf-jiidadka. Skystation waxay abuurtaa fursad hakad, dib u milicsi iyo is dhexgalka bulshada dhexdeeda. Waxaa dhiirigeliyay fikradda casriga ah ee qaabka qaabku wuxuu raacayaa shaqada. Waxay leedahay saamayn shicib ah oo ka dhigaysa wada sheekaysiga u dhexeeya shisheeyaha ku dhawaad lama huraan.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Skystation Kursiga Sculptural waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Skystation Kursiga Sculptural waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Skystation Kursiga Sculptural waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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