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Karst Shkallët E Filtrimit Të Ujit by Chi-Hao Chiang

Karst Shkallët E Filtrimit Të Ujit by Chi-Hao Chiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award in Dizajni i Materialeve të Ndërtimit dhe Komponentëve të Konstruksionit Competition Category.


BronziKomponentë Ndërtimi· 2022

Karst Shkallët E Filtrimit Të Ujit

by Chi-Hao Chiang

Client: Chi-Hao Chiang

Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award Winner in Komponentë Ndërtimi Category

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The Design

About Karst Shkallët E Filtrimit Të Ujit

Karst, një shkallë modulare e krijuar për ishullin e Guvernors në Nju Jork, është si një shpellë zgjidhëse për njerëzit që të shohin dhe dëgjojnë ujin që rrjedh, me një sistem filtrimi uji që sjell ndjesinë e natyrës në shtëpi, duke lidhur komunitetin e njerëzve dhe ujit. . Çdo modul ka një xhep për vendosjen e një qese me predha goca deti të grimcuara. Predhat e përbëra nga karbonat kalciumi mund të reagojnë me shiun acid për të ndihmuar në neutralizimin e oqeanit të acidifikuar duke thithur dioksid karboni. Në fund, është një sistem filtri që mund të mjegullojë kufirin midis njerëzve dhe natyrës në ishullin Guvernor.

The Recognition

About the Çmimi i Bronztë A' Design Award

Karst Shkallët E Filtrimit Të Ujit është fitues i Çmimit të Bronztë A' Design Award, një njohje shumë prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve të shquara, të dalluara për krijimtari, shpikësi dhe mprehtësi. Fituesit e Bronztë janë objekte shumë të aftë dhe goditëse në krijimtarinë e tyre, që vërtetojnë përvojën e gjerë, imagjinatën dhe shkathtësinë e dizajnerëve të tyre. Karst Shkallët E Filtrimit Të Ujit pritet të jetë një objekt shumë i vlerësuar, i admiruar e i dashur, jashtëzakonisht profesional dhe inovativ. Ky dizajn fitues i Çmimit të Bronztë A' Design Award përfshin praktikat më të mira në art, shkencë, dizajn dhe teknologji dhe shquhet për vëmendjen ndaj detajeve. Karst Shkallët E Filtrimit Të Ujit i plotëson shkëlqyeshëm nevojat, prek dëshirat, magjepson ndjenjat dhe tërheq kureshtjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Karst, a modular staircase designed for Governors Island in New York, is like a solutional cave for people to see and hear the flowing water, with a water-filtering system that brings the sensation of nature into the house, connecting the community of humans and water. Each module has a pocket for placing a bag of crushed oyster shells, and the shells composed of calcium carbonate can react with acid rain to reduce ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide.
Dimensions & Packaging
2032 mm x 5740.4 mm x 5130.8 mm
Tags
Staircase, Concrete, Water Filtration, Governors Island, Sustainable
Production Technology
It will be made out of concrete, and the bags with crushed oyster shells inside as the filtering material.
Design Challenge
Finding a way to combine two very different forms to be consistent and functional is the design challenge.
Research
Question the relationship between industrial standardized building material and organic material in the present time when concrete jungles are sprawling on the land. Our goal is to allow nature to appear and break the traditional boundary that we humans created, separating ourselves from nature. After the explorations of physical material combinations, we took styrofoam and pine cone models to deconstruct and reconstruct. After simplifying, two different forms combined in a consistent way.
Inspiration
The goal is to allow nature to appear and break the traditional boundary that we humans created, separating ourselves from nature. After many physical explorations, the proposal was narrowed down to create an interactive community for humans and water. Also, the reason for naming the staircase Karst is from the Karst terrain, which is famous for solutional caves, with its cave form and the process that acid rain can act with the crushed oyster shell.
Project Duration
The project started in February 2020 in New York and finished in May 2020 in New York, and was exhibited on Governors Island in New York in October 2020.
Operation Flow
First, the rainwater drips from the pockets with bags of crushed oyster shells. After the filtration, it trickles down on the cliff and flows through the troughs. Potentially, this staircase can be not only applied indoors but also separated into modular sliced units then installed along the island. It is a filter system that can blur the boundary between humans and nature on Governors Island. In the end, the filtered water can return to the harbor and benefit the island.
Team Members
Chi-Hao Chiang
Zhixian Song
Image Credits
Image #1: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Front View of Karst, 2020.
Image #2: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Side View of Karst, 2020.
Image #3: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Filtration Bags of Karst, 2020.
Image #4: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Handrail of Karst, 2020.
Image #5: Industrial Designer Chi-Hao Chiang, Steps of Karst, 2020.
Video Credits: Architect Zhixian Song, Application of Karst, 2020.

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