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MaGnesium Hub Enterijer izložbenog prostora by Chia Yu Tung

MaGnesium Hub Enterijer izložbenog prostora by Chia Yu Tung is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Бронзана награда A' Design Award in Дизајн ентеријера и изложбених простора Competition Category.


БронзанаЕнтеријер· 2021

MaGnesium Hub Enterijer izložbenog prostora

by Chia Yu Tung

Client: C.Y Tung

Бронзана награда A' Design Award Winner in Ентеријер Category

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The Design

About MaGnesium Hub Enterijer izložbenog prostora

MaGnesium Hub je konceptualni dizajn za ispostavu National Geographic Society u Presidiju, istorijskoj četvrti San Franciska. Ovaj komercijalni prostor mešovite namene obuhvata izložbeni prostor, kafe i radni prostor, smešten u dvospratnoj zgradi sa pogledom na Golden Gate most. Dizajn je inspirisan ranom bljeskalicom u fotografiji, kod koje je sagorevanje magnezijumovog praha stvaralo svetlost. Prvi nivo je zatamnjen, kao trenutak pre bljeska, dok je drugi nivo osvetljen, kao trenutak nakon bljeska. Kretanje kroz prostor, lobi i izložbene zone osmišljeni su vodeći računa i o funkciji i o izgledu.

The Recognition

About the Бронзана награда A' Design Award

MaGnesium Hub Enterijer izložbenog prostora је добитник Бронзане награде A' Design Award, високо престижног признања које се додељује изванредним дизајнима који се одликују креативношћу, домишљатошћу и оштроумношћу. Добитници Бронзане награде у потпуности су вешти и упечатљиво креативни артефакти који потврђују велико искуство, машту и снаљажљивост својих дизајнера. Очекује се да MaGnesium Hub Enterijer izložbenog prostora буде високо цењен, дивљен и вољен предмет, запажено професионалан и иновативан. Овај дизајн награђен Бронзаном наградом A' Design Award уграђује најбоље праксе у уметности, науци, дизајну и технологији и одличан је по пажњи према детаљима. MaGnesium Hub Enterijer izložbenog prostora сјајно задовољава потребе, дотиче жеље, очарава осећања и привлачи радозналост.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
MaGnesium Hub is a concept design for an outpost of National Geographic Society in Presidio, a historic neighborhood in San Francisco. The project is a mixed-use commercial space that accommodates the exhibition space, a cafe, and the workplace located in a two-story building overlooking Golden Gate Bridge. The circulation, lobby design, and exhibition spaces' unique features were planned thoroughly with functionality and aesthetics.
Dimensions & Packaging
Level 01: 630 sqm. 30m x 21m;
Level 02: 630 sqm. 30m x 21m
Tags
Exhibition, Museum Exhibition, Conceptual Design, Flash Camera, Magnesium, Scientific
Production Technology
Level one lobby represents the camera lens. The flipped LED graphic on the ground, which appears correctly in the mirrored ceiling, demonstrates the image reversed effect between the lens and the imaging sensor.
The permanent exhibition space adjacent to the lobby is designed with custom showcasing booths inspired by old camera bellows and camera lenses. The audio-visual room is designed with acoustic in mind for broadcasting short-clips.

Once visitors travel down the hallway past the central event space's wall, the current exhibition space is designed with flexibility in mind and planned as the "second layer" of magnesium atom. The flexible space and movable display cases are arranged for constant exhibition changes every season. The mesh ceiling in this area is formed by eight pieces of perforated panels inspired by the 8 electrons on the second shell of a magnesium atom.

Additionally, the display pedestals throughout the floor are made of brushed silver metal and dichroic glass resembling the flashcube of Kodak's Instamatic camera.

For the cafe space located at the corner of level one facing the Presidio neighborhood, the room is inspired by historic military architecture, characterizing brick elements, arcade porches, and other decorative elements.
Design Challenge
The design challenge of this project was to analyze the travel path throughout the space from visitors, staff, and employees' points of view and holistic incorporate into the design concept on the floor plan and every detail; security, merchant, and noise considerations needed to be covered in the circulation planning stage.
Research
The project had been through a research stage searching back to the history of National Geographic Society. The magazine's flash photographs were captured by Shiras's jack lighting technique, which he rode on a canoe with a bright light to catch animals' eyeshine, had successfully illuminated a previously invisible part of the natural world and also marked the organization's milestone. The effect of flash was first created through burning magnesium powder. Burning magnesium powder was used as the flashlight in early photography, so the designer started the concept related to the idea of the flashlight. Just like National Geographic's dedication to discovering the world through pioneering photos and insights, MaGnesium Hub carries a similar mission to celebrate the past and explore the future.
Inspiration
Since National Geographic's publication of 74 George Shiras's flash photos in 1906, the technique of creating flashlight by burning magnesium powder to capture animals in the dark, turned the Nat Geo magazine from a text-based scientific journal into a "picture book," which marked the organization's milestone. The designer has come up with a concept that is inspired by the phenomenon caused by flashlights.
Level one is designed as "before flash" that demonstrates a dimmish atmosphere; level two is the work floor, as "after flash," with a brighter look and feel.
Project Duration
The project was designed in 2019 in San Francisco and was nominated as one of the best.
Operation Flow
Besides educating visitors by showcasing the collections, Magnesium Hub also provides an event space for groups and neighbors to connect and socialize.
The interacting elements, such as the pullout display panels, digital interacting map, and the interaction board, are designed throughout the exhibition floor.
Image Credits
Image #1 : Renderer ArchiCGI
Image #2: Renderer ArchiCGI
Image #3 : Renderer ArchiCGI
Image #4 : Renderer ArchiCGI
Image #5 : Renderer ArchiCGI

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