Skystation Курсии Ҳайкалтарошӣ by Peter Newman

Skystation Курсии Ҳайкалтарошӣ by Peter Newman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award in Дизайни мебели кӯча Competition Category.

НуқраМебели кӯчагӣ· 2023

Skystation Курсии Ҳайкалтарошӣ

by Peter Newman

Client: Peter Newman Studio

Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award Winner in Мебели кӯчагӣ Category

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The Design

About Skystation Курсии Ҳайкалтарошӣ

Skystation як муҷассамаи интерактивӣ мебошад, ки инчунин ҷойҳои нишасти ҷамъиятиро таъмин мекунад. Контурҳои асар барои мувофиқ кардани шакли такяшудаи инсон тарҳрезӣ шудаанд ва ба тафаккури осмон ташвиқ мекунанд. Ҷойгоҳи он ба он монанд аст, ки NASA мавқеи бетарафии бадан номида мешавад, ки он шаклест, ки бадан ҳангоми аз таъсири ҷозиба озод шудан ба он бармегардад. Skystation имкони таваққуф, мулоҳиза ва ҳамкорӣ дар доираи ҷамъиятро фароҳам меорад. Он аз идеяи модернистии шакл аз паи функсия илҳом гирифта шудааст. Ин таъсири тасодуфӣ дорад, ки гуфтугӯҳои байни бегонагонро қариб ногузир мегардонад.

The Recognition

About the Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award

Skystation Курсии Ҳайкалтарошӣ ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award аст, ки эътирофи фавқулодда обрӯманд буда, ба тарҳҳои сатҳи олӣ, зебо ва таъсирбахш дода мешавад. Ғолибони нуқра асарҳои бағоят дурахшон ва бениҳоят эҷодкоронаанд, ки таҷрибаи барҷаста, истеъдод ва зиракии тарроҳони худро нишон медиҳанд. Интизор меравад, ки Skystation Курсии Ҳайкалтарошӣ асари аҷоиб ва намунавӣ бошад, ки ба таври назаррас касбӣ ва амиқан навоваронаанд. Ин тарҳи ғолиби Ҷоизаи нуқрагии A' Design Award ихтирои хеле назаррас ва мавриди таҳсин аст, ки судманд аст ва ҳудуди санъат, илм, тарроҳӣ ва технологияро пеш мебарад. Skystation Курсии Ҳайкалтарошӣ офаридаест, ки бисёриҳо ба он ҳасад мебаранд ва хостаҳоро бедор мекунад, эҳсосоти мусбат меорад ва ҳайрат ва тааҷҷуб ба вуҷуд меорад.

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