Slient Currents ስነ-ምህዳራዊ ምሕዳስ ዝክሪ by Yanci Chen and Jing Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award in ዘላቒ ፍርያት፣ ፕሮጀክትታትን ቀጠልያ ንድፊን Competition Category.
ሓጺንዘላቒ ፍርያት· 2025
Slient Currents ስነ-ምህዳራዊ ምሕዳስ ዝክሪ
Client: Ycj Studio
ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ዘላቒ ፍርያት Category
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About Slient Currents ስነ-ምህዳራዊ ምሕዳስ ዝክሪ
ስዑት ውሒዞታት ናይ ዝኽርን ናይ ባሕሪ ምሕዳስን ፕሮጀክት እዩ፣ ቅድሚ ሕጂ ናይ ኑክለር ፈተነ ዝነበረ ቦታ ናብ ናይ ባሕሪ መዕቆቢ ዝልውጥ። ሰብ ሰርሖም ናይ ኮራል ቅርጻታት ካብ ካልሲየም ካርቦኔት ዝሓዘ ናይ ባሕሪ ደረጃ ኮንክሪት ዝተሰርሑ ኮይኖም፣ ዕቤት ኮራልን ብዙሕነት ህይወትን ንምድጋፍ ዝዓለሙ እዮም። ትሕቲ ማይ ዝርከቡ መገድታትን ተንሳፋፊ መዕዘቢ መድረኻትን በጻሕቲ ነቲ ዝሓደሰ ስነ-ምህዳር ንኽርእዩ የኽእሎም። ናይ ማዕበል ሓይሊ መፍረይቲ ንቦታው ሓይሊ የቕርቡ። እዚ ንድፍ ምዝካር ናይቲ ዝሓለፈን ንነዊሕ ግዜ ዝጸንሕ ስነ-ምህዳራዊ ሕድሳትን የተኣሳስር።
The Recognition
About the ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award
Slient Currents ስነ-ምህዳራዊ ምሕዳስ ዝክሪ ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ካብ ጽቡቕ ዝተዳለዉ ፍጥረታት ዝጽበዩ ሞያውን ኢንዱስትሪኣውን ጠለባት ንዝመላኡ ጽቡቓት ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ሓጺን ዓቢ ክእለት፣ ልዑል ፍሉይነት፣ ክኢላዊ ርድኢትን ፈጠራዊ ዓቕምን ፈጣርዮም የርእዩ። Slient Currents ስነ-ምህዳራዊ ምሕዳስ ዝክሪ ብብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን፣ ተግባራውን ሓድሽን ፍጥረት ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ንዝበለጹ ልምድታት ኢንዱስትሪ የጣምር፣ ምስ ፍልጠትን ተውህቦን ዝተኣሳሰሩ ብቑዓት ቴክኒካውያን ባህርያት ድማ ኣለዎ። Slient Currents ስነ-ምህዳራዊ ምሕዳስ ዝክሪ ብጥንቃቐኡ ይኽበር፣ ንዓለም ዝሓሸ ቦታ ክትኸውን ዝሕግዙ ምምሕያሻት መዓርግ ህይወት ንምቕራብ ድማ ዝተዳለወ እዩ።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Silent Currents is a memorial and ecological restoration project that transforms a former nuclear test site into a thriving marine sanctuary. The design fosters reef regeneration through artificial reef structures made from eco-friendly marine concrete, accelerating coral growth. Submerged pathways and floating observation points allow visitors to witness marine revival, while integrated tidal energy systems symbolize a transition to sustainable coexistence, merging memory with renewal.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Silent Currents spans a 5,000m² marine restoration zone, with artificial reef structures ranging from 2,000mm to 5,000mm in height to support diverse marine habitats. Submerged pathways extend 1,500mm wide, allowing controlled visitor access. Floating observation platforms measure 10,000mm in diameter, integrating tidal energy systems. The site is designed for gradual ecological adaptation, ensuring long-term biodiversity and marine life regeneration.
- Tags
- marine restoration, artificial reef, tidal energy, ecological memorial, coral regeneration, underwater architecture, sustainable design, nuclear test site transformation, biodiversity conservation, submerged pathways
- Production Technology
- Silent Currents employs marine-grade concrete infused with calcium carbonate to accelerate coral growth and restore marine biodiversity. 3D-printed reef structures optimize surface texture for marine life attachment, while submerged pathways and floating observation decks use recycled polymers and corrosion-resistant alloys. Tidal energy generators harness ocean currents for sustainable power, ensuring a self-sustaining, low-impact intervention that merges ecological restoration with memorialization.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge in Silent Currents was transforming a contaminated nuclear test site into a thriving marine sanctuary. Internally, the design had to balance memorialization and ecological regeneration while respecting the site's tragic history. Externally, obstacles included data limitations on long-term radiation effects, marine ecosystem recovery rates, and legal restrictions on site intervention. Overcoming these required interdisciplinary research and innovative material solutions.
- Research
- Silent Currents is based on environmental and architectural research exploring post-nuclear site restoration. The objective was to rebuild marine ecosystems while creating a meaningful memorial. Methods included marine biology studies, site mapping, and material testing for reef structures. Data from oceanographers, ecologists, and engineers informed the design. Findings show artificial reefs accelerate biodiversity recovery, influencing sustainable restoration strategies and conservation policies.
- Inspiration
- Silent Currents is inspired by the devastating impact of nuclear testing on marine ecosystems and the urgent need for ecological restoration. The project reimagines a test site as a marine sanctuary, blending memorialization with environmental renewal. Drawing from research on coral rehabilitation, artificial reef technology, and tidal energy, it introduces submerged structures that support biodiversity while serving as a living monument to resilience and transformation.
- Project Duration
- Feburary 2025 Pacific Ocean
- Operation Flow
- Silent Currents invites visitors to experience marine restoration firsthand through floating observation decks and submerged pathways that offer a close view of regenerating ecosystems. Over time, the artificial reef structures become thriving habitats, transforming a once-devastated site into a sanctuary for marine life. The integration of tidal energy systems ensures sustainability, making the site both a memorial and a living example of environmental renewal.
- Patents
- Yanci Chen, Jing Chen
- Team Members
- Yanci Chen, Jing Chen
- Image Credits
- Yanci Chen, Jing Chen
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