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Art Shield Primary Function: Iphaviliyoni Yokulondoloza Umfanekiso Oqingqiweyo by Hello Wood

Art Shield Primary Function: Iphaviliyoni Yokulondoloza Umfanekiso Oqingqiweyo by Hello Wood is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweLifo leNkcubeko kunye noShishino lweNkcubeko Competition Category.


IsilivereIlifa leNkcubeko· 2020

Art Shield Primary Function: Iphaviliyoni Yokulondoloza Umfanekiso Oqingqiweyo

by Hello Wood

Client: Hello Wood

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Ilifa leNkcubeko Category

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The Design

About Art Shield Primary Function: Iphaviliyoni Yokulondoloza Umfanekiso Oqingqiweyo

Book Text: I-Art Shield yiphaviliyoni yexeshana eyilelwe ukukhusela umfanekiso oqingqiweyo woluntu ebusika. Iphaviliyoni ijikeleza isikhumbuzo se-Vorosmarty kwiskwere esiphakathi eBudapest. Endaweni yesigqubuthelo seplastiki esiqhelekileyo, isakhiwo esikhanyayo sigcina isikhumbuzo sibonakala kubatyeleli. Isikhonkwane sentsimbi kunye nophahla lwe-birch plywood zaphuhliswa ngesoftware ye-parametric, apho iinxalenye zentsimbi zisikwe ngelaser zaza zafakwa umlilo, ngelixa uphahla lwenzelwe ngoomatshini abalawulwa ngekhompyutha. Ubuso obucacileyo be-plexiglass bukhusela imabhile kwimvula ephosakalayo. Iphaviliyoni ingahlanganiswa, idityulwe kwaye igcinwe ngokukhawuleza ukuze isetyenziswe kwakhona.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Art Shield Primary Function: Iphaviliyoni Yokulondoloza Umfanekiso Oqingqiweyo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Art Shield Primary Function: Iphaviliyoni Yokulondoloza Umfanekiso Oqingqiweyo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Art Shield Primary Function: Iphaviliyoni Yokulondoloza Umfanekiso Oqingqiweyo yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Hello Wood approached the winterization of the Vorosmarty monument on one of the most central squares of Budapest with a contemporary design concept. Instead of the most frequent plastic cover solution, they created a temporary structure around the artwork to protect it from the damaging effect of frost and thaw and to keep the monument visible, inspiring for the masses of visitors in the city center. The installation is reusable, it can be dismantled and stored swiftly between winter seasons.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width: 14,15 m
Depth: 9,00 m
Height: 10,65 m
Floor area: 112 m2
Tags
temporary, urban space, monument protection, pavilion, statue conservation, functional, installation
Production Technology
The steel structure and the birch plywood roofing were determined by using a parametric software. The tool using laser cutting technology retrieved data directly from the software and cut the steel sheet pieces to shape, which then were welded together. The roofing was made by CNC machines. The transparent plexiglass facade protects the statue from the driving rain. The structure was designed so it can be assembled and dismantled swiftly and it is also easy to transport and store.
Design Challenge
The biggest architectural challenge was to create a structure that protects and highlights the monument at the same time. The structure also had to be designed for easy disassembly, building up, transportation, moving by crane & storing. Since the timeframe for the design process was short, the studio had to come up with a very smart structure to be able to manage all the permissions by different governing bodies and authorities (e.g. monument protection, the municipality, the fire department).
Research
The studio was looking for inspiration in the monument preservation area but found few examples. Learning about the physical properties of the sculpture and Carrara marble was the main focus and to create a visually inspiring conservation solution around it. They had to learn about steel since it was their first time working with the material. They contacted restorers, statue experts, the designers of the square. They had to research the possibilities of how to build around an existing object.
Inspiration
An excerpt from Szozat is inscribed on the statue: To your homeland without fail / Be faithful, O Hungarian! The monument has been representing the idea that even in difficult centuries there are people & values capable of forging people into one nation. The classic form highlights this ideal, respects the statue and the historic environment. The translucent shape and the floorplan were inspired by the form and size of the monument and the elliptical design of the square.
Project Duration
The design process started in September 2019 and the production finished in November 2019 then the structure was set up in one week. The installation will be dismantled at the end of winter, in March. Its elements can be reassembled in the square again in the next winter season. Its location is Vorosmarty square, in the city center of Budapest.
Operation Flow
The pavilion, instead of covering the installation - as the usual plastic cover solution - gives an opportunity to the masses of visitors to marvel to and gain inspiration from the statue. During the Christmas Fair it dazzled the passers-by with a colorful lightning.
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Team Members
Chief designer: András Huszár
Chief designer: Péter Pozsár
Chief designer: Dávid Ráday
Design architect: Tamás Fülöp
Design architect: Péter Oravecz
Design architect: Brückner Dóra
Structural engineer: Gábor Cséfalvay
Constructor: Gábor Bognár
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Zsuzsa Darab, Art Shield - Vörösmarty pavilion, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Zsuzsa Darab, Art Shield - Vörösmarty pavilion, 2019.
Image #3: Photographer Zsuzsa Darab, Art Shield - Vörösmarty pavilion, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Zsuzsa Darab, Art Shield - Vörösmarty pavilion, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Zsuzsa Darab, Art Shield - Vörösmarty pavilion, 2019.
Video Credits: Máté Lakos

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