Zhongjiao Tianjun Ọfíìsì Ìtajà by Lei Dong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
FàdákàInú Ilé· 2022
Zhongjiao Tianjun Ọfíìsì Ìtajà
by Lei Dong
Client: Serendipper Design
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Zhongjiao Tianjun Ọfíìsì Ìtajà
Zhongjiao Tianjun jẹ́ ọfíìsì ìtajà ilé àti ohun ìní tí ó wà nítòsí ilẹ̀ olókè-ńlá ti Jizhou ní Tianjin, orílẹ̀-èdè China. A tún ṣàlàyé àwọn ìtàn àtẹnudẹ́nu àti àlọ́ àtẹnudẹ́nu ìgbàanì ti orílẹ̀-èdè China gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwọn ohun ìfibọ̀mì àti àwọn ère nínú àyè ìṣàfihàn. Àwọn àwọ̀ ilẹ̀ pẹ̀lẹ́ àti àwọn ohun-èlò ilé tí a ṣe pàtàkì ń dá àyíká tí ó dẹ́tẹ́ẹ́rẹ́ sílẹ̀ tí ó sì ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀lára ìlà-oòrùn. Àwọn ohun èlò pàtàkì ni igi líle, òkúta, irin àti resini. Ọ̀kan lára àwọn ohun ìfibọ̀mì ti ògiri ń rán wa létí àwọn àpáta tí a kójọ sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ etí òkun, nígbà tí ohun ìfibọ̀mì ẹ̀rọ tí a fọwọ́ so ń rìn lókè àwọn ìlà ìjókòó nínú gbọ̀ngàn ìdúró.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Zhongjiao Tianjun Ọfíìsì Ìtajà jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Zhongjiao Tianjun Ọfíìsì Ìtajà yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Zhongjiao Tianjun Ọfíìsì Ìtajà jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Near the mountainous landscape of Jizhou, one of the northernmost districts of Tianjin in China, the designer has reinterpreted ancient Chinese folklore and fables into immersive installations and sculptures placed within a real estate exhibition space.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- An interactive mechanical art installation, dubbed Future Paddle, adorns the pitched ceiling of the lobby in the negotiation area. Resembling the skeletal form of a monster swimming the depths of an ocean, this element draws from mythical Chinese creatures called Kun-Peng, often depicted as massive hybrids of birds and fish, that are able to interchange between the capabilities of both classes of organisms. Suspended from the ceiling by means of wires, the device-consisting of ribbed, transparent elements-ebbs and weaves above the rows of seating in the lobby.
- Tags
- Classic of Mountains and Seas , Sales-office, Serendipper, Lei Dong, Tianjing
- Production Technology
- All furniture is custom designed, other main materials are solid wood, stone, metal, resin. A wall installation within the space replicates the texture of rocks piled up along the edge of the sea, highlighting the design scheme's adroit combination of material qualities. On the other hand, a separate wall installation within a more enclosed seating space echoes the rhythmic overlapping of fish scales, to create a strong visual focal point for the zone it decorates. To one side of the negotiation area is a micro-landscape installation consisting of a small table, decorated with wheat to represent the harvest. On the wall behind it is a textured 3D-relief which emulates the mountainous terrain of Jizhou, serving as a tribute to Yu the Great's fabled taming of the floods.
- Design Challenge
- An interactive mechanical art installation, dubbed Future Paddle, adorns the pitched ceiling of the lobby in the negotiation area. Resembling the skeletal form of a monster swimming the depths of an ocean, this element draws from mythical Chinese creatures called Kun-Peng, often depicted as massive hybrids of birds and fish, that are able to interchange between the capabilities of both classes of organisms. Suspended from the ceiling by means of wires, the device-consisting of ribbed, transparent elements-ebbs and weaves above the rows of seating in the lobby. The mechanical interactive art device, Future Paddle was among the most challenging aspects of the project, both in the early design stages and later on during its installation and debugging, the exact duration for which this dynamic device alternates between running and staying still, is controlled as per the time set in the operating program.
- Research
- The practice of dredging holds special reverence in China, dating back to the 3rd Millennium BCE with the legend of Emperor Yu the Great. Founder of the Xia Dynasty, Yu is said to be the first ruler to implement systems of flood control in the country. Hence, by means of their mythologically-themed intervention, Serendipper Design attempted to infuse a calming ambience into the space, using soft, earthy tones and custom furniture design to reflect an eastern sensibility and sense of historical reverence in the interior design. Organised around a square courtyard, the exhibition space's main program areas comprise an enterprise exhibition hall, a negotiation area, a sand table exhibition area, and an activity space for children.
- Inspiration
- The practice of dredging holds special reverence in China, dating back to the 3rd Millennium BCE with the legend of Emperor Yu the Great. Yu is said to be the first ruler to implement systems of flood control in the country. By means of the mythologically-themed intervention, we attempted to infuse a calming ambience into the space, using soft, earthy tones and custom furniture design to reflect an eastern sensibility and sense of historical reverence in the interior design.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2021 and finished in June 2021 in Tianjing, China
- Operation Flow
- There is a dynamic sculpture, titled the Blue Sea. Inspired by the story of Jingwei-a shipwrecked girl who was transformed into a bird upon her demise, the experimental artwork combines a bench featuring a gradient of blue and white hues, with a parabolic mass of twigs and pebbles erupting from one of its edges. As per the legend, Jingwei despised the Eastern Sea-the site of the shipwreck-to such an extent that the brave little bird decided to fill it up by carrying twigs and pebbles towards it each day. This tale has since become the source of the Chinese idiom Jingwei tries to fill the sea-an expression of unyielding determination in the face of insurmountable odds. The polished marble floor around the sculpture serves as a representation of the sea, with the reflections on its surface completing the visual narrative.
- Team Members
- Duan Mingnan, Feng Lili, Fan Yajuan
- Image Credits
- Photos by Sean
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