Nestwood Umsebenzi Oyinhloko Wokuqamba Igebhu Langaphakathi by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team

Nestwood Umsebenzi Oyinhloko Wokuqamba Igebhu Langaphakathi by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

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Nestwood Umsebenzi Oyinhloko Wokuqamba Igebhu Langaphakathi

by Z Square Group and Manifold Lab Team

Client: Z Square Group

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Nestwood Umsebenzi Oyinhloko Wokuqamba Igebhu Langaphakathi

Nestwood iyigebhu kanye nendawo yehhovisi eyakhelwe njengendawo yokwabelana yezimboni zobuchule. Ingaphakathi limboze isilinganiso samamitha ayisikwele angu-600 phezu kwezindiza ezimbili. Izindlela zokuklama ezizenzekelayo (generative design) zabumba isimo semvelo sendawo. Ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe bokwakhiwa kwedijithali ngamarobhothi (robotic digital fabrication) kusetshenzisiwe ukwakha isakhiwo esiyinkimbinkimbi ngensimbi engagayeki yasolwandle (marine grade stainless steel), ijipsi eqinisiwe ngefibha yengilazi, itshe lemabula kanye nomcaka onezimbobo. Indawo yokwamukela ezakhiwe ngesimo semvelo iphawula lapho kungenwa, futhi isekelwa ngedamu elincane lezinto eziphilayo (bio-pond). I-atrium ephakathi enezindonga ezigqugquzelwe yimvelo kanye nesitezi sisebenza njengesizinda sokushintshisana kwemibono.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Nestwood Umsebenzi Oyinhloko Wokuqamba Igebhu Langaphakathi iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Nestwood Umsebenzi Oyinhloko Wokuqamba Igebhu Langaphakathi ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Nestwood Umsebenzi Oyinhloko Wokuqamba Igebhu Langaphakathi iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Nestwood Gallery is an oasis shared by multiple creative industries.
The design process uses experimental generative design to create an organic space. Each spatial detail is further fabricated with robots using the latest digital fabrication technology to replicate the complex geometry from the computer.
An organically shaped reception marks the entrance and greets the visitors, backed by a mini bio-pond: a mini-ecosystem is balanced by the atrium light, nitrogen, recycled water and minor species. The visitor is then welcomed by naturally inspired atrium walls, where a stair case leads the visitor to the upper level.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600 square meter, 2 floors office
30 m (l) x 10 m (w) x 7m (h)
Digital Fabrication Material Specs: 316L Marine Grade Stainless Steel, Glass Fiber Reinforced Gympsum, Nero Marquina Marble, Perforated Aluminum with Flurocarbon Coating, Plated Fiberglass & CNC Baltic Birch
Tags: office, digital fabrication, z square group, manifold lab, computational design, generative design
Production Technology: Stainless Steel 316L Digital Fabrication: Cold forming & robotic folding
GFRG: Robotic Forming
Perforated Metal: Laser Cut
Coffee Table: Robotic & CNC
Design Challenge: The creative challenge is to realize designers full vision outside the industry's comfort zone. Manifold Lab experimented multiple digital fabrication method to create the full architectural scale space.
Research: Design research: generative design, NURBs, catmull-clark Subdivision
Material research: robotics, GFRG, stainless steel bending, laser cutting, CNC marble
Inspiration: Mathematical forms inspire the organic office space that exists in nature - the design seeks balance between beauty and ration. Program wise, the oasis is aimed to be a creative exchange space for designers and creative industries.
Multiple experimental fabrication methods were explored before finalizing the design to realize the designers' vision.
Project Duration: Project started in 2020 and finished in September 2022 in Toronto.
Operation Flow: The central atrium act as a hub for design teams to exchange ideas.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Z Square Group and Manifold Lab, 2022.
Team Members: Mengdi Zhen
Nan Zeng
Steven Avis
Ying Guo
Ken Yu
Image Credits: Photographer, Hubert Ye Hua, 2022