Heaven Bloom Ukufakwa Okunyakazayo by Whyixd

Heaven Bloom Ukufakwa Okunyakazayo by Whyixd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award in Ubuciko Obuhle Competition Category.

IgolideUbuciko Obuhle· 2021

Heaven Bloom Ukufakwa Okunyakazayo

by Whyixd

Client: Whyixd

Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubuciko Obuhle Category

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The Design

About Heaven Bloom Ukufakwa Okunyakazayo

I-Heaven Bloom iwukufakwa okunyakazayo okubekwe endaweni yokwamukela abantu yesakhiwo esigqugquzelwe imvelo eTaichung City, eTaiwan. Lo msebenzi wakhiwe ngezimbali zensimbi ezingu-144 ezisebenza ngomshini ezenziwe nge-aluminium kanye ne-stainless steel. Kwasetshenziswa izindlela ezahlukene zokuphothula insimbi ukuze kwakhiwe ubunjalo obukhethekile kanye nemibala. Imbali ngayinye iqukethe izingxenye zomshini ezingaphezu kwezingu-50 futhi ihanjiswa yinjini. Izimbali zivuleka zisuka endaweni yodonga futhi zintengantenge zilandela umculo osemuva. Izingoma ezine zihlobene nezinkathi ezine zonyaka, ngakho izimbali ezinyakazayo zakha isimo esicishe sifane nemvelo ngaphakathi endlini.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award

Heaven Bloom Ukufakwa Okunyakazayo iwinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo yeklasi yokuqala, emangalisayo nephawulekile. Abawinile beGolide yimiklamo emisha kakhulu, enombono ongaphambili futhi egqamile ebonisa ubuhlakani, ukuhlakanipha nobuchule babaklami babo. Heaven Bloom Ukufakwa Okunyakazayo ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto entsha edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka isitayela futhi ebalulekile elethe inani elingakaze libonwe. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award ungumgomo omangalisayo nohlonishwayo osiza kakhulu futhi osunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Heaven Bloom Ukufakwa Okunyakazayo idala imizwa ejulile yesifiso, ivuse intshiseko, ikhuthaze ukudala futhi iyasiheha.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The work hangs on a building constructed by GoldenJade development corporation, along with WOHA, a singapore-based firm. The building itself is inspired by nature and led to the idea of creating an installation that imitates flowers. Whyixd intended to sow the seeds of the flowers into the concrete wall, blooming out of the surface and becoming a dynamic piece. The 144 mechanical metal flowers sway to the rhythm of the lobby’s background music.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each flower of size 340mm x 330mm x 120mm, when closed, opens to a size of 340mm x 360mm x 160mm in full bloom.
Tags: Kinetic Sculpture, Art, Installation, Interior design, Public Art
Production Technology: Each flower of the work is consist of more than 50 pieces mechanical components .
The installation used aluminium and stainless steel, different finishes were applied to metal in order to produce special textures and colors . And motors drive the mechanical to operate.
Design Challenge: The installation was set up on 7 meter-high marble facade so we need to cooperate with the construction company,such as cutting marble holes at precise position, installing wires behind the wall. And it is very challenging to develop the software system to control 144 motors at the same time. In the end, we develop a customized interface for generating motion for all the kinetic flowers in real-time.
Research: The study of the shape of Nanhu Rhododendron, the blooming movement of the flowers.We made different versions of motors and mechanical design to improve the mechanical smoothness.
Inspiration: The work is inspired by the special plant "Nanhu Rhododendron", which only grows in one of 100 mountain peaks in Taiwan "Nanhu Mountain". The Nanhu Rhododendron is adaptive in extreme climate on high mountains—it appears rusty yellow color before it blooms.However, when it’s in full bloom the flower appears like white snowflakes all over around the mountain peak.

We believe that this work could bear any poor conditions but still bloom elegantly, responding to the vitality of Taiwan.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 and finished in August 2019 , and was positioned in the lobby of a building by Golden Jade Development Corp. in Taichung City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The installations are set to four different melodies corresponding to the four seasons the ambient sounds collected from endemic species in Taiwan. Different patterns and movements allow the blooming flowers create a near-natural mesmeric scenario indoors, freezing moments in time, building a simulation of a unique phenomena in nature.
Team Members: Yen Po Yeh
Zih Jing Wei
Chieh Lin Chuang
Wei Cheng Yeh
Shih Pan Liu
Chung Fu Kuo
Meng Te Hsieh
Yen hsiang Huang
Jen Hsiang Cheng
Image Credits: Design:Whyixd
Client:Golden Jade Construction
Sound Design: Ami Tseng , Hsu Tzu-Chuan
Video Directed,Photographed & Edited:Liu Che Chun
Photography:Koumin Lee