Skystation Sculptural Bank troch Peter Newman

Skystation Sculptural Bank troch Peter Newman is in heech wurdearre winner fan de tige prestizjeuze 2023 A' Design Award yn Sulver yn de kompetysje-kategory Strjittemeubels Ûntwerp.

SulverStrjittemeubels· 2023

Skystation Sculptural Bank

troch Peter Newman

Klant: Peter Newman Studio

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner yn de kategory Strjittemeubels

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It Untwerp

Oer Skystation Sculptural Bank

Skystation is in ynteraktive skulptuer dy't ek wat iepenbiere sitplakken leveret. De kontoeren fan it wurk binne ûntwurpen om te passen by de dellizzende minsklike foarm en stimulearje de kontemplaasje fan 'e himel. De sitplakken dy't it biedt is fergelykber mei wat NASA Neutral Body Posture neamt, dat is de foarm wêrop it lichem weromkomt as it frij is fan 'e ynfloed fan swiertekrêft. Skystation skept in kâns foar pauze, refleksje en ynteraksje binnen it iepenbiere ryk. It is ynspirearre troch it modernistyske idee fan foarm folget funksje. It hat it ynsidintele effekt dat petearen tusken frjemden hast ûnûntkomber meitsje.

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Oer de A' Design Award yn Sulver

Skystation Sculptural Bank is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Skystation Sculptural Bank wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Skystation Sculptural Bank is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Efter it Untwerp

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Credits, teamleden en technyske details levere troch de ûntwerper.

Unike Eigenskippen: Skystation is an interactive sculpture that also provides some public seating. The contours of the work are designed to fit the reclining human form and encourage contemplation of the sky.
The seating it provides is similar to what NASA calls Neutral Body Posture, which is the shape the body returns to when free from the influence of gravity. Skystation creates an opportunity for pause, reflection and interaction within the public realm. Conversations between strangers are almost inevitable.
Ofmjittingen & Ferpakking: 4100mm x 4100mm x 675mm
Labels: Skystation, sculpture, bench, public art, installation, seating
Produksjetechnology: Cast aluminium bronze, brushed satin finish.
Six segments were sand cast and precision cut, to align together on a stainless steel sub-structure. Assembled together on site.
Untwerpútdaging: To realise the design as a permanent installation required production in a material that would last a long time and was in keeping with the aesthetic of the work.
Aluminium bronze is a material used in the marine environment due to its resistance to corrosion and seems fitting in redeveloped wharf of London.
A golden disk also has a symbolic association with the sun and the sky going back to antiquity.
The colour introduces a warm tone among the cool steel that characterises the district.
Undersyk: Real world research was done with life size seating profiles, tested by a large number of volunteers, to be as comfortable as possible to a wide range of people lying down.
The chosen profile was then spun through 360 degrees and refined into a sculpture form.
Fibreglass prototypes of the finished sculpture were installed in various public locations. This has shown the positive impact of introducing an interactive sculpture into the pubic realm. It appeals to all ages and serves as a place-making element and encourages social interaction.
Ynspiraasje: Inspired by the LC4 chaise-longue, by Le Corbusier, Perriand and Jeanneret and the modernist idea of form follows function.
Looking upwards is inherently optimistic, and something akin to thinking about the future. Cognitive research suggests we do our best thinking lying down.
Projektdoer: Permanent installation at Canary Wharf, London.
Operaasjestreamferrin: The sculpture can be used for sitting and lying down by up to 12 people. Although designed with adults in mind, children find the most inventive ways to interact with the shape.
Ofbyldingskrediten: Image #1: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #2: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #3: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #4: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #5: Photographer Google Landsat / Copernicus, Canary Wharf 2022