DESIGN NAME: Seven Chakras
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Multifunctional Experience Pavilion
INSPIRATION: Seven Chakras is Base Chakra, Navel Chakra, Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, Crown Chakra, Brahma Chakra. It seems like a meditating person in the space plane, and the seven pillars in this plane just accord with the seven chakras of human body.
There are seven sentences in the first paragraph of the Peripatetic Journey, which was written by ancient Chinese ideologist, Zhuangzi, are also discuss about the change of human body, when people fall into the meditation.
The seven sentences are in line with the seven chakras of human body and the seven pillars of the plane.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The variety of the space is the unique properties of this design. The space could be changed according to the variety of the functions. Such as a whole day lecture, a week of meditation, two weeks of tea art exhibition, three weeks of painting exhibition and a month of other kinds of exhibition and so on. The area of the space could be adjusted free according to the actual function.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: How to achieve one of the largest space in the wooden box (4.7 m X2.7 m) through the iPad to control movement, and can be someone on the inside, the How to control the movement of the biggest wooden box (4.7m*2.7m) in the space with iPad is an urgent problem that should be solved. It refers to the structure, movement, lighting and the use in different region. So the designer has designed a mobile wooden box (4.7m*2.7m*2.4m). All the facilities are customized, and the experience has been tested again and again, and eventually has achieved the properties.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The Project started in August 2013 in Shen Zhen China and Finished In November 2013.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Walnut,Glass,Carpet,Cement,Steel
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 8640 SQ FT
TAGS: Seven Chakra, Tea, Chinese culture, Zen, Meditation
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Designers have designed a special bookshelf with two different specifications for the space. The shelves could holding-on each other, and turn itself into a combination. According to the different space, the bookshelf could freely be combined. And it could enable the reader easier to reach the books. The harmonization between the books and the bookshelves has achieved great perfection. Not only the books, but the stools, desks, showing stands, barstools, even the rubbish bins are also very harmonious. In consideration of environmental protection, designers have designed recycling box.
CHALLENGE: The biggest box located above the pool, and it is controlled by iPad, different locations have different functions. When it by sliding along the pool reach at the meditation room, it could fuse together with the meditation room and become a secret entrance of the meditation room. When the folding doors are opened, it could connect with the meditation and turn into a larger space. When the box slide continued forward, it could turn into the entrance of the waiting room. Sliding forward again, when it parallel to front desk, and it could turn into a stage or rostrum. Go on sliding forward, when it reach at the middle area, it could turn into a seven-stringed zither concert room. Keeping on sliding forward, it could turn into music alcove, bar, VIP room and so on. It has many potential. Also the whole space could free combine or separate according to the different functions.
ADDED DATE: 2014-02-28 03:15:35
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Shen Qiang , Design Director , Feng Cheng cheng, Design Director
IMAGE CREDITS: shen-photo.com,2013.
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