Spanish architect Rafael de La-Hoz has designed a mirrored, 60-meter monument to commemorate the 30 anniversary of the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA). The design, titled “A Cut between heaven and earth”, was “driven by an effort to analyze the process of abstraction and reinterpretation of the site.”
“Instead of locating the object on the road junction,” described La-Hoz, “the new location enables a more balanced dialogue with the existing buildings. [...] The monument examines the essential link between sustainability and beauty and can be further visually interpreted using estimates of the fixation distance.”
At the top of the monument is a mirror designed to reflect a ray of light on December 6th, the birth of TEDA.
“During the night, two bodies, material and virtual, materialize to create the complete figure: the Immaterial Gateway.”
Architects
Location
Tianjin, ChinaArchitect in Charge
Rafael de La-Hoz ArquitectosProject Design
Hugo BerenguerProject Director
Zaloa MayorProject Team
Carolina Fernández, Borja AbellánQuantity Surveyors
Saúl CastellanosGraphic Design
Luis Muñoz, Daniel Roris, Carlos RipollModels
Fernando Mont, Víctor Hugo CoronelStructural Engineers
Ines IngenierosInstallation Engineering
Als LightingClient
TEDAProject Year
2014Photographs
Courtesy of Rafael de La-HozLocation
Tianjin, ChinaProject Year
2014Photographs
