The Shrine of Whatslove by Wutopia Lab, China
In the Zhejiang countryside the Shanhai based design studio Wutopia Lab installed the Shrine of Whatslove. The red triangular pavilion reminds me of a huge bird’s nest.
It’s a robotically woven carbon fibre structure devoted to love and marriage. The Shrine was created in collaboration with digital construction team RoboticPlus.AI and is China’s first all carbon fibre installation. It is made up of 7,200 metres (23,622.05 feet) of continuous carbon fibre bundles and was finished in 90 hours…
The shrine is 4 meters high (13.12 feet) and 3.8 meters wide (12.46 feet). The continuous line of carbon fiber has a density of 18 kg per m³, (39.7 lb) achieving a load capacity of 400 kg (881.5 lb).
With shrine of Whatslove, a red triangle robotically woven carbon-fiber structure, Wutopia Lab attempted to arouse discussion on what’s love in modern life and how to intervene the rural construction.
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Love should be a beautiful and pure thing, but in reality it is always wrapped in layers of matter. I first formed the building directly with integrated triangle. The triangle as a motif also represents the original architectural prototype, shape of the shed built by ancestors. We decided to abandon materiality. Giving up concrete, steel, glass or wood to build the knot, inspired by the “Zhusiyingshe” a Chinese traditional culture wrapping red line around the idol for good luck, we used a red line to weave a shrine. The shrine is more a visual image of a red line than a physical space, it does not need to shelter from the wind.
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Standing by the main entrance of Fangyukong Guesthouse, the red triangle shrine is like a guide post. You can see it as a start point of Wutopia Lab’s practice in countryside. To real rejuvenate countryside, we need a cultural structure that transcends the city.
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The Shrine is elevated on a footing and appears to float above the landscape — it’s strong enough to support the weight of 4 people. At night the pavilion is lit from below creating an ethereal glow.
It is quite popular to spend the weekend in the countryside near a big city recent days. The essence is to pursue being in a new environment, far from anxiety in reality. But once the novelty has passed, no matter where he is, topic of health, education, work, and wealth will drown him again. Of course, love and marriage are the hottest topic that have been our confusion or pain for thousands of years.
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Mere words can not convey how amazing this installation is…
An earlier project conceived for children…
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