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Written by: Wang Jieen
2021-07-13 07:00
Last update date: 2021-07-13 07:00
For many people, Disneyland is a fairy tale world where you can forget your worries.
It turns out that this wonderful country is still unable to escape the "reality", and it must also face challenges.
As small as stones and wood, as large as castle towns, in order to cope with environmental challenges such as climate, each material must be carefully selected and its color.
For a castle alone, more than 100 colors may have been involved. When to use varnish, spray gun or sponge, it is all a science.
Ma Keyi, the chief art director of Walt Disney Fantasy Engineering (Asia), and her team are like the "painters" of the park, adding colorful colors to the park.
She joined the construction industry as a female, applying different coloring techniques to transform the paradise into a fantasy world, and became one of the winners of the "Outstanding Youth in the Construction Industry" by the Construction Industry Council.
Ma Keyi (left), chief art director of Walt Disney Fantasy Engineering (Asia), uses different painting techniques to create rockery, fake stones, etc., so that the design is truly presented in the park.
(Photo by Wang Jieen)
It turns out that the one tree and one tree that Disney has appeared is not necessarily "real."
Ma Keyi explained that if wood is well maintained, it is actually very challenging in Hong Kong. "It is really difficult to maintain good wood and prevent mold from becoming moldy. Because Hong Kong has a subtropical climate, it must be outdoors. Becomes less durable."
In addition to wood, the stones in the garden are by no means simple.
Disney is like a fairy tale world, and the stone design is more dreamy, so the reality is difficult to find easily. Take the new castle as an example. The old castle's guard wall was gray in the past, but now it has turned yellow. She said with a smile: "Can you tie the side to the side? I really want to visit Yellowstone Park in the United States?"
Taishan Tree House also uses glass fiber imitation
Therefore, in order to prevent future damage from being difficult to repair, many of the parks are "faux stone and wood", and even the giant "tree houses" in Mount Tai are imitated with fiberglass.
Before Hong Kong Disneyland produced the new castle, each material had to be tested for at least one year to ensure that it could withstand environmental challenges.
(Information Picture/Photo by Gong Jiasheng)
"Seamless handover" between old and new castles
However, it is not easy to find a suitable material and color, and then choose a suitable coloring method. "It is not the same as the reflective degree and gloss degree of the material, such as the sun, the tree, the water tap, etc. They are all different. Consider."
The newly opened new castle also experienced hardships when it was made. Each material must be tested for at least one year and placed in a nearby environment for weathering. It took 4 years before and after it was completed.
Ma Keyi said that since the new castle is an addition, it is necessary to ensure that every component can be integrated with the old part. The final result is a perfect "seamless handover", just like a real building. It’s actually impossible to get there.”
In addition to Hong Kong Disneyland, she also helped Shanghai Disney "add colorful clothes", teaching the factory how to color, "for example, when to use varnish, when to spray dye, when to use spray gun, when to use sponge." She said, in fact, there is no Girls who are in the sex industry, if they have an artistic background, or even love makeup, they are easier to get started. They also revealed that more and more women are taking paint courses.
At present, Marco Yi still paints the facilities of the park by himself.
(Provided by Construction Industry Council)
Study art but devote to the construction industry
"I want to be a literary youth!" Ma Keyi said with a smile. Since childhood, he has loved painting and majored in stage design at the Academy of Performing Arts.
However, he later joined the construction industry, and now he is also the chief art director of Disney, integrating art into the building. "Disney itself is a large stage...but the quality requirements are higher than stage design."
She laughed and said that she was not an engineering background, so for her, every project is a huge challenge, but she is "sit up and down" and is afraid of sitting in the office all day.
Even when she did not graduate in the past, she had done color painting repairs for the park at night, and she still paints the park facilities herself. "For a lot of time, she really did it with enthusiasm."
The giant "tree house" of Mount Tai in the park is imitated with fiberglass.
(Hong Kong Disneyland website)
Many women enter the industry but not many "long-term"
Ma Keyi said frankly that this industry has always been more women in the industry, but because of the emphasis on manual labor, such as scaffolding, lifting platforms, etc., there are not many people who do it for long. In the past, another woman worked with her at the same time, but later "Ding Wushun", return to clerical work.
However, as a woman, after she fell on the construction site, she would inevitably be underestimated, "Some people may think "You know me"." But witnessing the process of the creation of the work, a group of male masters began to show respect. " Instead, the back tail will take good care of the girls."
The new castle is gorgeous and colorful, and the colors gradually change. It brings joy to countless people. It is also a designated "check-in slot". "Everyone has a feeling for our team, and it is the driving force for me."
Architect He Lizhi became the second "Outstanding Youth in the Construction Industry". He specially added new technologies to local old buildings, including the introduction of environmental protection and energy saving, data analysis, etc.
(Provided by Construction Industry Council)
Focus on the transformation of old buildings in smart cities
As for the architect Ho Lizhi, the winner of the "Outstanding Youth in the Construction Industry", he specializes in introducing new technologies for old buildings, such as environmental protection and energy saving, and data collection.
He said that new technology can put property management and other data in the software platform. Through automation or digitization, it can not only provide information to landlords or tenants, but also save electricity through automatic adjustment. "For example, central air-conditioning in shopping malls and offices. …The overall air-conditioning fee can be saved by 10 to 15% within 3 months.”
He Lizhi emphasized that the new buildings focus on green certification, building information modeling (BIM), etc. However, he found that the construction team and managers are "two kinds of people."
He gave an example of a building near Taikoo Place that was completed more than 10 years ago and used a huge amount to build a BIM model. It can provide 30 million data a day, including air, noise, electricity, etc.
However, the boss discovered after many years that the property management team had not seen the relevant data at all.
He believes that in addition to improving the technical level of property management and operators, a software platform can also be provided so that they can easily refer to it.
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