Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Hyperlink

Video reflection blog A: Giving packaging a new life AND How it’s made: Packaging

Video reflection blog B: 11th hour OR Inconvenient truth OR [Story of Stuff + Electronics + Cosmetics + Bottled Water]

Video reflection blog C: The light bulb conspiracy OR Who killed the electric car OR Consumerism

Project One: Weekly progress report Mar 13

Project One: Weekly progress report Mar 20

Project One: Weekly progress report Mar 27

Project One: Feedback to 5 peers on final design

Project Two: Weekly progress report Apr 24

Project Two: Weekly progress report May 1

Project Two: Feedback to 5 peers on final design

Project Three: Weekly progress report May 15

Project Three: Weekly progress report May 22

Project Three: Weekly progress report May 29

Project Three: Feedback to 5 peers on final design

Project Three: Process journal online
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Monday, June 10, 2013

[PROJECT 3] PEERS FEEDBACK

Priska Effendy:

 http://priskaeffendy.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/final-model.html?showComment=1370867787438#c9075190173064430546

 Felicia Sutandar:

 http://feliciasutandar.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/project-3-sense-of-place-v.html?showComment=1370868036063#c5011959260384710572

 Julie Hyemi Chung

 http://z3359713.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/project-3-posters.html?showComment=1370868289764#c6921907776793441469

 Lucy Xu

 http://z3423316xuxiaoyuelucy.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/pgj_4.html?showComment=1370868649406#c992791341456271060

 Jinbo Xiao

 http://jinbodesign.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/final-design-street-furniture-journal.html?showComment=1370869273243
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

[PROJECT 3] POSTER AND TECHNICAL DRAWING

POSTER 







TECHNICAL DRAWING




RATIONALE



LOCATION and PROBLEM:

This playground slide is designed for John Shore Park. It is a park that is located near Maroubra beach and close to two primary schools. The park does not have a bench or playing equipment. This park is basically an empty space, but after the school hours, kids play around in this park. While the kids playing around the park after school hours, their parents were just standing on the side of the park chatting to the other parents.

SOLUTION and DESIGN:

By looking at the problem of the park, the solution would be designing bench or playground equipment that kids can play with it. This furniture concept is combining bench and playground slide that everyone from kids to adult can use it. The design is inspired from Kumo baby crib design, the crib has a unique shape and it is built from many layers.
The new playground slide has 4 levels; on the first to third level it can be used for people to sit on it and the top level is the slide. The top level is the slide platform for the transition from standing to sitting at the top of the inclined sliding surface while the bottom of the sliding surface is the sliding exit region to help children maintain their balance and facilitate a smooth transition from sitting to standing when exiting. Handrail is provided along the walking and standing areas of the slide to provide hand support and to steady the user and to prevent kids from climbing up the slide from the side to get to the top. This slide has soft and rounded edges to prevent injuries that could result from impact with a sharp or straight edge. The design is also strengthen the idea of children supervision by parents while the kids play.

MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING PROCESS and INSTALATION:

This slide will be made out of high-density polyethylene plastic. It is strong, excellent scratch resistance, easy to clean, Weather resistant (UV Stabilized), easy to machine with standard tooling and no moisture absorption.
The slide will be using rotational molding technique to manufacture. Each part of the slide is formed by powdered HDPE plastic material in heated molds, which are rotated simultaneously in two planes perpendicular to each other. The plastic particles make contact and melt on the inner surfaces of the hot molds and fuse in layers until all the powder is fused and the desired end product and wall thickness is obtained. The slide is stress-free because the parts are produced without any external pressure.
For the installation, the slide parts will be joined using bolts from the inside part to prevent entangling children’s clothing and people might unscrew the bolt. There will be a soft-fall rubber underneath the slide where children may fall to reduce any injury related from falling onto hard ground.

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[PROJECT 3] FINAL MODEL AND MODEL MAKING

FINAL DESIGN





MODEL MAKING

1. Blue foam cutting

 

2. Polyfilla layering



3. Spray Painting



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[PROJECT 3] Peers Feedback 3

Alyana Agda :

 - The form is good, maybe make it wider. 
- About the area maybe need to scope out a new site
Marcus Lee:

 I like the integration of the seating and play area. It is simple but effective. It strengthens the idea of children supervision by parents while they play. Maybe make the edges nice and soft to make it look more inviting and playful.
Tutors Feedback

 Tom:

 - Search more about the material and the manufacturing process
- Rounded edges

 Simon:

 - The slide looks plain compared to the other slide. 
- Just put one colour

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

[PROJECT 3] RENDERS and PLACEMENT





MOORE PARK



JOHN SHORE PARK



BELLMORE PARK


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Sunday, May 26, 2013

[PROJECT 3] CONCEPT 2

Inspiration:
(KUMO baby crib)

 Design Concept:

 Combining bench and playground slide in one furniture with the design concept like the image above. the design will have 4 level where people can seat on the first to the third level and the slide is located in the forth level. The height of each level is 400mm. there will be a small 200mm step on each level to help little kid to climb to top. 
for the safety there will be handrail along the steps to the slide to prevent kids climbing from the left and right side. thus, if the kids want to play the slide they have to use the stairs.

SIZE: 4level 
height each level 400mm
top level 300mm (total 1500mm)
length 3050mm
wide max 1400


MATERIAL:
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[PROJECT 3] Peers Feedback - 2

Summer Chao:

 I really like the function of the leg part, which allows users to seat at different gesture and heights. And the shape of seat provides users with a private space while still allowing them to interact with other people. I think you can do more research on the methods to ensure the joint strong and safe.
Tutor Feedback (Tom)
- how the chair fix into the ground
- LED location
- Put few chair there. if  a group of people wanted to talk in a group
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[PROJECT 3] STREET FURNITURE CONCEPT

ROCKING CHAIR:
THE MORE YOU ROCK THE BRIGHTER IT GETS

 MATERIAL:
FIBREGLASS
-Strong and long-lasting:. Fiberglass has a high resistance to corrosion, it will not rust.  Perfect for products used outside, in states near the ocean, with the high salt content in the air and UV protections.Unlike metal, plastic, and wood; fiberglass has the least expansion and contraction with heat, cold and/or stress
-Appearance: Using fiberglass for product covers and enclosures definitely improves its esthetics.  Achieve any look and feel desired.  Finishes give fiberglass components a high tech appearance.
-Cost Effectiveness:Lower costs for maintenance and warranty work.  A lighter and stronger product results in lower costs for shipping and storage.

-Special Characteristics: Fiberglass is non-conductive and radio frequency transparent


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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

[PROJECT 3] PEERS FEEDBACK

Felicia Sutandar:
- For the first concept, I like how you integrate the light into the bench. I think, with the light alone it is enough to prevent people to sleep on it at night. So, the separator is not really necessary

Julie Hyemi Chung:
- I like the 3rd concept,it is good idea that the LED bench works with Solar power. but i think the bench should be more gathered together. because the park you've researched is mainly used for kids, and kids like to sit together. so it might be better to place more benches together :) other than this, the shape size looks great :)!
Tutor Feed back (Tom)
- create something interactive for kids
- see how kids interactions while playing in playground
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[PROJECT 3] STREET FURNITURE POSTER RESEARCH











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Friday, May 10, 2013

[Project 2] Peer Comments

Priska Effendy:
http://priskaeffendy.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/design-posters.html?showComment=1368240371934#c6793026393127040888

 Julie Hyemi Chung
http://z3359713.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/project2.html?showComment=1368240712726#c4042100277694432432

 Jinbo Xiao
http://jinbodesign.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/journal-process-green-gifting.html?showComment=1368241592734#c1282164814597594860

 Felicia Sutandar
http://feliciasutandar.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/project-2-green-gifting-ii.html?showComment=1368449821155#c4754145106878488979
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

[PROJECT 2] GREEN GIFTING - WINE RACK


 -POSTER-







-TECHNICAL DRAWING-




-RATIONALE-

PVC PIPE WINE RACK



The wine rack is made out of PVC pipes cut off collected from construction building site. The material chosen is PVC pipe because it is strong, durable and suitable for all types of long-term applications. The PVC pipe wine rack that is on the market is already assembled and big. However, this wine rack can handle up to six wine bottles that can last for long period of time and the user can rearrange the form of the rack to fit into their available space for it places. This wine rack is designed for target audience aged 20-35 who loves or collects wine, household, and the rack is also suitable for housewarming gift. The rack can be disassembled and arranged in to different forms. Each part will be joined together with small piece clips of PVC pipe cuts that will hold the tube from moving away. The wine rack can be dismantled to fit more products in a shipping container. In the packaging box, it will come with 4 tubes, four pieces of sliced pipes and 14mm clips and 30mm clips. The assembled dimension of the wine rack is 270mm x 220mm x 230mm and the diameter of the pipe is 110mm; it fits for different range sizes of wine bottles.  
For the manufacturing process, firstly use fine PVC pipe from construction building cut off with no crack. The pipe might be dirty; they have to be cleaned before measuring the tube and cut them into pieces with using bench saw. This PVC pipe doesn’t require paint on.

The Okala ecological design strategies applied:
1.     Minimize number of components / material: The pipe racks that are already on the market are using screw to attach the pipes. However, for this rack is using small piece of pipe cut off to attach each part.
2.     Reduce product and packaging volume: The rack can be dismantled for shipping.
3.     Design for durability: PVC pipes have high resistance to impact damage
4.     Design for second life with different function: PVC pipe is usually used for plumbing.
5.     Design for fast and manual disassembly: The rack can be disassembled by removing the small joint.
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