Risefit Outdoor Fitness by Budero is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Silver A' Design Award in Sporting Goods, Fitness and Recreation Equipment Design Competition Category.
SilverSporting Goods· 2023
Risefit Outdoor Fitness
by Budero
Client: Umut Playground & City Equipments
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Sporting Goods Category
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About Risefit Outdoor Fitness
Risefit is an outdoor fitness series with strong and bold properties. It displays and provides what indoor gym equipment can and allows even more. Risefit outdoor fitness equipment is designed and constructed with a fresh angle and, aimed to give out a strong and energetic feeling. It is built to match demanding physical training goals with consideration of fitness level or ability. This product family presents an outdoor gym experience and it creates sustainable and preferable options. The demand to train outside was the main inspiration for this product.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
Risefit Outdoor Fitness is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Risefit Outdoor Fitness is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Risefit Outdoor Fitness is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
As in everything we do, we always try to give more than we can. We knew what our customer wanted as a function when they asked us for an outdoor exercise product family, but we didn't want to be humble about form and details. While the sketches of the project were being studied, I think I eliminated 9 different versions recommended by my team, I remember I wanted something different. Then version 10, a mix of previous versions, came in front of me and I said that's exactly what I was looking for.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Since the outdoor is a product, we also wanted it to be a modern object with depth.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
I hope that it will be shipped all over the world after the ongoing mold production and mass production preparations are finished.
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to merging indoor gym capabilities with outdoor fitness in Risefit Outdoor Fitness has earned you the Silver A' Design Award - could you elaborate on how you achieved this seamless integration while maintaining the bold, energetic aesthetic?
At Budero, we aim not only to prioritize functionality in our designs but also to create an aesthetic experience. When designing Risefit Outdoor Fitness, our goal was to harmonize the natural essence of the outdoors with the discipline of indoor gyms. We achieved this integration by focusing on modern fitness habits, tailoring every detail to the user’s needs. Additionally, we ensured that our designs would feel less like a typical workout area and more like a lifestyle space. Balancing aesthetics and usability was key, and winning this award is a tremendous honor for us.
The X-module design in Risefit Outdoor Fitness creates both structural integrity and visual flow - what inspired this architectural solution, and how does it enhance the overall user experience beyond its aesthetic appeal?
At Budero, we have a habit of creating iconic details in every project. We knew this particular point would stand out and become a defining feature. Structurally, it serves as a joint area, which could have been addressed in many ways. To maintain a sense of fluidity and strength in the product’s design, this point evolved into its current form. In fact, we’ve documented this progression in images and displayed it chronologically on Budero’s website.
In developing Risefit Outdoor Fitness during the pandemic era, how did you balance the need for social distancing with creating an engaging community workout space that encourages regular use?
We envisioned a future where the pandemic would eventually end, and societal life would return to normal. Additionally, we observed that during the pandemic (perhaps due to the closure of gyms), people realized the benefits and joy of exercising outdoors. We adapted old habits to align with the new regulations while keeping this perspective in mind.
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Risefit is an outdoor fitness series with strong and bold properties. It displays and provides what indoor gym equipment can and allows even more. Risefit outdoor fitness equipment is designed and constructed with a fresh angle and, aimed to give out a strong and energetic feeling. It is built to match demanding physical training goals with consideration of fitness level or ability.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Risefit 1 : 2250mm x 4830mm x 2545 - Risefit 2 : 1655mm x 4950mm x 3500mm - Risefit 3 : 3110mm x 7560mm x 2545mm - Risefit 4 : 1890mm x 7560mm x 2545mm - Risefit 5 : 7040mm x 7500mm x 2545mm
- Tags
- Fitness, Outdoor, Cross-fit, Calisthenics, HIIT
- Production Technology
- The design started with ideation sketches for the outer shell and went on with research for the stations. Bend steel pipes are preferred for this design which is pieced together with a metal die-cast X module and Y module. For some stations that require handles, plastic injection molded parts are used. For easy assembly on the field and oven dying process in mind, the steel structure is designed with a modular system.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part was the decision on outer designs and how the fitness stations and all the installations would fit together. In the end, the team achieved it by creating an X module. With this X module, we could give the desired effect and create an easy assembly when produced. When we think letter X as a form, we noticed that it has a habit of bringing together two sides and building a flow while gathering the movement.
- Research
- After a certain amount of research dedicated to indoor fitness, calisthenics, and outdoor fitness user habits and needs, the design team establish the essential equipment. This decision included interaction with a certain amount of people as well as some experienced fitness coaches. Our purpose is to meet the needs of people who are working out constantly and periodically while establishing the modernity of a gym environment with the product’s form and style.
- Inspiration
- The demand to train outdoors was the main inspiration. Adding to the demand, the team tried to play with some emotional concepts like feeling strong, able to keep going, and energetic, and, amenities to keep people working out more. Another motivation point was attracting people to come to the station regularly and making them feel like they are actually in a gym environment. Creating open-air workout sessions for individuals knowing that in the pandemic, they would tend to isolate themselves.
- Project Duration
- The project started at the beginning of June 2022. The design was finished at the beginning of September 2022. In 2022 the production of molding and manufacturing fixtures will be ready. At the beginning of 2023, it is planned to start mass production.
- Operation Flow
- Risefit is designed to focus on cross-training and calisthenics. Suitable for high-intensity interval training (HIIT), core workout, and strengthening. In some stations, there are boxing, kettlebell, and rope climbing options, and other stations are only suitable for bodyweight training. Every workout model has a small explanation plate that has interface graphics that show how people can exercise with the product. It benefits from low and controlled vandalism.
- Patents
- 2022 Umut Playground & City Equipments
- Team Members
- Head of the team Akın Budakoğlu Product designer Kemal Atıoğlu, and Çağlı Torun
- Image Credits
- Budero
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