Dverse Integrated Sink by Excel Dryer and D13 Group is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Bathroom Furniture and Sanitary Ware Design Competition Category.
IronSanitary Ware· 2024
Dverse Integrated Sink
Client: Excel Dryer, Inc.
A' Design Award Winner in Sanitary Ware Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #159994The Design
About Dverse Integrated Sink
The Dverse sink system featuring the Xlerator Sync Hand Dryer revolutionizes hand hygiene with a large variety of customization options, allowing for personalization in color, shape, and materials, catering to diverse aesthetics. The sink system seamlessly fuses high efficiency fixtures on the sink deck allowing users to wash, rinse, and dry hands all in one place. Combining flexibility and functionality, architects and designers can design an aesthetically pleasing restroom that is hygienic and leaves no water on the floor.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Dverse Integrated Sink is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Dverse Integrated Sink is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Dverse Integrated Sink is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The main principle behind the D|VERSE Sink System is to offer architects and designers versatile and aesthetically pleasing restroom solutions that integrate seamlessly into various design visions. The inspiration stemmed from the need to enhance both the aesthetics and functionality of restrooms, with research into airflow dynamics leading to the innovative feature of directing water away from users to ensure cleanliness and safety.
For the recent office expansion that this product was used in, the driving concept was to design a space that embodied Excel Dryer's core values. This company deeply values creative innovation and collaboration, environmental stewardship, and promoting human health and wellness. So, we applied this lens to guide design decisions and create a space that intuitively demonstrates these principles.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The main focus was on creating a customizable, integrated hand hygiene solution that aligns with modern design preferences while enhancing user experience. We aimed to achieve a harmonious blend of form, function, and safety, ensuring a touch-free and spill-free hand washing and drying experience.
For the recent office expansion that this product was installed in, we had an exciting opportunity to showcase the D|VERSE integrated sink systems throughout the expansion. The main conference room creates a flexible meeting space that can expand to host larger company events. This was a perfect place to showcase the company's latest innovation while promoting excellent hand hygiene in this central gathering space.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Future plans include expanding the customization options further and integrating more advanced features to meet evolving user needs. We also aim to collaborate with more architects and designers to incorporate the D|VERSE Sink System into a broader range of projects, enhancing restroom functionality and aesthetics worldwide.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The DVerse Sink System featuring the XLERATORsync Hand Dryer revolutionizes hand hygiene with unparalleled customization options, allowing for personalization in color, shape, and materials, catering to diverse aesthetics. It distinguishes itself with optional add-ons like baby changing units and built-in trash receptacles. Its compatibility with numerous top-brand soaps and faucets, alongside a completely touchless wash-and-dry experience, sets a new standard in user convenience and hygiene.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The retrofit hand dryer has dimensions of 762mm x 635mm x 635mm, strategically designed for optimal space efficiency without compromising performance. Since architect's can custom choose each component of this sink system to meet their needs, each item is packaged in their own manufacturer's packaging and then is assembled on site to meet the exact dimensions needed for the client.
- Tags
- Hand Dryer, Sink System, XLERATORsync, Restroom, Custom Design, Sustainable, Bathroom, Hygiene, Green, Hand Washing
- Production Technology
- The DVerse Sink System is crafted from premium materials such as solid surface Corian, marble, and granite, customizable per client specifications. Employing advanced fabrication techniques, the system is precision-engineered to ensure seamless integration and durability. The choice of materials provides superior aesthetic appeal while aligning with our commitment to sustainability and design innovation. This approach allows for a tailored fit to any architectural style or design theme.
- Design Challenge
- The creative challenge for the DVerse sink system was balancing complete customization with functionality to meet architects' and designers' needs. Overcoming these challenges, we designed a basin that directs water away from the user, preventing floor spills, and incorporated touch-free fixtures for improved hygiene. The project harmonized aesthetics with hygiene, addressing the main issues of water control and cleanliness while offering full customization.
- Research
- In our research on the DVerse Sink System featuring the XLERATORsync, we aimed to meet architects' demands for unobtrusive, efficient restroom solutions. We uncovered a preference for below-sight-line solutions as opposed to traditional wall-mounted dryers, which are often deemed unattractive. The results informed the sink system's design incorporating hand washing and drying into one aesthetically pleasing system, setting new standards for restroom design and functionality.
- Inspiration
- The DVerse Sink System was inspired by the need to offer architects and designers with versatile options that align with their creative visions for restroom designs. Motivated by enhancing aesthetics and functionality, research into airflow dynamics led to the XLERATORsync's unique feature that directs water away from users and into the basin, ensuring cleanliness and safety by minimizing slipping hazards. This innovation represents a harmonious blend of form, function, and safety.
- Project Duration
- This project started in October 2022 in East Longmeadow, MA and finished in September 2023 in East Longmeadow, MA and was featured for the first time at the ARC Interiors Trade Show in San Antonio, TX in September 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The DVerse Sink System Featuring the XLERATORsync Hand Dryer offers a seamless, no-touch operation from left to right, integrating high-efficiency fixtures for washing and drying hands in one place, leaving no water on the floor while ensuring optimal hygiene and convenience. The customizable design allow architects to transform restroom aesthetics, providing an ultimate user experience. This innovative approach elevates restroom functionality while aligning with modern design preferences.
- Team Members
- William Gagnon
John Freitas - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Chris Marion, D|VERSE Sink System, 2023
Image #2: Photographer Chris Marion, D|VERSE Sink System, 2023
Image #3: Photographer Chris Marion, D|VERSE Sink System, 2023
Image #4: Photographer Chris Marion, D|VERSE Sink System, 2023
Image #5: Photographer Chris Marion, D|VERSE Sink System, 2023
Video Credits Market Mentors, EXCEL Dryer – Sink System, 2023
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