Bronze Instal·lació · 2023
Sounds of Welser La Instal·lació Interactiva
- A' Design Award de Bronze 2023 in Instal·lació
- CLIENT: Welser Profile
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 22,341
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About Sounds of Welser La Instal·lació Interactiva
Welser Profile és un proveïdor global de perfils d'acer. L'empresa buscava una experiència de marca interactiva per al seu centre de visitants. Més de 13 generacions Welser Profile es va convertir en un líder mundial en la indústria. Per tant, tenia tot el sentit que Responsive Spaces anés a partir del nucli d'aquesta història d'èxit i deixés que el producte fos l'heroi. Els productes reals dels clients es van utilitzar per construir un orgue d'acer, que insinua estèticament cap a la tradició i reacciona a cada toc humà oferint una visió de la màgia subjacent a través de la creació de paisatges sonors místics.
About the A' Design Award de Bronze
Sounds of Welser La Instal·lació Interactiva és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Sounds of Welser La Instal·lació Interactiva sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Sounds of Welser La Instal·lació Interactiva satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.
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- Unique Properties
- While The design of the installation resembles an organ, it is far more technical, with sophisticated capacitive sensors that respond to touch and a dynamic sound engine that changes its sets of instruments every other minute.
One of the unique features of the installation is the way in which the technology is hidden, allowing visitors to focus on the tactile and sonic experience of interacting with the steel profiles. The capacitive sensors allowing for a precise and intuitive interaction with the product, while the dynamic sound engine creates a constantly changing soundscape that is unique and engaging. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions: Width 4000 mm x Depth max. 1000 mm x Height max. 3400 mm
- Tags
- interactive installation, sound installation, organ, soundscapes, touch installation
- Production Technology
- Developing the organ required a combination of advanced production technology and carefully selected materials. Hidden from the users, there are a PC, 2 speakers and a microcontroller. Capacitive sensors for each steel profile are triggered by touch through the change of its resistance. The profiles are electrically conductive but are insulated by a wooden base, which allows for safe and distinguishable interaction with them. 18 profiles result in 9 tones and two different octaves on each side.
- Design Challenge
- An alloy coating was applied to each profile to prevent flash rusting and ensure durability. However, this presented a challenge as the alloy negatively impacted the profiles' electrical conductivity. Different alloys were meticulously tested until the best solution was found. The calibration of the sensors had to be consistent across all 18 profiles, which presented an additional challenge. The developed sensor system demanded attention to detail and a lot of testing under various conditions.
- Research
- Through a process of exploration and experimentation, an idea was settled upon for an interactive installation featuring an organ made entirely of real customer steel profiles from Welser Profile. Visitors would be able to touch the profiles to create various sounds.To bring the idea to fruition, prototypes were tested using various materials and production techniques. The result is an installation that combines advanced production technology with carefully selected materials and an intuitive design to create a truly immersive experience for visitors.
- Inspiration
- As a global provider of steel profiles, Welser Profile was looking for an interactive brand experience for its visitor center. "The product is the hero" was the core idea of this installation. The history of Welser is a ongoing success story, which building upon made perfect sense. Real products were used to build this steel organ, which aesthetically hints towards tradition and reacts to every human touch by offering a glimpse of the underlying magic through creation of mystical soundscapes.
- Project Duration
- The project launched in September 2021 in Gresten, Lower Austria in the Headquarter of Welser Profile and will be a permanent interactive installation.
- Operation Flow
- The organ installation is an interactive experience that allows visitors to explore and create sounds by touching real steel profiles. The sounds produced by the installation are constantly changing, and visitors can experiment with different combinations of touches to create their own unique soundscapes.
- Image Credits
- Photos / 3D Sketches / Sound: Julian Reil
Video: Isabella Rogl (das narrativ), Manuel Bauer (das narrativ)
