Qwork Pod Kontorpod by Mohamed Mostafa Radwan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Bronze in Kontormøbler Design Competition Category.
BronzeKontormøbler· 2021
Qwork Pod Kontorpod
Client: Mohamed Radwan
A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Kontormøbler Category
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The Design
About Qwork Pod Kontorpod
Qwork Pod er en sekskantet kontorpod designet til at beskytte medarbejdere mod virusinfektion. Den bikubelignende enhed kan grupperes for at tilpasse sig forskellige rumlige behov og kontorindretninger. Hver pod måler 250 cm i bredden, 220 cm i længden og 250 cm i højden. En håndtagsløs, lufttæt akryldør åbner automatisk via ansigtsgenkendelse, og ventilationsblæsere med indbyggede luftfiltre starter samtidig. Kroppen er fremstillet af et ikke-porøst kompositmateriale af akryl og aluminiumhydroxid med en antiviral belægning for nem hygiejne.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronze
Qwork Pod Kontorpod er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Qwork Pod Kontorpod forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Qwork Pod Kontorpod tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Qwork pod is an anti-infection Hexagonal hive like office solution, which offers flexibility to suit different spatial needs, and can be customized to fit any office layout. It features an automatic handless airtight acrylic door, controlled by facial recognition, and ventilation fans with built-in air purifiers. The pod is envisioned as made of hygiene friendly non-porous nanomaterials that protect the pod user from viral infection.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The Qwork Pod is a hexagonal unit of dimensions 250 cm (W) by 220 cm (L) by 250 cm (H). It is made of a solid polymethyl methacrylate or (PMMA) & natural mineral aluminum hydroxide (ATH) composite and natural pigments, such composites are extremely resistance to dirt, viruses, bacteria and numerous chemicals and are used normally in healthcare sector for its hygienic properties.
The pods features an automatic handle-less airtight acrylic door, controlled by facial recognition, and ventilation fans with built-in air HEPA filters. - Tags
- Office, Pods, Corona Virus, Covid19, Workplace
- Production Technology
- The Pod features a solid body made of polymethyl methacrylate and natural mineral aluminum hydroxide composite, with improved thermoplastic mouldability, and improved hygienic properties. The outer body of the pod is coated in Nano-based antiviral antibacterial coating, to prevent the transmission of disease between high touch surfaces. Another alternative to the coating, is using Graphene oxide (GO) sheets with silver particles in the cladding the pods, to prevent viral infection.
- Design Challenge
- The main design problem addressed was how to offer protection from Covid19 infection to essential workers.
- Research
- Research was done on the methods of infection of Covid19. The research took place online from trusted medical sources, relying mainly on the World Health Organization data and other respected international medical organizations. Studies on the Antiviral Coatings that can prevent COVID-19 Like Pandemics was also referred to.
- Inspiration
- With the world under lock-down for an extended period of time, some essential businesses still has to keep at least the bare minimum of its workforce, working physically on site to provide necessary and vital supplies for the health supply chain.
Qworkntine envisions a solution for these essential businesses and production lines, by providing safe isolated pods for workers who has to be physically located at their workplaces, where they can work while avoiding the risk of infection. - Project Duration
- The Project started in March 2020 in Cairo, and ended in April 2020 in Cairo.
- Operation Flow
- The pod owner approaches the pod, it detects his/her face, it automatically operates, opening the door, operating the fans and filters, and turning on the light. It shuts the door automatically upon entry, and stays operative for as long as the work time continues. Upon leaving the pod the pod shuts down and doesn't open until he/she returns.
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