Pebble Gadebelysning by Gizem Deniz Guneri Sogut is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Bronze in Gademøbeldesign Competition Category.
BronzeGademøbler· 2023
Pebble Gadebelysning
Client: Atilim University
A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Gademøbler Category
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The Design
About Pebble Gadebelysning
Pebble er et gadebelysningselement designet til urbane offentlige rum. Den runde form minder om en natursten og kan placeres lodret eller vandret. I vandret position fungerer Pebble også som siddeplads, mens den lodrette position giver mulighed for at læne sig op ad den. Lys udsendes fra en spalte i den plane overflade, hvilket giver en svag belysning, der reducerer lysforurening. Kroppen er lavet af et cementbaseret kompositmateriale, der genbruger slamaffald fra skæring af andesitsten. Pebble er cirka 60 cm høj og 40 cm bred.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronze
Pebble Gadebelysning 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. Pebble Gadebelysning 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. Pebble Gadebelysning tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Pebble is a sculptural street lighting device – that also operates as seating-leaning furniture – with irregular pebble-like geometry. It recycles the sludge waste generated during the cutting of andesite stones. Andesite is the most widely used natural stone in the construction industry, which yields tons of waste that is significantly rarely reused. The Pebble uses the tactile qualities of the material and blends into the urban environment tectonics. It emits light from a slit.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The pebble is approximately 60cm high and 40cm in width. Its size and geometry slightly differ among a range of 4 alternatives as illustrated in the figures. It embeds led lighting within the slit on its leveled surface.
- Tags
- Pebble, Andezite Waste Recycling, Low-altitude Illumination, Organic Form, Biophilic Design
- Production Technology
- While andesite blocks are being cut residual dust yields. The cutting procedure involves water, and thus, the residue comes out as sludge. This sludge waste is collected in waste pools. However, due to the wide range of use and consumption of andesite, there arises a significant problem of waste storage which is approximately 15 tons per day of waste that threatens natural systems. The Pebble uses this waste in a cement-based composite as a means of sustainably disposing of the waste.
- Design Challenge
- The most challenging part of the design was to identify a simple and recognizable and easy-to-appropriate form that mediates natural and urban geometries, materialities, and identities.
- Research
- We conducted research on materiality. The most widely used materials in the construction industry have been scrutinized. Their wastes had been deliberated, and andesite waste appeared at the top of the list. How to make use of its waste had been explored in response. The research also dwelt on efficient/healthy means of urban lighting. It explored the effect of lighting altitudes on comfort and environmental factors such as light pollution and landscape disturbance.
- Inspiration
- The Pebble takes inspiration from nature and renders the geometry of the pebbles with an urban image. Its simply recognizable form allows for its appropriation by the urbanites. While referring to nature in geometry, its texture and materiality take root in the urban environment.
- Project Duration
- The pebble is designed to fit in all sorts of urban environments. It, therefore, does not respond to a specific case but rather intends to blend in different spatial compositions.
- Operation Flow
- The Pebble might be used both vertically and horizontally. Its leveled surface allows for its horizontal use. When used vertically, it also operates as durable leaning furniture. When horizontal, it operates as seating furniture that emits light from below. In both versions, it provides low-altitude illumination, which significantly reduces urban light pollution.
- Team Members
- Gizem Deniz Guneri
Fulay Uysal Bilge
Tugce Utku
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