X-Space Fluchtfenster by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

X-Space Fluchtfenster by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award in Bronze in Sozialdesign Competition Category.

BronzeSozial· 2017

X-Space Fluchtfenster

by The School of Industrial Design in LAFA

Client: LuXun Academy of Fine Arts

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Sozial Category

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The Design

About X-Space Fluchtfenster

X-Space ist ein Feuerfluchtfenster, das für Wohnräume entwickelt wurde, in denen der Fluchtweg im Brandfall blockiert sein kann. Das Design basiert auf einer Neugestaltung des Fensterrahmens mit einer drehbaren Struktur, die aus fünf mechanisch zusammenwirkenden Teilen besteht. Durch Drehen des Griffs um 180 Grad gegen den Uhrzeigersinn wird ein Alarm ausgelöst, der die Feuerwehr benachrichtigt. Beim anschließenden Öffnen des Fensters entsteht ein Raum außerhalb der Wand. Ein feuerbeständiger Rollladen, der in der Achse der Halterung verborgen ist, wird herausgezogen, um Feuer und Rauch abzuschirmen, während die betroffenen Personen auf Rettung warten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

X-Space Fluchtfenster ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von X-Space Fluchtfenster wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. X-Space Fluchtfenster befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: X-Space is redesign of the window frame including rotational structure holder. When it is opening, the automatic alarm will send a notice to fireman and the rotated holder combine with the outer wall will constitute a safety space isolated the fire and smoke. When fire coming up, all family members can easily get out of the fire through the X-Space avoiding the injury from the fire and smoke behind the outer wall. On ordinary days, X-Space is just look like an unique window frame outside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Close type:Width 1270mm x Depth 604mm x Height 1850mm
Open type:Width 2260mm x Depth 1570mm x Height 1850mm
Tags: Escape, Rescued, Fire, Security, Protection
Production Technology: Our project is kind of model combination design, combine with 5 holder parts. All holder interacting by mechanical principal with each other.
Design Challenge: The challenge of our design is that we cannot find a suitable material in smoke control and thermal isolated. After a number of tests in the selection of materials, we finally find the proper material which achieves the desired effect.
Research: In some kinds of situations of the fire that passageway has been blocked in accident. No matter what you do, you cannot escape from the fire through the door. Once fire coming up, the dark smoke billows on it’s heels. According to the data, as long as you get away from the fire in 3 minutes, the chance you will alive are occupied the certain proportion. Thus, we try to find a appropriate way in product design which can make people get away from the fire immediately. Finally, we find our point in window frame redesign.
Inspiration: By considering those circumstance always appearance in fire accident like passageway has been blocked so that the person inside the room cannot escape the scene of a fire immediately. To offer a better solution for trapped person get away form the fire quickly, we find the point in window frame redesign. We offer you X-Space, a redesign of window frame, the quickly way to get away from the fire and smoke.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2016 in LAFA Communal Facility Design Studio and finished in February 2017 in National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Industrial Design in LAFA.
Operation Flow: In usual days, when you want to open your window, turn the handle into 90 degrees anti-clockwise. When fire coming up, turn the handle into 180 degrees anti-clockwise to trigger the fire alarm. As this time, if you open the window, all holder interacting by mechanical principal with each other are relevant with it. After all family members come into the X-Space waiting for rescued, you should pull out the fire resisting shutter which is hidden in the holder axis to cover the window position therefore it will constitute a safety space isolated the fire and smoke.
Team Members: Designer: Xue Wenkai
Designer:Sun Jian
Designer:Jiang Meihan
Designer:Zhou Xiaozhu
Designer:Du Heli