Qwork Pod Cápsula de oficina by Mohamed Mostafa Radwan

Qwork Pod Cápsula de oficina by Mohamed Mostafa Radwan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Mobiliario de Oficina Competition Category.

BronceMobiliario de Oficina· 2021

Qwork Pod Cápsula de oficina

by Mohamed Mostafa Radwan

Client: Mohamed Radwan

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Mobiliario de Oficina Category

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The Design

About Qwork Pod Cápsula de oficina

Qwork Pod es una cápsula de oficina hexagonal diseñada para proteger a los trabajadores de infecciones víricas. La unidad, similar a un panal de abejas, puede agruparse para adaptarse a distintas necesidades espaciales y distribuciones de oficina. Cada cápsula mide 250 cm de ancho, 220 cm de largo y 250 cm de alto. Una puerta hermética de acrílico sin tirador se abre automáticamente mediante reconocimiento facial, y al mismo tiempo se activan los ventiladores con filtros de aire integrados. El cuerpo está fabricado con un compuesto no poroso de acrílico e hidróxido de aluminio con un recubrimiento antiviral que facilita la higiene.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Qwork Pod Cápsula de oficina ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Qwork Pod Cápsula de oficina sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Qwork Pod Cápsula de oficina satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

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.