Coral Primary Function: Erradiadore Elektrikoa by Paolo D'Arrigo

Coral Primary Function: Erradiadore Elektrikoa by Paolo D'Arrigo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Bainugelako Altzari eta Aparatu Sanitarioen Diseinua Competition Category.

ZilarAparatu Sanitarioak· 2022

Coral Primary Function: Erradiadore Elektrikoa

by Paolo D'Arrigo

Client: Caos S.r.l.

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Aparatu Sanitarioak Category

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The Design

About Coral Primary Function: Erradiadore Elektrikoa

Coral erabat aluminioz egindako erradiadore elektrikoa da. Forma diseinu parametrikoko softwarearekin sortu zen, perimetro oso zabaleko kurba itxi bat hazi zuena. Perimetro luzeak irteera termikoa handitzen du eta beroa uniformeki hedatzen du gainazal osoan. 8 mm-ko aluminiozko xafla laserrez ebakitzen da eta gero berotze sistema elektrikorako fresatzen da, eta lodierak erradiadoreari lortutako tenperatura eusten laguntzen dio. Coral formatu angeluzuzenean eta formatu zirkularrean eskaintzen da. Aplikazio berezi batek funtzionamenduaren egunak eta orduak, berotze abiadura eta tenperatura ezartzen ditu.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

Coral Primary Function: Erradiadore Elektrikoa Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. Coral Primary Function: Erradiadore Elektrikoa erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. Coral Primary Function: Erradiadore Elektrikoa jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: High-performance electric radiators, made entirely of aluminum, can be controlled with the management app which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
Coral radiators have been designed using a "Form Finding" approach, which, by exploiting parametric modeling, allows the search for new geometric expressions.

Coral's innovative characters are:
Use of generative parametric software,
Operation management via app,
Single material product,
High percentage of recyclability,
Wide palette of finishes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Coral is offered in two formats, the 480X50X1480mm rectangular, which can be installed both vertically and horizontally, and the 800mm diameter circular one.
Tags: radiator, electric radiator, coral, parametric, design, made in Italy, aluminium, app
Production Technology: 8mm thick aluminum sheet, shaped with laser cutting, subsequent processing by CNC milling machine for the electric heating system.
Use of parametric software AAD (Algorithms-Aided Design) for design generation.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to "design" the algorithm to generate the radiator shape. Since we were focused on the goal of defining the longest perimeter, but without neglecting the aesthetics of the product, we carefully calibrated the parameters to generate the final shape, a balance between function and aesthetics.
Research: A live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.
Inspiration: Inspired by the research of generative systems applications, the Coral radiators are proposed as a meeting point between design and nature within our homes.
As in corals that weld sediments together and give rise to ever longer branches, a live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.

Coral, an example of how the evolution of man through technology is resolved in the forms of nature.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 in Rome and finished in December 2020 in Prato.
Operation Flow: Coral is programmable via a dedicated app, which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
The particular shape generated with AAD software, allows optimal heat distribution over the entire surface and optimizes the heat diffusion capacity in the room.
The high thickness of the aluminum sheet determines a greater maintenance of the reached temperature.
Image Credits: All images: Paolo D'Arrigo, 2021