Cork Block Tolg by Miguel Arruda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dearadh Troscáin Competition Category.
AirgeadTroscán· 2021
Cork Block Tolg
Client: Miguel Arruda Arquitectos Associados, Lda
Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Troscán Category
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About Cork Block Tolg
Bloc Coirc ná tolg modúlach déanta as bréagchoirc athchúrsáilte. Cumascann an t-ábhar gráinníní coirc le polúireatán, iad araon athchúrsáilte agus ceangailte le nascóir istigh i múnla miotail faoi bhrú agus teas. Tá na bloic a chruthaítear comhtháite, leaisteach agus pléisiúrtha le teagmháil. Cruthaíonn naoi mbloc leagan amach an tsuíocháin aonair agus cruthaíonn trí bhloc déag leagan amach an tsuíocháin dhúbailte. Gearrtar na bloic in sé chruth, mar sin is féidir go leor teaglamaí a dhéanamh. Is féidir bloic áirithe a ionadú le leaganacha cumhdaithe i ndathanna éagsúla. Ceadaíonn tacaí don droim agus do na lámha roinnt leibhéal compoird.
The Recognition
About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award
Bhuaigh an dearadh Cork Block Tolg Duais Airgid A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí ardchaighdeáin, álainn agus drámatach. Is saothair thar a bheith drithleacha agus an-chruthaitheach iad buaiteoirí Airgid a léiríonn saineolas, tallann agus géarchúis shármhaith a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Cork Block Tolg ina shaothar iontach, ina léiriú sampla, thar a bheith gairmiúil agus go domhain nuálach. Is aireagán an-suntasach, ionadmhuirthe é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Airgid A' Design Award a dhéanann leas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Is cruthú é an dearadh Cork Block Tolg a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The cork agglomerate, results from a composition of cork granulate with polyurethane,both recycled and consolidated through compression, heat and the use of a binder inside a metal mold. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several different confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 120 or 180cm x Height 57cm and Depth 90cm
- Tags
- Sofa, Seat, Furniture, Cork, Recycled
- Production Technology
- A agglomerate from cork granulate and polyurethane, both recycled and consolidated with a binder, is launched inside a metal mold with 90 x 90 x 38cm, and subjected to pressure and temperature, allowing at the end a compression strength of 100, a recovery of 70 and a weight of 230kg pcm.
This blocks of physical, elastic and tactile quality material, are usually used only for technical acoustic solutions, are cutted allowing six types blocks, intended to combine for two different sofa solutions. - Design Challenge
- It was necessary to find a binding agent that could merge the recycled cork and plastic particles granting the volume a degree of elasticity and comfort in the sitting position in order to achieve the proper stability and the durability needed for its use. After that first step, finding the right proportions and a reduced number of pieces/bricks needed to assemble each model became a fun but challenging game.
- Research
- The cork agglomerate by Amorim Composits, from recycled cork granulate particle size 2 to 3 mm with polyurethane, generates a rectangular block resulting from the above described operation with 90 x 90 x 19 cm. Its cohesion, elasticity and overlap adherence, suggested the possibility of composing a set of nine blocks of different shapes for a sofa.
In indoor spaces, some volumes can be replaced by identical ones covered with fabric of different colors and with a more flexible interior. - Inspiration
- The observation of nature, where the cork oak tree has a strong sculptural volumetry, the technological possibility of recycling cork and the technology employed that allows an adequate degree of elasticity for the new agglomerate designated by reference 5058, naturally gave space to imagine a diversified association of nine blocks that build the single sheet sofa and of thirteen blocks for the double seet layout. Other combinations appeared during the process, which is not closed but rather available for each user design experiences.
- Project Duration
- The project started in February 2018 and finished in October 2020, both in Lisbon.
- Operation Flow
- The rectangular blocks of the Cork Block Sofa are cut in different shapes, allowing it to have several combinations, intended to combine in several shapes and sitting positions. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several diferent confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
- Team Members
- Designer: Miguel Arruda
- Image Credits
- Image 1:Pedro Sadio, Image 2: Miguel Arruda, Image 3: Pedro Sadio, Image 4: Pedro Sadio, Image 5: Pedro Sadio
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