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Sounds of Welser M Shigarwa Nau'in by Responsive Spaces

Sounds of Welser M Shigarwa Nau'in by Responsive Spaces is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla in Shigarwa Competition Category.


TagullaShigarwa· 2023

Sounds of Welser M Shigarwa Nau'in

by Responsive Spaces

Client: Welser Profile

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla Winner in Shigarwa Category

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The Design

About Sounds of Welser M Shigarwa Nau'in

Profile na Welser shine mai ba da bayanan bayanan ƙarfe na duniya. Kamfanin yana neman ƙwarewar alamar ma'amala don cibiyar baƙi. Sama da tsararraki 13 Bayanan martaba na Welser ya girma ya zama jagorar duniya a masana'antar. Don haka ya ba da cikakkiyar ma'ana ga Wuraren Amsawa don ginawa akan ainihin wannan labarin nasara kuma bari samfurin ya zama gwarzo. An yi amfani da samfuran abokin ciniki na gaske don gina sashin ƙarfe, wanda ke ba da nuni ga al'ada da kyau kuma yana amsa kowane taɓawa ta ɗan adam ta hanyar ba da hangen nesa na tushen sihiri ta hanyar ƙirƙirar sautin sufi.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla

Zanen Sounds of Welser M Shigarwa Nau'in ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na musamman waɗanda ke da ƙirƙira, basira da hikima. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Tagulla kayayyakin fasaha ne masu ƙwarewa da ƙirƙira mai ban mamaki waɗanda ke tabbatar da babban gogewa, tunani da dabarun masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Sounds of Welser M Shigarwa Nau'in ya zama abu da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna, mai ƙwarewa da ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Tagulla yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyuka a fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani, kuma yana da kyau saboda kulawarsa ga cikakkun bayanai. Zanen Sounds of Welser M Shigarwa Nau'in yana biyan buƙatu da kyau, yana taɓa sha'awa, yana jan hankalin zukata kuma yana jawo sha'awar sani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
While The design of the installation resembles an organ, it is far more technical, with sophisticated capacitive sensors that respond to touch and a dynamic sound engine that changes its sets of instruments every other minute.
One of the unique features of the installation is the way in which the technology is hidden, allowing visitors to focus on the tactile and sonic experience of interacting with the steel profiles. The capacitive sensors allowing for a precise and intuitive interaction with the product, while the dynamic sound engine creates a constantly changing soundscape that is unique and engaging.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions: Width 4000 mm x Depth max. 1000 mm x Height max. 3400 mm
Tags
interactive installation, sound installation, organ, soundscapes, touch installation
Production Technology
Developing the organ required a combination of advanced production technology and carefully selected materials. Hidden from the users, there are a PC, 2 speakers and a microcontroller. Capacitive sensors for each steel profile are triggered by touch through the change of its resistance. The profiles are electrically conductive but are insulated by a wooden base, which allows for safe and distinguishable interaction with them. 18 profiles result in 9 tones and two different octaves on each side.
Design Challenge
An alloy coating was applied to each profile to prevent flash rusting and ensure durability. However, this presented a challenge as the alloy negatively impacted the profiles' electrical conductivity. Different alloys were meticulously tested until the best solution was found. The calibration of the sensors had to be consistent across all 18 profiles, which presented an additional challenge. The developed sensor system demanded attention to detail and a lot of testing under various conditions.
Research
Through a process of exploration and experimentation, an idea was settled upon for an interactive installation featuring an organ made entirely of real customer steel profiles from Welser Profile. Visitors would be able to touch the profiles to create various sounds.To bring the idea to fruition, prototypes were tested using various materials and production techniques. The result is an installation that combines advanced production technology with carefully selected materials and an intuitive design to create a truly immersive experience for visitors.
Inspiration
As a global provider of steel profiles, Welser Profile was looking for an interactive brand experience for its visitor center. "The product is the hero" was the core idea of this installation. The history of Welser is a ongoing success story, which building upon made perfect sense. Real products were used to build this steel organ, which aesthetically hints towards tradition and reacts to every human touch by offering a glimpse of the underlying magic through creation of mystical soundscapes.
Project Duration
The project launched in September 2021 in Gresten, Lower Austria in the Headquarter of Welser Profile and will be a permanent interactive installation.
Operation Flow
The organ installation is an interactive experience that allows visitors to explore and create sounds by touching real steel profiles. The sounds produced by the installation are constantly changing, and visitors can experiment with different combinations of touches to create their own unique soundscapes.
Team Members
Steel Organ Design, 3D & Development: Julian Reil
Image Credits
Photos / 3D Sketches / Sound: Julian Reil
Video: Isabella Rogl (das narrativ), Manuel Bauer (das narrativ)

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