Smart Hydro Ihe Mkpokwute Mmiri A Naghị Emetụ Aka Na Ya by Tive Creative Collective

Smart Hydro Ihe Mkpokwute Mmiri A Naghị Emetụ Aka Na Ya by Tive Creative Collective is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ngwaahịa Ọbịa Ọma, Ụlọ Nri na Ịzụ Nri Competition Category.

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Smart Hydro Ihe Mkpokwute Mmiri A Naghị Emetụ Aka Na Ya

by Tive Creative Collective

Client: Manakin Inc.

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ngwaahịa Ọbịa Ọma Category

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The Design

About Smart Hydro Ihe Mkpokwute Mmiri A Naghị Emetụ Aka Na Ya

Smart Hydro bụ ihe mkpokwute mmiri a naghị emetụ aka na ya, e depụtara maka ebe ndị a na-ekekọrịta dịka ụlọ ọrụ na ụlọ mgbatị ahụ. Ihe mmetụta infrared dị n'akụkụ mbadamba na-achọpụta aka onye ọrụ na ihe mkpojude ahụ nke a dọbara n'elu kaunta. Mmiri na-asọ akwụsị onwe ya mgbe ahụ, ma na-akwụsị mgbe e wepụtara ihe mkpojude ahụ, si otú a belata mmetụ aka n'aka. A na-emepụta isi ahụ na akụkụ arc site na iyi rọba a gbanyere n'ime igbe (plastic injection), ebe imirikiti akụkụ mkwado dị n'ime ya ka e si na mbadamba aluminom gbagọọ. Ihe mkpokwute a dị centimita 140 n'ịdị elu, centimita 36 n'obosara, na centimita 40 n'omimi. Enwere ike ịbịaru n'ọdịdị ya site n'akụkụ dị iche iche.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Smart Hydro Ihe Mkpokwute Mmiri A Naghị Emetụ Aka Na Ya meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Smart Hydro Ihe Mkpokwute Mmiri A Naghị Emetụ Aka Na Ya ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Smart Hydro Ihe Mkpokwute Mmiri A Naghị Emetụ Aka Na Ya na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Smart Hydro is a smart water dispenser focusing on hygienic concerns in common areas. Due to the outbreak of the pandemic, there have been increased hygiene concerns. The design provides a touch-free solution by utilizing infrared sensors. The automatic filling also reduces contact for a more sanitized and ergonomic experience. The modern design, combined with innovative technology, makes Smart Hydro an essential product for offices, gyms and any other common area.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product height is 140 cm. Width is 36 cm. Depth is 40 cm.
Tags: product design, smart design, smart technology, design for covid, water dispensor, accessible design
Production Technology: The primary production technique for Smart Hydro is plastic injection due to its benefits in complex design allowances, reduced weight, and enhanced material strength. So the manufacturing technique for shell parts, including the main body and arc, is chosen as plastic injection. Within the plastic casing, most support parts are bent out of an aluminum sheet.
Design Challenge: Water dispensers are very conventional in terms of production technologies. The main creative challenge was to offer a new form-factor to a widely adopted component layout. However, the restrictions of internal components were influential in shaping the form. Another challenge was regarding user behavior. Smart Hydro offers a new interaction pattern, so users need to learn and get accustomed to the new practice. To overcome this problem, tests were carried out using paper prototypes.
Research: The research started with shadowing and observing user scenarios to understand the products social context. Water dispensers acted as spots for socializing and cooling off. Due to this, Hydro Smart is approachable from several angles and is a conversation starter. Literature research on interaction design helped with gestural design. Several examples and guidelines were investigated. Finally, photo collages were prepared in terms of space layout and interior design to position Hydro Smart.
Inspiration: Covid-19 demands us to make changes in our daily lives, along with the products we use. In common areas, water dispensers are contacted by numerous people throughout the day, posing a threat to public health. By benefiting technological innovations, it is possible to bring people together without risking their health. Smart Hydro is a step forward to designing products for public health. Smart Hydro offers a unique design emphasizing ergonomics and hygiene, highlighting itself among the many other conventional water dispensers we encounter.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2020 in Ankara and finished in January 2021 in Ankara.
Operation Flow: The product interaction starts when the user places a container on a predetermined area on Smart Hydro's counter. Sensors on the side panels perceive the hand's motion and the container's presence on the counter. Once these two variables are confirmed, water starts to flow. The dispensation resumes until the user leans to pick up the container. Once the sensors perceive a motion, water flow is interrupted. This interaction aims to minimize physical contact and thus increase hygiene level.
Team Members: Designer: Eniscan Bubik
Designer: Furkan Efe Dikmen
Designer: Pelin Bilgin