Ribbon Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Oche Ámá by Di Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ngwá Ụlọ Okporo Ụzọ Competition Category.

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Ribbon Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Oche Ámá

by Di Hu

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ngwá Ụlọ Okporo Ụzọ Category

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The Design

About Ribbon Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Oche Ámá

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Ribbon bụ oche ámá e chere echiche maka ohere ọha dịka ogbe obodo, oghere obodo na ebe ọ na-agagharị. A tụlere ụdị isii nke ndị mmadụ na-anọdụ ala, nke bụ mkpịkọta onwe, omimi, guzo ọtọ, dabere azụ na ịgbatị onwe, wee mee ka ha dị nfe n'ụdị ihe ngosi ọnọdụ. Ntụgharị dị nro n'etiti ụdị ise ndị a na-emepụta otu ụdị ọgbọngbọ na-agbagọ agbagọ. E ji plywood mee oche a, ebe frame ọ bụla dị milimita iri atọ na ise n'obosara ma dị milimita iri ise site n'ibe ibe, jikọtara ha site na osisi igwe nwere eriri, nut, na ihe ndozi osisi. Ihe owuwu dị n'ígwè eriri a na-enye ohere ka mmiri si na ya na-asọ, mee ka o kwesịrị maka ebe dị n'ime ụlọ na dị n'èzí.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Ribbon Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Oche Ámá 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 Ribbon Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Oche Ámá 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. Ribbon Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Oche Ámá na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Five postures are studied and used to shape the bench’s profile curves. This design approach ensures the bench accommodates these postures, offering a more comfortable resting experience. Additionally, this bench not only adds aesthetic value as an urban sculpture but also blends well with street side planter.
Dimensions & Packaging: The bench wood frames material is Plywood, connected by steel rod. All wood frames are center-spaced 50mm apart, are each 35mm wide, with varying perimeter. The overall wood volume used is under 3 cubic meter.
Tags: street, bench, resting, ergonimic,
Production Technology: Individual wood frame pieces are connected by steel rods through pre-drilled holes, rods can be covered by wooden spacers; each wood piece is fasten by threaded rods and nuts.
Design Challenge: The seamless transition between the profile curves blend their differences into a singular form. The slatted design addresses drainage issues, making the bench applicable for both indoor and outdoor settings.
Research: Through observation and sketching, five common resting postures were identified: tucked-in, deep, straight-up, lean back, and lounging. Simplified curves representing these postures were used to shape the bench's profile, creating a smooth, unified design. The wooden slats offer a dual visual effect—semi-transparent when viewed from the front and appearing to be smooth and uniformly patterned, giving it a tactile and visually rhythmic quality when looking from the side.
Inspiration: Ribbon draws inspiration from body posture and curves when people rest naturally. The bench is crafted based on five common outdoor resting postures. The design simplifies the interface between body and furniture to create the bench’s profile curves, using smooth transitions between these five profile curves to create a meandering, comfortable street bench.
Project Duration: The bench is flexible for installation in various settings, including city plazas, community squares, promenades, and similar locations intended for people to sit and rest for a moment.
Operation Flow: The bench features five profile curves designed to accommodate most common resting postures: tucked-in, deep, straight-up, lean back, and lounging. Unlike traditional street benches, it offers a more comfortable resting experience and seamlessly blends with street side landscaping.
Team Members: Di Hu
Yiqing Wu
Canbin Chen
Yeqing Shang
Wenjing Fang
Image Credits: Image #1 #2 #3 #4 #5, Illustrator Di Hu, 2024.