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Snapcool Air Conditioner by Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd. Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design
Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd acknowledged for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Snapcool Air Conditioner by Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd, designed for Outes, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design category. The result belongs to the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Snapcool Air Conditioner
Snapcool is an air conditioner designed for home use. The filter is inspired by a tape measure and can be rolled up or unfolded with a single tap on the screen. The screen shows the real-time dust level of the filter, and the dust bin can be pulled down for removal. An orange puller marks the filter compartment and draws attention to the filter status. The filter can be rinsed with water and reused. Side wall air intake increases the air intake area, and the round air outlet angle can be adjusted by phone. The unit measures 400 by 80 by 400 millimeters.
About Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd.
OUTES was established in 2006, specializing in sales, R&D and manufacturing air conditioner, Cooling & Heating heat pump, Hot Water heat pump, Swimming Pool heat pump, Commercial heat pump, Fan Coils, Air Ventilation Unit, Water Purification Equipment and Pressure Water Tank. OUTES industry park has 500,000㎡ with 600+ R & D engineers, 3,000 employees, and the annual production capacity is 500,000 pcs. OUTES has its own enamel water tank factory, PCB production factory, drinking water appliances manufacturing factory, air ventilation equipment manufacturing factory. We have world-class production lines and on-line testing equipment. 90% of components are made independently.
About Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd
Founded in 2006, Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co. Ltd. is a comprehensive solution provider for indoor comfort systems and industrial and agricultural cooling and heating systems, with heat pump technology at its core. Its main products include heat pum
Award Record
With this recognition, Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd. of Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2024 - 2025 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design Award
The A' HVAC Design Award is an international industrial design competition recognizing good design in the fields of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to HVAC system designers, industrial designers, HVAC brands and HVAC manufacturers from all countries. Typical entries include furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, air conditioners, ventilators and thermostats. The awarded hvac designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/hvac
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/167264
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/167264
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!167264
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/358667
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Snapcool Air Conditioner
- Function
- Air Conditioner
- Category
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing, Electronics & Appliances and Architecture
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Light Gray, Light Slate Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Outes
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd.
- Country
- China
- Brand
- Zhejiang Zhongguang Electrical Co., Ltd
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #167264
Credits
- Team
- Jinghong Zhang、Yuxin He、Menglin Xie、Yuhui Xu、Haiping Hou、Xiaojun Yuan
- Image Credits
- Zhejiang Zhongguang Elec
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This air conditioner is designed with a tape measure in mind. With just a light tap on the screen, the filter can be rolled up or unfolded with just one click, solving the problems of inconvenient disassembly and cleaning of traditional filters and dust generation during cleaning. The screen displays the real-time status of the filter screen being full of dust, and the dust bin can be pulled down to remove it. With the side pull design, it makes cleaning efficient and fun.
- Inspiration
- The design concept comes from the "tape measure" which can make the filter retract and unfold to meet the function. Simple geometric modeling, suitable for a variety of home environments, compared with traditional air conditioners have a sense of technology, sense of fashion. Pulling out the filter from the side is like using a tape measure, which increases the fun of cleaning the filter.
- Research
- Traditional air conditioning filters are difficult to disassemble and clean, and removing the filter can easily raise dust. Therefore, an air conditioner that is easy to disassemble and clean has been designed.The filter can be repeatedly rinsed with water, which is more economical and practical for users and more friendly to the social environment.Save time and labor, reduce the cost of manual cleaning air conditioning.
- Challenge
- The first problem we face is how to make it easy to dismantle the filter screen; Secondly, consider how to reduce the raised dust when the filter screen is taken out; Finally, we need to think about how to remind users to replace the filter screen.
- Realization and Technology
- Side wall air intake, increasing the air intake area and airflow effect. Orange filter compartment puller, easy to take out downward, eye-catching color can always remind people to pay attention to the filter status.Circle shape air outlet, users can freely switch the angle of air outlet on the phone.
- Operation and Interaction
- Side wall air intake, increasing the air intake area and airflow effect. Orange filter compartment puller, easy to take out downward, eye-catching color can always remind people to pay attention to the filter status.Simple geometric modeling, suitable for a variety of home environments, compared with traditional air conditioners have a sense of technology, sense of fashion Circle shape air outlet, users can freely switch the angle of air outlet on the phone.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Lishui, China in September 2024
- Keywords
- Recycle、Air-conditioning、technology、Easy to disassemble、Easy to clean
