Compact Pro 空気清浄機 by Sxdesign is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀賞 in 暖房・換気・空調製品デザイン Competition Category.

銀空調· 2022

Compact Pro 空気清浄機

by Sxdesign

Client: Healthlead

A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in 空調 Category

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The Design

About Compact Pro 空気清浄機

Compact Proは、大気汚染の影響を受け、かつ所得水準の低い地域の家庭向けに開発された空気清浄機である。ファンランナーの形状は体系的な最適化によって造形し直され、正方形のプロポーションが採用された。この変更により性能は50パーセント向上し、空間をより有効に活用できるとともに、電子部品をよりコンパクトに配置することが可能となった。呼吸するように明滅するライトを備えた、浮遊するテーブル状の操作エリアが視覚的な中心を形成している。本体はABS樹脂の射出成形により製作され、透明なブラックのアクリルパネルを組み合わせている。ミニマルでニュートラルなスタイルは、包摂的な理念を体現している。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀賞

Compact Pro 空気清浄機は、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Compact Pro 空気清浄機は、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Compact Pro 空気清浄機は、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: After systematic optimization, we resculpted the shape of the fan runner in Compact Pro and determined that a square proportion would be better. This improves the performance by 50% while making better use of space and arranges the electronics more compactly. In design, the floating table-shaped interaction area with breathing light creates the visual center. The various parts are integrated by a high-order surfaces transition surrounded. The minimalist, neutral style conveys an inclusive ethos.
Dimensions & Packaging: CADR:270m3/h.
White body with grey top.
Dimensions: 365mm×420mm×160mm.
Tags: air purifier, systematic, compact, cost, performance
Production Technology: White body with grey top. ABS injection molding.
Transparent black acrylic interactive panel.
Design Challenge: Design team had to maximize the performance and design possibilities within the constraints as cost, aesthetics, etc. This process involves large amounts of combinatorial experimentation. To achieve a better balance also requires us to make various trade-offs. At the same time, to deliver a product like this requires design team to consider the problem from a variety of perspectives such as market, user, function, structure, aesthetics, craftsmanship and so on, which is also a huge challenge.
Research: After research, We found that some characteristics of the fan such as the spiral opening, worm tongue size, etc. have a strong correlation with performance. But size, proportion, cost, design, etc. will also be affected. Therefore how to determine a balance among these changes is a systemic problem. And to solve this problem requires us to use a systematic approach to organically sort, combine, organize, and analyze all the influencing factors.
Inspiration: People in developing regions are facing issues of low income and air pollution. So designers wanted to create a low cost product with high performance for them. By using computational fluid dynamics, We try to use a systematic method to analyze and optimize the shape of the fan runner, the internal structure, and the overall proportion of the product. Finally, under the condition of controlling the cost, the performance of the product has been significantly improved from the previous generation.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2021 in Beijing and finished in June 2021 in ShenZhen, China.
Operation Flow: After power on, click on the center of the panel to start working. The purifier has three air speeds and four time settings. The red, yellow and green colors of the breathing light are displayed in conjunction with the digital display to show the current air quality. Compact Pro also supports locking and filter replacement instructions. The internal filter can be replaced by removing the front case by holding the grip position.
Patents: Sxdesign
Team Members: Hao Huang
Yingfei Sun
Qian Hao
Haining Jiang
Xu Chen
Rong Zhang
Zhixue Zou
Yaogang Chen
Image Credits: Sxdesign