Carbon Activated Timber Bench Scamnum ab Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy

Opus Carbon Activated Timber Bench Scamnum a designatore Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Categoria Certaminis Productum Sustinibile.

AesProductum Sustinibile· 2020

Carbon Activated Timber Bench Scamnum

a Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy

Cliens: Singapore University of Technology and Design

Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Categoria Productum Sustinibile

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Designum

De Carbon Activated Timber Bench Scamnum

Scamnum Ligneum Carbone Activatum ad loca publica destinatur et ex asseribus ligneis recuperatis conficitur. Notiones ponderis stabilitatisque in dubium vocat. Cum volumen asserum ligneorum velut massae ingentes appareant, tantum laxe coniuncti sunt et in statu instabili manent. Fila minuta fibrarum carbonis massas ingentes colligant ut eis stabilitatem conferant. Massas quoque roborant ut asseribus ligneis robur addant.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Carbon Activated Timber Bench Scamnum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Carbon Activated Timber Bench Scamnum rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Carbon Activated Timber Bench Scamnum necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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Merita, sodales gregis et singula technica a designatore praebita.

Proprietates Singulares: The bench uses reclaimed wood planks that through their re-application continue to store carbon, since the living trees absorb CO2 from the environment. The re-use of the wood hence contributes to a positive ecological balance. Carbon is re-combined with the wood in a different state, as minimal amounts of high tech fibres that are strategically placed to enhance the capacity of the wood planks.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: Dimensions: 3000 x 830 x 400 mm
Volume: 0.1736 m3
Mass: 128 kg of reclaimed hardwood from outdoor deckings
Carbon fibers, total mass: 0.623 kg (around 800m of 12k carbon fibre tow)
Notulae: Reclaimed wood, carbon fibres, robotic milling, traditional crafts
Technologia Productionis: The bench reflects craftsmanship in a contemporary context, where computational design and fabrication have become state of the art. After stacking reclaimed wood planks into solid blocks, an industrial robotic arm mills the blocks into their final geometries with paths for the subsequent reiforcement with fibres. The reclaimed wood planks store carbon and contribute to a positive ecological balance, whereas carbon is re-combined as minimal amounts of high tech fibres, strategically placed to enhance the capacity of the wood planks.
Provocatio Designandi: Reclaimed wood simultaneously diverts waste and reduces the energy by forgoing the effort needed to obtain virgin materials. The finishing and fabrication contribute to making a durable, robust piece of furniture sequestering carbon for longer and reducing the need for replacements. Finally augmenting the performance of wood beyond its inherent structural capacity increases the potential range of use so it can be used differently for both industrial design and architecture.
Investigatio: The bench design highlights the expertise present in large-scale furniture carpentry in a combination of experienced labor with new forms of craft, digital calibration and robotic fabrication. By augmenting the reclaimed wood with carbon fibers, the project proves that small amounts of high-performance materials can be used alongside carbon-negative wood elements. This new design direction increases productivity and sustainability through the use of new design and manufacturing technologies.
Inspiratio: Juxtaposing old, weathered hardwood with precise smooth carving and high-tech carbon fiber gives the piece a unique character. This novel expression fuses high tech carving, patina, natural wood grain, digitally designed weaving patterns and precise manufacturing. This points towards an optimized, calibrated future of sustainable design and recalls vernacular traditions of textile and wood construction. Lashing, wood joinery and timber frames act as both cultural and technological precedents.
Duratio Operis: Conversations started in late December 2016, and the design was completed in November 2018 and installed on the grounds of Mapletree Business City 2, Singapore
Cursus Operationis: Initiated by the opportunity to reuse wood decking boards the project leverages high performance materials and new techniques to renew the old materials and create a sustaining piece of furniture. An elongated pattern of tightly wound carbon fiber strands rest within robotically carved groves to hold the massive stack of blocks together. Precise, continuous curvature combined with tapered edges form a comfortable low-profile object that looks lightweight despite being 140kg
Membra Turmae: Principal Designer: Michael Budig
Principal Designer: Kenneth Tracy
Sachin Gupta
Kerine Kua
Dhileep Kumar
Lee Le Xiu Jean
Melissa Lee Wen Hui
Seah Jia Neng
Daniel Yong Kaijie
Robotic Fabricator: Singapore Composite Cluster
Wood Fabricator: Hon Nam Lee
Agnitiones Imaginum: Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy, Singapore University of Technology and Design