Gaaba Kāta Kōhungahunga by Anri Sugihara

Gaaba Kāta Kōhungahunga by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Hua Pēpi, Tamariki me ngā Tamariki Competition Category.

ParahiHua Pēpi· 2021

Gaaba Kāta Kōhungahunga

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Hua Pēpi Category

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The Design

About Gaaba Kāta Kōhungahunga

Ko Gaaba he kāta nui mō ngā whare tiaki tamariki, i hangaia hei kawe i ētahi kōhungahunga i ngā hīkoi o ia rā me ngā wā whakawātea ohorere. Ka whakaitihia e te anga te ngaronga o te kaha nā te rerekētanga o te hanganga, ā, ko te kirihou parapara wahiwahi makawe waro e whakaiti ana i te taumaha whānui. Ko ngā taika nunui, ngā arawhata tāpiri me ngā puringa e āwhina ana i te kāta kia haere pai i runga i te whenua taratara. I whakatauhia te tūnga o te kawenga mā roto i te tātaringa nekehanga i runga i ngā raraunga tinana toharite kua whakaputaina mō ngā kaimahi tiaki tamariki. Ko ngā mehua o Gaaba he 1470 x 670 x 1010 mirimita, ā, ko tōna taumaha he 25 kirokaramu. Ko te whāinga kia tiakina ngā tamariki, ā, kia whakaitihia hoki te ngenge o ia rā mō ngā kaimahi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Gaaba Kāta Kōhungahunga te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Gaaba Kāta Kōhungahunga he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Gaaba Kāta Kōhungahunga i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A large stroller designed as a disaster prevention and evacuation device that enhances survivability by improving rough road running ability and safety as evacuation equipment in the event of a disaster, reducing the burden on childcare workers in normal times, and pursuing ergonomic ease of use. It is designed as a Dual Product (used in both normal times and emergencies) that combines these two goals and it can protect children in case of emergency.
Dimensions & Packaging: size:1470 x 670 x 1010
weight:25kg
Tags: kids, kindergarten, nursery, earthquake, infant,
Production Technology: The frame is designed to minimalize the loss of force due to the deformation of the structure. CFRP is used largely as the structural material to reducing the weight.
With the perspective of ergonomics, the position of the pushing handle were determined by the motion analysis performed for the average physique information of childcare workers published by the Japanese government agency.
In addition, large tires, additional steps and grips are equipped to break through rough terrain in evacuate.
Inspiration: Japan is one of the world's leading earthquake suffering countries. Countless lives had been lost in Tsunami and fire caused by giant earthquakes. Infant childcare facilities are no exception to suffer and it may require evacuation to the outside. A transporting infants who cannot walk on their own is indispensable. In addition, it's common in many childcare facilities to take a little walk with 4 to 5 infants on a cart to near park. Large strollers have been used for both daily and evacuate.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2020 in Tokyo Japan.
Operation Flow: The existing carts weighs too heavy to operate and is a heavy burden for childcare workers, while the design of existing products has not changed significantly for a long time.
RDS Ltd., Co. has been engaged in R&D of various motor sports related products for years, and has been an official partner of F1 team Scuderia AlphaTauri in recent. We have applied the technology to Gaaba because we have refined the technology in the environment where light, strong and durable products are required.
Team Members: RDS Ltd., Co., ONETABLE Inc., exiii design Inc. Yoshihiro Hirata R2, MAGNET Inc., makesense Inc. and quod, LLC
Image Credits: RDS Co., Ltd.