Coral Primary Function: Pūmahana Hiko by Paolo D'Arrigo

Coral Primary Function: Pūmahana Hiko by Paolo D'Arrigo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Taputapu Wharehoroi me ngā Taputapu Horoi Competition Category.

HiriwaTaputapu Horoi· 2022

Coral Primary Function: Pūmahana Hiko

by Paolo D'Arrigo

Client: Caos S.r.l.

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Taputapu Horoi Category

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The Design

About Coral Primary Function: Pūmahana Hiko

Book Text: Ko Coral he pūmahana hiko i hangaia katoatia ki te konumohe. I hangaia te āhua mā te pūmanawa hoahoa ā-tawhā, nāna i whakatipu he ānau kati me te tapawhā roa rawa atu. Nā te tapawhā roa ka piki ake te putanga wera, ā, ka horahia ōrite te wera ki te mata katoa. Ka tapahia te pepa konumohe 8 mm ki te taiaho ā, ka mira i muri mō te pūnaha whakawera hiko, ā, mā te mātotoru ka āwhina i te pūmahana ki te pupuri i te pāmahana ka eke. Ka tukuna a Coral mā te whakatakotoranga tapawhā roa me te whakatakotoranga porowhita. He tono motuhake e whakarite ana i ngā rā me ngā wā mahi, te tere whakawera me te pāmahana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Coral Primary Function: Pūmahana Hiko te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Coral Primary Function: Pūmahana Hiko he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Coral Primary Function: Pūmahana Hiko he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: High-performance electric radiators, made entirely of aluminum, can be controlled with the management app which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
Coral radiators have been designed using a "Form Finding" approach, which, by exploiting parametric modeling, allows the search for new geometric expressions.

Coral's innovative characters are:
Use of generative parametric software,
Operation management via app,
Single material product,
High percentage of recyclability,
Wide palette of finishes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Coral is offered in two formats, the 480X50X1480mm rectangular, which can be installed both vertically and horizontally, and the 800mm diameter circular one.
Tags: radiator, electric radiator, coral, parametric, design, made in Italy, aluminium, app
Production Technology: 8mm thick aluminum sheet, shaped with laser cutting, subsequent processing by CNC milling machine for the electric heating system.
Use of parametric software AAD (Algorithms-Aided Design) for design generation.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to "design" the algorithm to generate the radiator shape. Since we were focused on the goal of defining the longest perimeter, but without neglecting the aesthetics of the product, we carefully calibrated the parameters to generate the final shape, a balance between function and aesthetics.
Research: A live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.
Inspiration: Inspired by the research of generative systems applications, the Coral radiators are proposed as a meeting point between design and nature within our homes.
As in corals that weld sediments together and give rise to ever longer branches, a live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.

Coral, an example of how the evolution of man through technology is resolved in the forms of nature.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 in Rome and finished in December 2020 in Prato.
Operation Flow: Coral is programmable via a dedicated app, which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
The particular shape generated with AAD software, allows optimal heat distribution over the entire surface and optimizes the heat diffusion capacity in the room.
The high thickness of the aluminum sheet determines a greater maintenance of the reached temperature.
Image Credits: All images: Paolo D'Arrigo, 2021