Torus Mahi Matua: Pupuhi Hau Kawhe by Dosun Shin and Seyla Muise is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Hua Whakamahana, Hau me te Whakamātao Competition Category.
RinoHVAC· 2022
Torus Mahi Matua: Pupuhi Hau Kawhe
Client: Arizona State University
A' Design Award Rino Winner in HVAC Category
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The Design
About Torus Mahi Matua: Pupuhi Hau Kawhe
Tuhinga Pukapuka: Ko Torus he pupuhi hau kawhe e tohatoha ana i te hau i te 360 nga tohu. E rua nga motuka e akiaki ana i te rere o te hau, no reira ka taea e etahi tangata e noho ana i te taha o te pupuhi hau te whakamatao i te wa kotahi, kaore hoki he whakatakotoranga. Ko te tohatoha porowhita o te hau e whakakore ana i te hiahia mo te nekeneke, arā te mea e whakamahia ana e te maha o nga pupuhi hau paerewa hei toro atu ki tetahi wahi whanui ake. Ka whakaitihia te haruru e puta mai ana i te wa e mahi ana kia pai ake ai te noho manawanui. Ko te anga o waho i whakaarohia mai i te kete puawai a Venus, he hanganga taiao no nga miro karaihe e hanga ana i nga tapawha iti i roto i te porowhita. Ko Torus he 18 initi te teitei, 10.5 initi hoki te whanuitanga (te anga porowhita).
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Rino
Ko Torus Mahi Matua: Pupuhi Hau Kawhe te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Torus Mahi Matua: Pupuhi Hau Kawhe he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Torus Mahi Matua: Pupuhi Hau Kawhe mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Torus is the fan that distributes air in 360 degrees and offers a more efficient and sustainable way to better circulate and cool the air in a space. Torus uses two motors that provide 360° air flow, and this allows the fan to simultaneously cool multiple people around the fan continuously. In order to maximize comfort, Torus also aims to minimize the amount of noise that it produces while operating.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height: 18 Inches
Diameter: 10.5 Inches - Tags
- 360° air flow, Inspired by Biomimicry
- Production Technology
- Torus uses a cutting-edge DC motor developed by LG to provide 360° air flow.
- Design Challenge
- When it comes to cooling a space down, stagnant air causes a great deal of discomfort for people. To manage the stagnant air in their home many people will opt to a standard box fan. Many standalone fans of today’s market lack the ability to properly circulate air within a space. User’s must settle for a fan that only blows in one direction or wait for a model that oscillates to swing back and forth in their direction. This forces users to choose between enduring long periods of stagnant warm air or sacrifice areas which their fan would help to cool down. In typical households, quick cooling for large rooms requires several of these inefficient fans placed in different locations to circulate air properly.
- Research
- According to US-Inventions.com, Franklin Institute in 1904 officially credited Schuyler Wheeler for inventing portable fan in 1882. The fan had two blades and used extremely dangerous open wound motor to push air forward. Since then, over 130 years, the fan has more or less stayed the same blowing air in only one direction. Our team aimed to change a market that has stayed the same for over 130 years. Although there have been some innovations in the shapes of the
fan blades and energy efficiency, one-directional air flow is a highly inefficient way to circulate air throughout a space.
Our product circulates air in 360 degrees without oscillation. Our team was seeking ways to change current standalone fans to better circulate air around the room. Torus blows air in 360 degrees and offers a more efficient and sustainable way to better circulate and cool the air in a space. - Inspiration
- The outer shell of Torus was inspired by the Venus flower basket. Flexible but tough, these glass fibers make small squares and form a cylinder.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2018 at Arizona State University in the U.S and finished in May 2019.
- Operation Flow
- Torus uses a cutting edge DC motor developed by LG
to provide 360° air flow. This allows the fan to simultaneously cool multiple people around the fan continuously. In order
to maximize comfort Torus also aims to minimize the amount of noise that it produces while operating. The new motor
and unique vent design provide users with a single solution to cooling and comfort. - Team Members
- Seyla Muise
Andrew Htoon
Hannah Skogebo. - Image Credits
- Image #1: Rendered by Dosun Shin
Image #2: Rendered by Dosun Shin
Image #3: Rendered by Dosun Shin
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