HighFleet Pūmanawa Whakahaere Kaipuoro by Shiyu Duan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Pūmanawa Rorohiko Competition Category.
RinoPūmanawa Rorohiko· 2026
HighFleet Pūmanawa Whakahaere Kaipuoro
by Shiyu Duan
Client: Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
A' Design Award Rino Winner in Pūmanawa Rorohiko Category
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The Design
About HighFleet Pūmanawa Whakahaere Kaipuoro
Ko HighFleet he pūhara pūmanawa ā-tukutuku hei whakahaere i ngā pūnaha kaipuoro kua honoa ki te whatunga. Ka whakamahia e ngā kaiwhakahaere ngā kaupapa here ā-ao, ka whirihora hoki i ia pūrere takitahi ki ngā tawhā pēnei i ngā rohe, ngā kaupapa matua, ngā hōtaka wātaka me ngā whanonga whakatūpato. Mā tētahi mapi wāhi mariko e whakaatu te tūnga o ia kaipuoro, kia āhei ai te tuku pānui me ngā whakatūpato ki ngā rohe kua kōwhiria. Ka whakaatu tētahi tirohanga whānui o te pūnaha i te tūnga o ngā kaipuoro, te hononga me ngā whakatūpato. Ko ngā takahanga oro kua whakaritea me ngā pūnaha pere e tautoko ana i ngā mahi o ia rā. Mā te tirohanga mokowā e whakapai ake te tika o te whirihoranga, e whakaheke hoki i ngā hapa whakaurunga.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Rino
Ko HighFleet Pūmanawa Whakahaere Kaipuoro 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 HighFleet Pūmanawa Whakahaere Kaipuoro 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 HighFleet Pūmanawa Whakahaere Kaipuoro 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
- HighFleet’s core strength lies in its ability to manage speaker systems at both macro and micro levels. Administrators can apply global policies while also configuring individual devices with precise parameters such as zones, priorities, schedules, and alert behaviors. A key differentiator is its virtual site mapping feature, which visually aligns speakers. This spatial clarity improves configuration accuracy, reduces installation errors, and significantly
alleviates cognitive. - Dimensions & Packaging
- HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform.
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- Saas
- Production Technology
- HighFleet is a web-based SaaS platform optimized for managing network-connected speaker devices. The system relies on secure device communication protocols, real-time status synchronization, and scalable cloud infrastructure. Its modular architecture supports extensibility for different speaker models and configurations while maintaining reliability and low latency for time-sensitive alerts and announcements
- Design Challenge
- The primary challenge was integrating the needs of multiple stakeholders—administrators, installers, and operators—each with different responsibilities, priorities, and levels of system
access. Speaker management workflows involve complex hierarchies across devices, zones, sites, and tasks. Designing a single interface that could support detailed configuration, rapid action, and long-term system oversight. - Research
- Research focused on two primary stakeholders: system administrators and installation professionals managing speaker-based communication systems in schools and large facilities.
Administrators expressed a need for per-device configuration, rapid alert deployment, and clear system status during emergencies. Installers highlighted challenges around spatial accuracy,
configuration errors, and post-installation handoff. - Inspiration
- HighFleet was inspired by the operational challenges of managing distributed speaker systems, where the reliability, precision, and speed for both the configuration and maintenance are critical. Existing tools often lack fine-grained device control or spatial context, forcing administrators to rely on fragmented workflows, manual blueprints that lack real-time information. HighFleet reframes speaker management as a fleet-level operation.
- Project Duration
- Project Duration: 8 months
Location: United States - Operation Flow
- Users begin with a system-wide overview displaying speaker status, connectivity, and alerts.
From this view, administrators can select a single speaker or group to adjust detailed configurations, trigger announcements, or diagnose issues. Alerts can be broadcast system-wide or targeted to specific zones through spatial selection on the site map. Scheduled audio events and bell systems further support daily operational workflows. - Patents
- Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
- Team Members
- Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
- Image Credits
- Shiyu(Naomi) Duan
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