Sanitary faucet Mahi Tuatahi: Wai Tia Mō Te Whare Iti by Jiankun Sun

Sanitary faucet Mahi Tuatahi: Wai Tia Mō Te Whare Iti by Jiankun Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Taputapu Wharehoroi me ngā Taputapu Horoi Competition Category.

ParahiTaputapu Horoi· 2018

Sanitary faucet Mahi Tuatahi: Wai Tia Mō Te Whare Iti

by Jiankun Sun

Client: Wuhan University of Technology

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Taputapu Horoi Category

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The Design

About Sanitary faucet Mahi Tuatahi: Wai Tia Mō Te Whare Iti

Tuhinga Pukapuka: He wai tia āhua ngāwari te hoahoa kia kitea ai te whakamahinga wai. Ko te putanga wai te mahi tonu hei toha. Ko te pēhi i te putanga ki raro me te tītaha, ka whakatuwhera i te wai tia, ā, ko te hiki anō i te putanga kia taumaro ka katia. Ka rere tonu te wai ki te horoi i ngā ringaringa i a ia e katia ana, nā reira ka noho mā ngā ringaringa. He ngongo karaihe e pupuri ana i te wai e rahi ake ana mō te tangata kotahi ki te horoi i ōna ringaringa, ā, mā tērā ka kitea te maha o te wai kua whakamahia. Ka whakapokoko hoki te ngongo karaihe i te rere o te wai. Kua hangaia te wai tia mai i te ngongo rino whakarewa me te karaihe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Sanitary faucet Mahi Tuatahi: Wai Tia Mō Te Whare Iti 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 Sanitary faucet Mahi Tuatahi: Wai Tia Mō Te Whare Iti 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 Sanitary faucet Mahi Tuatahi: Wai Tia Mō Te Whare Iti 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: This faucet is a minimalist style design, the outlet directly works as a faucet switch, press down and tilt the outlet, the faucet will be opened; Just need to lift the outlet to make it level to close the faucet.The hands are always flushwd by water during the closing process, will not make hands dirty again during closing the faucet. The glass tube on the left can just store enough water that can be used to clean one person's hands. This allows the user to visually see the amount of water they have used. At the same time, it can reduce the drainage rate, make more efficient use of water, and improve the user's water saving awareness. When the glass tube runs out of water, users just need to turn off the faucet and then open it again. The glass tube will immediately be filled with water.
Dimensions & Packaging: The faucet's size is 60mm * 35mm * 248mm. It is made of cast iron and glass.
Tags: Visualize, save water ,sanitary faucet
Production Technology: This faucet is made of cast iron pipe and glass tube. The way of turning the outlet to open or close the faucet is easy to operate and can reduce the faucet components, reduce costs. Glass tube storing water can slow the flow of water and conserve water.
Design Challenge: The innovation of this faucet is the visualization of water consumption, and at the same time, it has an innovative switching method,users will not dirty their hands when opening and closing the faucet. The glass pipe storing water can slow down the speed of water to achieve the purpose of saving water.
Research: When people use the faucet to wash hands, they often open the largest stalls to wash hands unconsciously, they don't know how much water have used during they wash our hands. And the general faucet switch is alone setted at the top or beside, switch will become dirty when it is touched by more than one person, After users wash hands, they have to touch the switch to close the faucet, it will make users' hands dirty again. This faucet will not dirty user' hands when they turn off faucet and users can see how much water have used. The way of opening and closing the faucet is controlled by adjusting the inclination of the outlet, tilting downwards to open and make it level to turn off faucet.The glass tube can see how much water we use, it can arouse the user's awareness of water conservation. The water stored in glass tube can slow down the flow of water and helps users to save water.
Inspiration: The design of this faucet is inspired by the well pressure device in ancient China. Glass tube can just save enough water for one person to wash hands, so that users can visually see their own water consumption, Improve users' awareness of water conservation. Turn on the faucet by pressing the faucet's outlet and tilting it downwards. Lifting the outlet up to level can close the faucet. The glass tube will be rapidly filled with water when faucet is closed. Since the hands are always rinsed during the faucet are turning off , it is sanitary.
Project Duration: Projekt dauer is 3 months.The project started in June 2017 and finished in September 2017 in Wuhan.
Operation Flow: The outlet directly works as a faucet switch, press down the outlet, the faucet can be opened ; Just need to lift the outlet to make it level can close it .The hand is always flushed by water during the process of closing , will not make hands dirty again when closing the faucet. The glass tube can just store enough water for one person to clean their hands. This allows the user to visually see the amount of water they have used. At the same time, it can reduce the drainage rate, make more efficient use of water, and improve the user's water saving awareness. When the glass tube runs out of water, users just need to turn off the faucet and then open it. The glass tube will immediately be filled with water again.
Team Members: Jiankun Sun
Kairui Wan
Image Credits: Jiankun Sun