PowerPlace Fungsi Utama: Stesen Pengecas by Philipp Hainke

PowerPlace Fungsi Utama: Stesen Pengecas by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Reka Bentuk Produk, Projek dan Peranti Tenaga Competition Category.

PerakTenaga· 2021

PowerPlace Fungsi Utama: Stesen Pengecas

by Philipp Hainke

Client: Philipp Hainke

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Tenaga Category

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The Design

About PowerPlace Fungsi Utama: Stesen Pengecas

PowerPlace ialah stesen pengecas yang direka untuk ruang kediaman harian. Objek ini menggabungkan kabel sambungan, bateri mudah alih, ruang penyimpanan dan pelbagai antara muka pengecasan dalam satu unit yang tersusun. Bahasa reka bentuk yang ringkas digabungkan dengan kandungan teknikal, membentuk sekeping perabot hibrid. Badan dan bahagian penyokong diperbuat daripada aluminium, dan semua bahagian plastik menggunakan polimer dan rawatan warna yang sama. Bidang penggunaan merangkumi kediaman peribadi, kafe dan ruang kerja bersama hinggalah ke pejabat, hotel dan bar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

PowerPlace Fungsi Utama: Stesen Pengecas ialah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengiktirafan yang sangat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk bertaraf tinggi, indah dan mengagumkan. Pemenang Perak ialah karya yang amat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan kepakaran, bakat dan ketajaman fikiran yang luar biasa pereka bentuknya. PowerPlace Fungsi Utama: Stesen Pengecas diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, contoh teladan, sangat profesional dan sangat inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini ialah ciptaan yang sangat ketara dan dikagumi yang memberi manfaat kepada dan memajukan batas seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi. PowerPlace Fungsi Utama: Stesen Pengecas ialah ciptaan yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif dan mencetuskan rasa hairan serta kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project PowerPlace encounters the daily need for electricity in our living space. Its puristic design language is paired with a technological inside, making it a hybrid that represents a new category of furniture. The object combines extension cable, portable battery, storage space and a variety of charging interfaces in one organized object. The fields of use range from private homes, cafes, co-working spaces and offices to hotels and bars.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, Width 260 mm x Depth 200 mm x Height 740 mm
Tags: PowerPlace, Power, Charging, Design, Industrial Design, Interior, Office Supplies, USB, USB-C, 230V, extension, Customizable, Philipp Hainke
Production Technology: The body and all supportive parts are made from aluminum. All plastic parts are made out of the same polymer and have the same color treatment. When disassembled one is left with a block of aluminum, a collection of plastic components, the lithium battery, cables and various circuit boards.
Design Challenge: One focus of the construction was to reduce the amount of different materials for the final product.
Research: The project POWERPLACE investigates neglected areas of need in the present living environment in order to find innovative solutions for them. In field researches user have been observed to explore their interacting with objects and surroundings. It's striking that nowadays many activities are build around or involve the use of smartphones or other digital devices. In our daily life we depend on these multimedia devices and therefor on electricity. All mobile devices have in common that sooner or later they have to be charged. One consequence of this is a chaos of cables, plugs, chargers in private rooms, offices, and semi-public spaces.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the project came from everyday observations at various places like; airports, libraries, cafes, but also private homes. It became obvious that our technology and its integration into everyday life has developed way faster than the design of our environment.

Based on these observations, the interaction between user - device - loading interface was examined.
Project Duration: The project has been created during my Master Thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts during October 2018 to October 2019 and was exhibited at the IMM Cologne in January 2020.
Operation Flow: POWERPLACE offers a puristic and back standing piece of furniture that appears like a small, ordinary side table. In fact, the object is highly technical and combines an extension cord, a power bank, control panels and a variety of plugs and cables in one organized object.
Image Credits: Philipp Hainke