Manga Motlaliāni Icpalli by Enrique Minguez Ros

Manga Motlaliāni Icpalli by Enrique Minguez Ros is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Xochitlalli ihuan Quiyahuac Tlapechtli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

TepoztliQuiyahuac Tlapechtli· 2022

Manga Motlaliāni Icpalli

by Enrique Minguez Ros

Client: QZ Urban Furniture

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Quiyahuac Tlapechtli Category

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The Design

About Manga Motlaliāni Icpalli

In āltepētl tlamantli quinpalehuiah in āltepēmeh mā quipiāzqueh tlācayōtl, nēz īhuān cēpan machiliztli. In Manga Icpalli ītlachīhualiztli pēhua ītech huēyātl, cānin ōmochīuh, quintēma tōltēcayōtl īhuān tlamantli acalli tlamachiyōtl ītech. Ātl yōliztli quiyolmēhua, hueliti quītzītīnia yōliliztli āltepētl īhuān yōlic cāitl ītech. In chipāhuacāyōtl īhuān yahualcāyōtl Manga Icpalli, chicāhuah in tlanextli īhuān texōhuayōtl ichcapitzactli īhuān cemento ītech. In āquin ahmo motlālia in icpalli īpan, īyāmānqui ōlīnqui tlachiālōni quichīhua cē tlachīhualōni tlamantli.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

Manga Motlaliāni Icpalli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Manga Motlaliāni Icpalli ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Manga Motlaliāni Icpalli quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A bench of elegant simplicity with organic shapes.
The purity of the lines and the roundness between planes of the Manga Bench, reinforces the brightness and textures typical of fiberglass and concrete.
When the bench is not occupied, its soft undulating shapes make it a sculptural element.
Minimalist in design, its comfortable ergonomic profile and soft undulations invite contemplation and serenity.
Dimensions & Packaging: The measurements are 300 x 82 x 76 cm. The seat base is 44 cm from the ground.
Tags: Marine life, Sculptural, Fiberglass, Sustainability, Minimalist, Ergonomic
Production Technology: The materials used in the Manga Bench are committed to sustainability and the development of pioneering technologies (fiberglass, fiber-reinforced concrete or mechanical recycling of plastic R-PET). Environmentally friendly materials with a real component of sustainability, circularity and safety.
Using technology and materials typical of nautical engineering, the Manga Bench has taken into account its environmental impact during all the stages of its existence: extraction of raw materials, production, distribution, use, reuse, recycling and waste management.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was the design of a large urban element with dynamic undulating forms.
The big obstacle, given its size, was to demould the piece, so it was necessary to redraw the initial sketch.
In a second phase, the thickness of the planned fiberglass layer was reduced and the upper part of the backrest was reinforced with fiberglass mesh.
Today, thanks to the technology and materials used in nautical engineering, the production of fibreglass benches is very simple.
Research: The research is based on the design of an urban element that contributes to giving cities a human scale, identity and collective meaning.
The aim was to create a piece based on marine life and the maritime context, using nautical engineering technologies and materials, so a model and a mould were developed to obtain the designed piece.
The Manga bench has been made of fiberglass. A material that is capable of awakening emotions both in urban environments and in natural areas.
Inspiration: The design idea for the Manga Bench starts from the maritime context, a place for which it has been designed, using technology and materials typical of nautical engineering.
Inspired by marine life, it is capable of awakening emotions in urban and natural environments.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finished in June 2020 in Cartagena (Spain). It was exhibited in the port of Cartagena (2020) and Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Murcia (COAMU), Murcia, (Spain) in 2022.
Operation Flow: This piece not only fulfils the function of a seat but also provides an aesthetic value when it is placed in the urban space: seafronts, ports, squares, streets and boulevards.
Patents: Patented. 08/2020/621. Enrique Mínguez Ros. 2020. Intellectual property.
Team Members: Enrique Mínguez Ros and Enrique Mínguez Martínez
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer David Frutos, Manga Bench, 2020.