Carbon Activated Timber Bench Bank door Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy

Het ontwerp Carbon Activated Timber Bench Bank door Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy is een hoog aangeschreven winnaar van de zeer prestigieuze 2020 A' Design Award in Brons in de competitiecategorie Duurzame Producten, Projecten en Groen Ontwerp.

BronsDuurzaam Product· 2020

Carbon Activated Timber Bench Bank

door Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy

Opdrachtgever: Singapore University of Technology and Design

Winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons in de categorie Duurzaam Product

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Het Ontwerp

Over Carbon Activated Timber Bench Bank

De Carbon Geactiveerde Houten Bank is ontworpen voor openbare ruimtes en is gemaakt van hergebruikte houten planken. Het daagt de noties van gewicht en stabiliteit uit. Hoewel het volume van de houten planken als ogenschijnlijk massieve blokken oogt, zijn ze slechts losjes met elkaar verbonden en in een onstabiele toestand. Dunne carbonvezeldraden binden de massieve blokken samen en geven ze stabiliteit. Ze versterken ook de blokken en voegen zelfs extra sterkte toe aan de houten planken.

De Erkenning

Over de A' Design Award in Brons

Carbon Activated Timber Bench Bank is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Carbon Activated Timber Bench Bank wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Carbon Activated Timber Bench Bank bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

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Credits, teamleden en technische details verstrekt door de ontwerper.

Unieke Eigenschappen: The bench uses reclaimed wood planks that through their re-application continue to store carbon, since the living trees absorb CO2 from the environment. The re-use of the wood hence contributes to a positive ecological balance. Carbon is re-combined with the wood in a different state, as minimal amounts of high tech fibres that are strategically placed to enhance the capacity of the wood planks.
Afmetingen & Verpakking: Dimensions: 3000 x 830 x 400 mm
Volume: 0.1736 m3
Mass: 128 kg of reclaimed hardwood from outdoor deckings
Carbon fibers, total mass: 0.623 kg (around 800m of 12k carbon fibre tow)
Tags: Reclaimed wood, carbon fibres, robotic milling, traditional crafts
Productietechnologie: The bench reflects craftsmanship in a contemporary context, where computational design and fabrication have become state of the art. After stacking reclaimed wood planks into solid blocks, an industrial robotic arm mills the blocks into their final geometries with paths for the subsequent reiforcement with fibres. The reclaimed wood planks store carbon and contribute to a positive ecological balance, whereas carbon is re-combined as minimal amounts of high tech fibres, strategically placed to enhance the capacity of the wood planks.
Ontwerpuitdaging: Reclaimed wood simultaneously diverts waste and reduces the energy by forgoing the effort needed to obtain virgin materials. The finishing and fabrication contribute to making a durable, robust piece of furniture sequestering carbon for longer and reducing the need for replacements. Finally augmenting the performance of wood beyond its inherent structural capacity increases the potential range of use so it can be used differently for both industrial design and architecture.
Onderzoek: The bench design highlights the expertise present in large-scale furniture carpentry in a combination of experienced labor with new forms of craft, digital calibration and robotic fabrication. By augmenting the reclaimed wood with carbon fibers, the project proves that small amounts of high-performance materials can be used alongside carbon-negative wood elements. This new design direction increases productivity and sustainability through the use of new design and manufacturing technologies.
Inspiratie: Juxtaposing old, weathered hardwood with precise smooth carving and high-tech carbon fiber gives the piece a unique character. This novel expression fuses high tech carving, patina, natural wood grain, digitally designed weaving patterns and precise manufacturing. This points towards an optimized, calibrated future of sustainable design and recalls vernacular traditions of textile and wood construction. Lashing, wood joinery and timber frames act as both cultural and technological precedents.
Projectduur: Conversations started in late December 2016, and the design was completed in November 2018 and installed on the grounds of Mapletree Business City 2, Singapore
Werkproces: Initiated by the opportunity to reuse wood decking boards the project leverages high performance materials and new techniques to renew the old materials and create a sustaining piece of furniture. An elongated pattern of tightly wound carbon fiber strands rest within robotically carved groves to hold the massive stack of blocks together. Precise, continuous curvature combined with tapered edges form a comfortable low-profile object that looks lightweight despite being 140kg
Teamleden: Principal Designer: Michael Budig
Principal Designer: Kenneth Tracy
Sachin Gupta
Kerine Kua
Dhileep Kumar
Lee Le Xiu Jean
Melissa Lee Wen Hui
Seah Jia Neng
Daniel Yong Kaijie
Robotic Fabricator: Singapore Composite Cluster
Wood Fabricator: Hon Nam Lee
Beeldcredits: Michael Budig and Kenneth Tracy, Singapore University of Technology and Design