Bcompact Hybrid Primary Function: Makwerero Opinda Mbali by Zev Peter Roman Bianchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zipangizo Zomangira ndi Zida Zomangira Competition Category.
SilivaZipangizo Zomangira· 2021
Bcompact Hybrid Primary Function: Makwerero Opinda Mbali
Client: Bcompact Design
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Zipangizo Zomangira Category
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The Design
About Bcompact Hybrid Primary Function: Makwerero Opinda Mbali
Bcompact Hybrid ndi makwerero opinda mbali opangidwira nyumba zing'ono ndi malo ogwirira ntchito ang'ono. Makwerero amapinda mbali kuti azikhala olingana ndi khoma kapena mkati mwa khoma pamene sagwiritsidwa ntchito. Chogwirira chopinda kawiri komanso chipata chodzitchinjiriza chodzipangira chokha zimasunthira limodzi ndi kupinda kwake. Zomangira ndi zoponderapo zimadulidwa kuchokera ku matabwa a nsungwi otengedwa mwanjira yosamalira chilengedwe pogwiritsa ntchito njira zodulira zopanga zinyalala zochepa. Zigawo za mkuwa, aluminiyamu ndi chitsulo chosadzaza dzimbiri zimathandiza kuti zizikhala nthawi yayitali. Chipangizo chilichonse chimapangidwa molingana ndi kutalika ndi ngodya yofunikira, kotero kufika ku malo apamwamba kumapezeka ndi ntchito yomanga yochepa kwambiri.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Bcompact Hybrid Primary Function: Makwerero Opinda Mbali ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Bcompact Hybrid Primary Function: Makwerero Opinda Mbali akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Bcompact Hybrid Primary Function: Makwerero Opinda Mbali ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The staircase gets a simple but brilliant upgrade with the Patent Pending, sideways folding, Bcompact Hybrid Stair with Bi-folding Handrail & integrated safety gate.
This space-saving staircase neatly folds sideways to close flush or into the wall when not in use and is made from sustainably sourced, Bamboo, color stained to match your decor.
Tailored to your exact specifications; making assembly & installation a breeze.
...After Time, SPACE, in the modern metropolis is our most precious commodity. - Dimensions & Packaging
- All products are specifically designed to exact specifications for each situation. with heights ranging from 1.2m-3.7m & angles between 50-70degs. Also including wide, 715mm & narrow 575mm versions.
Other features include and fully automatic Bi-fold/compacting handrail and automatic opening & closing safety gate, ensuring space at the top landing is never left open when product is folded/stowed flat to the wall. Locks are available to keep in the open or closed positions, from the top and the bottom. - Tags
- Bcompact Hybrid stair & ladder, Compact, space saving, side folding, Attic ladder, loft ladder, Bamboo, retractable stair, folding stair, folding ladder, Hybrid, award winning, Patented, Innovation, stairs, ladders,
- Production Technology
- Zero waste CNC cutting techniques employed to create & cut all sustainably grown & sourced Bamboo plyboard stringers & treads. maximizing material usage of over 90% & then repurposing what little waste is created to make new variant products. Specially designed 180deg. built it hinges, enabling the product to fold flat & within its own maximum thickness of 40mm.
Products utilize all non-ferrous metals, Brass, Aluminium & stainless steel to ensure a long & fully functional design life cycle. - Design Challenge
- The original concept of creating a stair/ladder that was fully functional and operational that also took up virtually no space when not in use, was the most difficult part to think up an original innovation of a device that had basically been unchanged for thousands of years.
Once achieved and evolved into final renditions, working out how the certification and standards for this never-before-seen functionality could be adapted and or changed to suit and therefore be used in commercial and industrial applications? Still an ongoing challenge that is needing solutions. - Research
- Twenty years of research and development has lead to the creation of the latest rendition of the Hybrid stair, with automatic bi-folding safety rail and automatic safety gate. The desire to achieve a compact space-saving device that serves this unique function whilst taking up virtually no space when not in use and incorporating sustainable materials and design techniques has been a labor of love and necessity.
- Inspiration
- Whilst living in NYC's high-priced & cramped conditions for many years, I realized the necessity to create products and furniture that make the most from your practical living space. Furniture that folds away or has multiple functions.
Returning to study later in life to pursue a Product Design Degree, I realized an even greater need for sustainable products, ethical design practices & material use, which lead me to devote my practice to these aspects, sustainability & clever, compact design. - Project Duration
- These initial products were launched to a worldwide market in 2019 and these latest versions and varieties are coming to market now.
Designed in Sydney Australia and manufactured in here and the USA for worldwide distribution. - Operation Flow
- With minimal infrastructure alterations, you can quickly create new usable spaces in your home or work areas. Simply accessing new locations to broaden the opportunities to make new living & workspaces. Adding value to your home for the least cost and time whilst maximizing the area when not in use. Also creating an exceptional security device, denying access to top alternate floors.
- Patents
- Worldwide Patents are pending, achieved first half 2021.
USA Patent granted: Zev Bianchi, Retractable staircase.
German Utility Patented now granted - Team Members
- Zev Bianchi
- Image Credits
- Bcompact Trade Maked internationally
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