Manga Kugara Bhenji by Enrique Minguez Ros is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award in Fenichara yeGadheni nePanze Competition Category.
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Manga Kugara Bhenji
Client: QZ Urban Furniture
Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award Winner in Fenichara yePanze Category
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About Manga Kugara Bhenji
Zvimiro zvemudhorobha zvinopa kupa maguta chiyero chevanhu, kuzivikanwa, uye mubatanidzwa. Iro zano rekugadzira reManga Bench rinotanga kubva kumamiriro emugungwa, nzvimbo yaakagadzirirwa, achishandisa tekinoroji uye zvinhu zvakajairwa neautical engineering. Yakafemerwa nehupenyu hwemugungwa inokwanisa kumutsa manzwiro mumaguta uye neakasikwa nharaunda. Kuchena kwemitsara uye kutenderera pakati pendege dzeManga Bench, inosimbisa kupenya uye maumbirwo akafanana nefiberglass nekongiri. Kana bhenji risingagarwi, zvimiro zvaro zvakapfava zvisingaite zvinoriita chinhu chekuveza.
The Recognition
About the Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award
Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Manga Kugara Bhenji, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. Manga Kugara Bhenji inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, Manga Kugara Bhenji inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.
Behind the Design
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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.
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