Coral Primary Function: Radiator Listrik by Paolo D'Arrigo

Coral Primary Function: Radiator Listrik by Paolo D'Arrigo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Perak in Alat Sanitasi Competition Category.

PerakAlat Sanitasi· 2022

Coral Primary Function: Radiator Listrik

by Paolo D'Arrigo

Client: Caos S.r.l.

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Alat Sanitasi Category

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The Design

About Coral Primary Function: Radiator Listrik

Coral nyaéta radiator listrik anu sagemblengna dijieun tina aluminium. Wangunna dihasilkeun ku parangkat lunak desain parametrik, anu numuwuhkeun kurva tertutup kalayan perimeter anu kacida panjangna. Perimeter anu panjang ieu ngaronjatkeun kaluaran termal sarta nyebarkeun panas sacara rata dina sakabéh permukaan. Lambaran aluminium 8 mm dipotong ku laser tuluy digiling pikeun sistem pemanas listrik, sarta kandelna ngabantu radiator ngajaga suhu anu geus kahontal. Coral disadiakeun dina format pasagi panjang jeung format buleud. Aplikasi husus ngatur poé jeung waktu operasi, laju pemanasan, sarta suhu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Coral Primary Function: Radiator Listrik mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perak, pangakuan anu luar biasa bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas luhur, endah jeung matak kagum. Para juara Perak téh karya anu pohara cemerlang jeung pohara kréatif anu ngagambarkeun kaahlian, bakat jeung kapinteran para désainerna. Coral Primary Function: Radiator Listrik diharepkeun jadi karya anu éndah, karya andalan anu pohara profésional jeung pohara inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perak ieu mangrupa panemuan anu pohara kasohor jeung dikagumi anu mangpaat sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. Coral Primary Function: Radiator Listrik mangrupa kréasi anu pohara diirikeun anu ngahudang kahayang, ngabawa rasa positip, jeung ngahudangkeun rasa heran jeung kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: High-performance electric radiators, made entirely of aluminum, can be controlled with the management app which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
Coral radiators have been designed using a "Form Finding" approach, which, by exploiting parametric modeling, allows the search for new geometric expressions.

Coral's innovative characters are:
Use of generative parametric software,
Operation management via app,
Single material product,
High percentage of recyclability,
Wide palette of finishes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Coral is offered in two formats, the 480X50X1480mm rectangular, which can be installed both vertically and horizontally, and the 800mm diameter circular one.
Tags: radiator, electric radiator, coral, parametric, design, made in Italy, aluminium, app
Production Technology: 8mm thick aluminum sheet, shaped with laser cutting, subsequent processing by CNC milling machine for the electric heating system.
Use of parametric software AAD (Algorithms-Aided Design) for design generation.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to "design" the algorithm to generate the radiator shape. Since we were focused on the goal of defining the longest perimeter, but without neglecting the aesthetics of the product, we carefully calibrated the parameters to generate the final shape, a balance between function and aesthetics.
Research: A live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.
Inspiration: Inspired by the research of generative systems applications, the Coral radiators are proposed as a meeting point between design and nature within our homes.
As in corals that weld sediments together and give rise to ever longer branches, a live physics simulator was used to generate the constant growth of a closed curve while maintaining its continuity. The goal was to define elements with an extremely extended perimeter, to generate a high thermal output and propose a distinctive aesthetic.

Coral, an example of how the evolution of man through technology is resolved in the forms of nature.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 in Rome and finished in December 2020 in Prato.
Operation Flow: Coral is programmable via a dedicated app, which allows you to set times and days of ignition, heating speed and temperature.
The particular shape generated with AAD software, allows optimal heat distribution over the entire surface and optimizes the heat diffusion capacity in the room.
The high thickness of the aluminum sheet determines a greater maintenance of the reached temperature.
Image Credits: All images: Paolo D'Arrigo, 2021