Coral Kifaa cha Kupasha Joto cha Umeme by Paolo D'Arrigo

Coral Kifaa cha Kupasha Joto cha Umeme by Paolo D'Arrigo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Samani za Bafuni na Vyombo vya Usafi Competition Category.

FedhaVyombo vya Usafi· 2022

Coral Kifaa cha Kupasha Joto cha Umeme

by Paolo D'Arrigo

Client: Caos S.r.l.

Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Vyombo vya Usafi Category

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The Design

About Coral Kifaa cha Kupasha Joto cha Umeme

Coral ni kifaa cha kupasha joto cha umeme kilichotengenezwa kikamilifu kwa alumini. Umbo lilibuniwa kwa kutumia programu ya usanifu wa paramitiki, iliyokuza mstari uliofungwa wenye mzingo uliopanuka sana. Mzingo mrefu huongeza utoaji wa joto na kusambaza joto kwa usawa katika uso mzima. Karatasi ya alumini yenye unene wa milimita 8 hukatwa kwa leza kisha husagwa kwa ajili ya mfumo wa kupasha joto wa umeme, na unene huo husaidia kifaa kudumisha joto lililofikiwa. Coral inapatikana katika muundo wa mstatili na muundo wa duara. Programu maalum huweka siku na nyakati za utendaji kazi, kasi ya upashaji joto na kiwango cha joto.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award

Coral Kifaa cha Kupasha Joto cha Umeme ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Coral Kifaa cha Kupasha Joto cha Umeme inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Coral Kifaa cha Kupasha Joto cha Umeme ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.

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