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Tentagon Hema Ya Inflatable by Wei Chen and Chi-Yung Li

Tentagon Hema Ya Inflatable by Wei Chen and Chi-Yung Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Vifaa vya Kambi na Vifaa vya Nje Competition Category.


FedhaVifaa vya Kambi· 2022

Tentagon Hema Ya Inflatable

by Wei Chen and Chi-Yung Li

Client: Tentagon

Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Vifaa vya Kambi Category

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The Design

About Tentagon Hema Ya Inflatable

Tentgaon ni hema ya inflatable yenye muundo wa triaxial. Muonekano huo unategemea saa ya ukanda wa pentagonal, ambayo imeunganishwa na hema ya ndani kupitia pembe za kushoto na kulia, na hutumia mvuto kufikia usawa kati ya hema ya ndani na safu ya hewa. Tentagon huunda sura ya classic na jiometri rahisi, na wakati huo huo rufaa kwa maisha na pembe tofauti na nyuso. Inatumai watumiaji wanaweza kuondoka kwa ujasiri kutoka eneo la faraja na kutafsiri mtazamo wa maisha!

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award

Tentagon Hema Ya Inflatable 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. Tentagon Hema Ya Inflatable 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. Tentagon Hema Ya Inflatable ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Tentagon is a two person lightweight tent with an inflatable frame, mainly for beginners in camping. Compared with the inflatable tents on the market, tentagon is lighter and more technical. It adopts innovative three-axis air column technology, which subverts the previous one axis technology on the market, so that the overall tent frame has a better supporting structure. It is also made of environmentally friendly fabrics.
Dimensions & Packaging
Tent dimension Width 1800mm x length 3000 mm x Height 1800 mm
Bag dimension Width 300 mm x length 600 mm x Height 270 mm
Tags
Inflatable , Camping , Outdoor , Lightweight , Tent
Production Technology
The frame of the tentagon tent is made in an inflatable way. Using high frequency sealing technology, two pieces of nylon fabric are made by sealing and gluing through high temperature and high pressure, and corresponding loops are added to the inflatable column. The fabric of the inner and outer tents is made of fabric with wind resistance, high waterproof coefficient and UV resistance, so that the whole tent can be used in severe climate environment.
Design Challenge
When designing tentagon, the most challenging thing is the design of the inflatable shaft structure. The three-axis inflatable structure must be considered in terms of angles, manufacturing procedures, design, etc. As long as a problem is not dealt with, the inflatable structure will be deflated. , so we made many models for testing, and then we designed the most suitable structure for the triaxial air column.
Research
Type of Research:Traditional Tent Use Feedback
Research Objectives: Expect to find the problems of traditional tent design and improve them.
Research methods: First collect data, and then start to summarize the problems of traditional tents.
Use of Internet and physical questionnaires to collect data.
The experimental results show that as many as 80 percent of novice campers feel that the current commercial tents are very inconvenient to build and store. Quick build and simple storage steps are the main needs at present.
Inspiration
In the past, tents with metal brackets were not convenient enough for camping beginners to assemble and store. Therefore, we used an inflatable technology to design the tent. However, the current inflatable tents on the market all use one-axis technology. Technology is limited in appearance and structural stability, so we designed tentagon and used high frequency sealing processing technology to manufacture inflatable frame.
Project Duration
The project started in July 2021, completed in January 2022, and completed the design of the second edition in March, which will be exhibited at Young Designers’ Exhibition in Taiwan in June 2022.
Operation Flow
Tentagon can be inflated within 2 minutes, and the user only needs to fill the inflatable frame to complete the construction. In addition to setting up, the one-piece tent is also more convenient and quick to pack up. The overall shape of the tent is represented by a pentagon, which is connected to the inner tent through the left and right inclined angles, and uses gravity to achieve a perfect balance between the inner tent and the air column.
Team Members
Designer:Chi Yung Li
Designer:Wei Chen
Guiding Mentor:Yu Chih Chang
Image Credits
Image#1:Creator Wei Chen , Chi-Yung Li ,2022
Image#2:Creator Wei Chen , Chi-Yung Li ,2022
Image#3:Creator Wei Chen , Chi-Yung Li ,2022
Image#4:Creator Wei Chen , Chi-Yung Li ,2022
Image#5:Creator Wei Chen , Chi-Yung Li ,2022

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