PowerPlace Primary Function: Estasyon ng Pagtsa-charge by Philipp Hainke

PowerPlace Primary Function: Estasyon ng Pagtsa-charge by Philipp Hainke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Produkto, Proyekto at Aparatong Pang-enerhiya Competition Category.

PilakEnerhiya· 2021

PowerPlace Primary Function: Estasyon ng Pagtsa-charge

by Philipp Hainke

Client: Philipp Hainke

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Enerhiya Category

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The Design

About PowerPlace Primary Function: Estasyon ng Pagtsa-charge

PowerPlace ay isang estasyon ng pagtsa-charge na dinisenyo para sa pang-araw-araw na mga espasyong tinitirhan. Pinagsasama ng bagay na ito ang extension cable, portable na baterya, espasyo para sa imbakan at iba't ibang interface sa pagtsa-charge sa isang organisadong yunit. Isang simpleng wika ng disenyo ang ipinares sa mga teknikal na nilalaman, na bumubuo ng isang haybrid na piraso ng muwebles. Ang katawan at mga bahaging sumusuporta ay gawa sa aluminyo, at lahat ng bahaging plastik ay gumagamit ng parehong polymer at pagtrato sa kulay. Ang mga larangan ng paggamit ay saklaw mula sa mga pribadong tahanan, kapehan at mga co-working space hanggang sa mga opisina, hotel at bar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang PowerPlace Primary Function: Estasyon ng Pagtsa-charge ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang PowerPlace Primary Function: Estasyon ng Pagtsa-charge ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang PowerPlace Primary Function: Estasyon ng Pagtsa-charge ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project PowerPlace encounters the daily need for electricity in our living space. Its puristic design language is paired with a technological inside, making it a hybrid that represents a new category of furniture. The object combines extension cable, portable battery, storage space and a variety of charging interfaces in one organized object. The fields of use range from private homes, cafes, co-working spaces and offices to hotels and bars.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, Width 260 mm x Depth 200 mm x Height 740 mm
Tags: PowerPlace, Power, Charging, Design, Industrial Design, Interior, Office Supplies, USB, USB-C, 230V, extension, Customizable, Philipp Hainke
Production Technology: The body and all supportive parts are made from aluminum. All plastic parts are made out of the same polymer and have the same color treatment. When disassembled one is left with a block of aluminum, a collection of plastic components, the lithium battery, cables and various circuit boards.
Design Challenge: One focus of the construction was to reduce the amount of different materials for the final product.
Research: The project POWERPLACE investigates neglected areas of need in the present living environment in order to find innovative solutions for them. In field researches user have been observed to explore their interacting with objects and surroundings. It's striking that nowadays many activities are build around or involve the use of smartphones or other digital devices. In our daily life we depend on these multimedia devices and therefor on electricity. All mobile devices have in common that sooner or later they have to be charged. One consequence of this is a chaos of cables, plugs, chargers in private rooms, offices, and semi-public spaces.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the project came from everyday observations at various places like; airports, libraries, cafes, but also private homes. It became obvious that our technology and its integration into everyday life has developed way faster than the design of our environment.

Based on these observations, the interaction between user - device - loading interface was examined.
Project Duration: The project has been created during my Master Thesis at the Berlin University of the Arts during October 2018 to October 2019 and was exhibited at the IMM Cologne in January 2020.
Operation Flow: POWERPLACE offers a puristic and back standing piece of furniture that appears like a small, ordinary side table. In fact, the object is highly technical and combines an extension cord, a power bank, control panels and a variety of plugs and cables in one organized object.
Image Credits: Philipp Hainke