1x1 Inkqubo Yefenitshala Yedolophu by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo

1x1 Inkqubo Yefenitshala Yedolophu by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweFanitshala yeSitalato Competition Category.

IgolideIfanitshala yeSitalato· 2020

1x1 Inkqubo Yefenitshala Yedolophu

by Mykolas Seckus and Antonio Gandolfo

Client: MA projects

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Ifanitshala yeSitalato Category

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The Design

About 1x1 Inkqubo Yefenitshala Yedolophu

I-1x1 yinkqubo yefenitshala yedolophu eyakhiwe ngamacandelo asetyenziselwa iindawo zoluntu. Icandelo ngalinye lisebenza lodwa njengesihlalo, itafile, isityalo-mbiza okanye ipali yesibane, okanye ngamaqela enza iindawo ezincinci zangaphandle. Onke amalungu abelana ngesakhelo esifanayo esisemgangathweni, izixhobo ezifanayo kunye neendlela ezifanayo zokuqinisa. Kusetyenziswa umthi, ikhonkrithi eyenziwe kwangaphambili kunye nesinyithi esingaphathwa bubomdaka. Amalungu enziwa kude nendawo yokusebenza aze adityaniswe endaweni leyo, nto leyo inciphisa ubungakanani bomthwalo othunyelwayo. Le nkqubo inokwandiswa okanye incitshiswe ngokongeza okanye ngokususa amacandelo, ngoko ke kunokwenzeka ukusetyenziswa okusisigxina nokwexeshana.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

1x1 Inkqubo Yefenitshala Yedolophu ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. 1x1 Inkqubo Yefenitshala Yedolophu iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. 1x1 Inkqubo Yefenitshala Yedolophu idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design is a unique modular urban furniture family. Furniture elements work both as stand-alone urban furniture pieces as well as a small scale public realm with adjustable programs. Design can be described as flexible, scalable, industrial, modular urban furniture which can work as a permanent or temporary public space intervention. Due to the intelligent use of materials design achieves high optimization as all elements use the same standardized frame structure likewise common materials and fixing methods.
Dimensions & Packaging: Bench: 1000mm x 1000mm x 460mm
Table/Platform: 1000mm x 1000mm x 60mm
Lamppost: 100mm x 100mm x 1000mm
1m. Planter: 1000mm x 1000mm x 1000mm
0.5m Planter: 1000mm x 1000mm x 500mm
1m.Pipe: 100mm x 100mm x 1040mm
0.5m. Pipe: 100mm x 100mm x 540mm
0.25m. Pipe: 100mm x 100mm x 290mm

Additional information and drawings are inside the PDF document.
Tags: Industrial, Modular, Scalable, Interactive, Optimized
Production Technology: Materials:
Timber (Local or Baltic Birch)
Concrete (Precast)
Steel (Stainless Steel)

All the elements would be manufactured off-site and then brought for assembly to the site, thus optimizing the shipment size and convenience of production.

Realization Technology:
Manufacturing would be quite conventional since there is no complex geometry involved. Concrete would be precast, timber parts cut using usual machines and steel parts would be coming from semi-finished elements welded together.
Design Challenge: One of the hardest challenges was how to make individual elements work together in a vertical and horizontal structure layout. Furthermore, how to minimise material options as well as fixing methods while creating a robust and feasible design proposal.
Research: In the world, with continuous globalization and mass production, we forget to address the need for individuality. While in architecture it is a common understanding to respond to a site's specific needs and spatial qualities, street furniture is usually the victim of generic design. The industry is moving towards supply by demand model with local solutions and the customer having an increasingly higher voice in customization. 1x1 modular furniture design attempts to address these concerns
Inspiration: Design derived from the inspiration of a post-industrial site Refshaleoen, Copenhagen. Due to a comprehensive understanding of the site qualities, was pointed out the concern that the site would not have an extensive public realm, thus it was retrieved to hypothetically provide it through a multitude of small interventions. Furthermore, apart from the inspiration of rich and unique site qualities, the concept was influenced by insights of scaffolding structure and Dieter Rams shelving system 606.
Project Duration: The project is a conceptual design with design inspiration deriving from Refshaleoen, Copenhagen. Though design could be implemented and used in other sites, preferably within an industrial setting
Operation Flow: The system can work as individual furniture piece (bench/planter) or in groups forming small outside spaces (park/urban farm). While one might initially need only a small seating place outside their facility, another season might ask for a larger space where increasing numbers of visitors and clients could be accommodated. 1x1 design allows to expand or shrink by either adding or taking away individual elements. Furthermore, there is no need for a long-term commitment in case something changes.
Team Members: Mykolas Seckus
Antonio Gandolfo
Image Credits: credits for visuals:

Antonio Gandolfo & Mykolas Seckus