Cork Block Primary Function: Ìjókòó Àpapọ̀ by Miguel Arruda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ilé Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Ilé· 2021
Cork Block Primary Function: Ìjókòó Àpapọ̀
Client: Miguel Arruda Arquitectos Associados, Lda
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ilé Category
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The Design
About Cork Block Primary Function: Ìjókòó Àpapọ̀
Cork Block jẹ́ ìjókòó àpapọ̀ tí a ṣe láti inú àpọ́tì cork tí a tún lò. Ohun èlò náà ń so cork tí a ti fọ́ yẹpẹrẹ pọ̀ mọ́ polyurethane, tí a tún lò àwọn méjèèjì, tí a sì so wọ́n pọ̀ pẹ̀lú ohun ìdìpọ̀ nínú àpótí irin lábẹ́ ìtẹ̀mọ́lẹ̀ àti ooru. Àwọn bùlọ́kì tí ó jáde jẹ́ èyí tí ó dìmọ́ra, tí ó rọ̀ tí ó sì dùn láti fọwọ́ kàn. Bùlọ́kì mẹ́sàn-án ni ó ṣe ètò ìjókòó ẹnìkan, bùlọ́kì mẹ́tàlá sì ni ó ṣe ètò ìjókòó ẹni méjì. A gé àwọn bùlọ́kì náà ní ìrísí mẹ́fà, nítorí náà ọ̀pọ̀ àpapọ̀ ló ṣeéṣe. A lè fi àwọn ẹ̀yà tí a fi aṣọ bò ní àwọn àwọ̀ ọ̀tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ rọ́pò àwọn bùlọ́kì tí a yàn. Àwọn ìtìlẹ́yìn fún ẹ̀yìn àti apá ń jẹ́ kí àwọn ìpele ìtura púpọ̀ ṣeéṣe.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Cork Block Primary Function: Ìjókòó Àpapọ̀ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Cork Block Primary Function: Ìjókòó Àpapọ̀ yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Cork Block Primary Function: Ìjókòó Àpapọ̀ jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The cork agglomerate, results from a composition of cork granulate with polyurethane,both recycled and consolidated through compression, heat and the use of a binder inside a metal mold. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several different confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 120 or 180cm x Height 57cm and Depth 90cm
- Tags
- Sofa, Seat, Furniture, Cork, Recycled
- Production Technology
- A agglomerate from cork granulate and polyurethane, both recycled and consolidated with a binder, is launched inside a metal mold with 90 x 90 x 38cm, and subjected to pressure and temperature, allowing at the end a compression strength of 100, a recovery of 70 and a weight of 230kg pcm.
This blocks of physical, elastic and tactile quality material, are usually used only for technical acoustic solutions, are cutted allowing six types blocks, intended to combine for two different sofa solutions. - Design Challenge
- It was necessary to find a binding agent that could merge the recycled cork and plastic particles granting the volume a degree of elasticity and comfort in the sitting position in order to achieve the proper stability and the durability needed for its use. After that first step, finding the right proportions and a reduced number of pieces/bricks needed to assemble each model became a fun but challenging game.
- Research
- The cork agglomerate by Amorim Composits, from recycled cork granulate particle size 2 to 3 mm with polyurethane, generates a rectangular block resulting from the above described operation with 90 x 90 x 19 cm. Its cohesion, elasticity and overlap adherence, suggested the possibility of composing a set of nine blocks of different shapes for a sofa.
In indoor spaces, some volumes can be replaced by identical ones covered with fabric of different colors and with a more flexible interior. - Inspiration
- The observation of nature, where the cork oak tree has a strong sculptural volumetry, the technological possibility of recycling cork and the technology employed that allows an adequate degree of elasticity for the new agglomerate designated by reference 5058, naturally gave space to imagine a diversified association of nine blocks that build the single sheet sofa and of thirteen blocks for the double seet layout. Other combinations appeared during the process, which is not closed but rather available for each user design experiences.
- Project Duration
- The project started in February 2018 and finished in October 2020, both in Lisbon.
- Operation Flow
- The rectangular blocks of the Cork Block Sofa are cut in different shapes, allowing it to have several combinations, intended to combine in several shapes and sitting positions. The physical, elastic and tactile quality of the material and the possibility to add upholstery solutions with different colors, provides several diferent confort and ambience solutions, achieving diferent supports to the coccyx, back and arms, for different effective comfort levels.
- Team Members
- Designer: Miguel Arruda
- Image Credits
- Image 1:Pedro Sadio, Image 2: Miguel Arruda, Image 3: Pedro Sadio, Image 4: Pedro Sadio, Image 5: Pedro Sadio
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