Coral Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amú-Nǹkan-Móoru Alátagbà (Electric Radiator) by Paolo D'Arrigo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Balùwẹ̀ àti Ohun Ìmọ́tótó Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun Ìmọ́tótó· 2022
Coral Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amú-Nǹkan-Móoru Alátagbà (Electric Radiator)
Client: Caos S.r.l.
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun Ìmọ́tótó Category
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About Coral Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amú-Nǹkan-Móoru Alátagbà (Electric Radiator)
Coral jẹ́ ẹ̀rọ amú-nǹkan-móoru alátagbà tí a fi aluminium ṣe pátápátá. A ṣẹ̀dá ìrísí rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú sọ́fítíwéà oníṣirò-onígbọ̀nwọ́ (parametric design software), tí ó dá ìlà tí ó pín tí ó sì ní ẹ̀gbẹ́ tí ó gùn gan-an. Ẹ̀gbẹ́ gígùn yìí máa ń mú kí ìtújáde igbóná gbòòrò sí i, ó sì máa ń tan igbóná ká pẹ̀lẹ̀pẹ̀lẹ̀ lórí gbogbo ilẹ̀ rẹ̀. A ge àwo aluminium tí ó nípọn 8 mm pẹ̀lú lésà a sì lọ̀ ọ́ fún ètò amú-nǹkan-móoru alátagbà, ìnípọn rẹ̀ sì ń ṣèrànwọ́ fún ẹ̀rọ amú-nǹkan-móoru náà láti mú ìwọ̀n igbóná tí ó dé mú. A ń pèsè Coral ní ìrísí onígunmẹ́rin àti ní ìrísí róbótó. Ohun-èlò-ìṣàmúlò pàtàkì kan ni ó ń ṣàgbékalẹ̀ àwọn ọjọ́ àti àkókò iṣẹ́, ìyára ìgbóná àti ìwọ̀n igbóná.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Coral Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amú-Nǹkan-Móoru Alátagbà (Electric Radiator) 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 Coral Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amú-Nǹkan-Móoru Alátagbà (Electric Radiator) 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. Coral Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amú-Nǹkan-Móoru Alátagbà (Electric Radiator) 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
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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
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