Pebble 街道照明 by Gizem Deniz Guneri Sogut is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 街道傢俱設計 Competition Category.

銅街道傢俱· 2023

Pebble 街道照明

by Gizem Deniz Guneri Sogut

Client: Atilim University

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 街道傢俱 Category

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The Design

About Pebble 街道照明

Pebble係專為城市公共空間設計嘅街道照明裝置。圓潤嘅造型令人聯想起天然嘅石卵,可以垂直或水平放置。水平放置時,Pebble亦可以充當座椅;垂直放置時,則提供依靠支撐嘅功能。光線透過平面上嘅一道縫隙散發出嚟,提供低強度照明,減少光污染。主體採用水泥基複合材料製成,材料中重新利用咗切割安山岩時產生嘅淤泥廢料。Pebble高約60厘米,闊約40厘米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Pebble 街道照明是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Pebble 街道照明將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Pebble 街道照明出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Pebble is a sculptural street lighting device – that also operates as seating-leaning furniture – with irregular pebble-like geometry. It recycles the sludge waste generated during the cutting of andesite stones. Andesite is the most widely used natural stone in the construction industry, which yields tons of waste that is significantly rarely reused. The Pebble uses the tactile qualities of the material and blends into the urban environment tectonics. It emits light from a slit.
Dimensions & Packaging: The pebble is approximately 60cm high and 40cm in width. Its size and geometry slightly differ among a range of 4 alternatives as illustrated in the figures. It embeds led lighting within the slit on its leveled surface.
Tags: Pebble, Andezite Waste Recycling, Low-altitude Illumination, Organic Form, Biophilic Design
Production Technology: While andesite blocks are being cut residual dust yields. The cutting procedure involves water, and thus, the residue comes out as sludge. This sludge waste is collected in waste pools. However, due to the wide range of use and consumption of andesite, there arises a significant problem of waste storage which is approximately 15 tons per day of waste that threatens natural systems. The Pebble uses this waste in a cement-based composite as a means of sustainably disposing of the waste.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of the design was to identify a simple and recognizable and easy-to-appropriate form that mediates natural and urban geometries, materialities, and identities.
Research: We conducted research on materiality. The most widely used materials in the construction industry have been scrutinized. Their wastes had been deliberated, and andesite waste appeared at the top of the list. How to make use of its waste had been explored in response. The research also dwelt on efficient/healthy means of urban lighting. It explored the effect of lighting altitudes on comfort and environmental factors such as light pollution and landscape disturbance.
Inspiration: The Pebble takes inspiration from nature and renders the geometry of the pebbles with an urban image. Its simply recognizable form allows for its appropriation by the urbanites. While referring to nature in geometry, its texture and materiality take root in the urban environment.
Project Duration: The pebble is designed to fit in all sorts of urban environments. It, therefore, does not respond to a specific case but rather intends to blend in different spatial compositions.
Operation Flow: The Pebble might be used both vertically and horizontally. Its leveled surface allows for its horizontal use. When used vertically, it also operates as durable leaning furniture. When horizontal, it operates as seating furniture that emits light from below. In both versions, it provides low-altitude illumination, which significantly reduces urban light pollution.
Team Members: Gizem Deniz Guneri
Fulay Uysal Bilge
Tugce Utku