WATER PURIFIER
OVERVIEW The “Acqua” is an innovative purification system dedicated to water treatment, using light interaction to communicate its status. This case study was in collaboration with my peers: Julian Kern, Derrick Ma, Arianna Arias, and Bianca Garcia. I was tasked with conceptualizing our design.
OBJECTIVE Our team was tasked with designing the case style and interface of a water purification unit. The device is intended to be installed in different configurations, big and small, depending on where it is being used (i.e. public buildings, industrial settings).
APPROACH Inspiration for our approach came from modern rectangular shaped devices and the aesthetics that most possess in their shape and form. We separated our aesthetic inspirations into three categories:
MODERN Clean, Matte, Finished
SOPHISTICATED Filleted, Streamlined, Surfaced
DURABLE Rigid, Chamfered, Minimal
CONCEPTS After briefing, I quickly got to ideating different forms for the device using the three categories we chose as a guide for my designs.
SOLUTIONS In the end, our team chose to combine design aesthetics from the last round of sketches. For our next phase of our design process, we switched to modelling our design in SolidWorks to get an accurate depiction of not only our design but technical features like dimensions and material.
Status Indicators:
Internal Purifying Components:
