ADAPTIVE AQUASTIC SCREEN

The project is about designing a 3D foldable mechanism that can be used as an Acoustic Screen. The concept of the product is to diffuse and absorb sound from the surroundings to create an ambient atmosphere. The material used in this product has a specific property of greater sound absorbing coefficient. This property of material will help to absorb maximum amount of sound. Moreover, the 3D surface geometry of the product will help to diffuse the sound which falls incident to it. Therefore, the product will aid in absorbing as well as diffusing the sound.

The mechanism of the Acoustic Screen is designed such that we can open or close the mechanism as per the requirement. The purpose of the mechanism is to reduce the space consumption in urban furniture lifestyle. The design of the mechanism is inspired from the arrangement and shape of sunflower seeds in its disk florets. Because of this specific design, the structure mechanism is extremely light in weight, and also can easily open and close.

Concept Development

I stared the concept development with some free hand sketches inspired from the mood board and gradually progressed towards a detailed designed product. To articulate the screen mechanism and design the structural behavior, I used reference from origami. Following the process, I used CAD modeling to design the final concept and 3D Printed the small mechanism parts.

Design Inspiration

I took inspiration from the sunflower. Its seed mesh design pattern perfectly follows the golden ratio and creates a perfect balance in terms of aesthetics and function.

Material Research

The research composed of studying and understanding the existing products of acoustic absorportion in the global market and their uses. Each product has varied usability. Hence, it is essential to study the strategy of the existing acoustic products in the market. This research helped to create a new perspective towards the product and create a different user need.