FIAKER 2.0 Advanced Carriage by Michael Hofbauer |
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| DESIGN NAME: FIAKER 2.0 PRIMARY FUNCTION: Advanced Carriage INSPIRATION: For a lot of cities traditional coach tours still offer a big business regarding tourists or special events like marriages or birthdays. But these tours come with a big problem in the form of horse refuse. Besides some questionable solutions it comes down for a lot of cities to find alternative and expensive ways to catch the manure. Or they just stop the tours. Fiaker 2.0 addresses two main issues to update and upgrade the image of coach tours: actually catching the manure through an innovative but simple system while maintain the traditional and authentic experience. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Project Fiaker 2.0 addresses two central topics: The first essential requirement is to solve street pollution produced by coach tours in cities in the form of horse refuse. Further on a specific design for a horse-drawn carriage is developed, following the classical cabs in their formal aesthetics despite having its own modern and up-to-date form. The challenge is to present a contemporary and ecological concept, still transmitting the typical feeling of a coach tour. The main goal is to make coach tours more attractive to clients through using a new concept and innovative design. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: - PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in April 2012. Presentation in November 2012. Exhibited in Fahr(T)raum Mattsee/Austria since January 2014. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: After a generic research and analysis the design concept was developed, following a regular design process. The CAD-Model was entirely built in CAD-Software and afterwards rendered. For the mockup the CAD-Model was eventually milled in foam. The wheels were printed via selective laser sintering. The parts were painted and assembled to a 1:6 scale model. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Size: length 6200mm, width 2800mm, wheelbase 4800. Diameters wheels: front 900mm, rear 1200mm. TAGS: design, concept, carriage, horse drawn, coach tour, Fiaker, transportation RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The concept is developed after a generic research and analysis following articles, a literature review and interviews with experts. CHALLENGE: The challenge is to present a contemporary and ecological concept, still transmitting the typical feeling of a coach tour. A combination of traditional values with contemporary innovation - regarding form and function! ADDED DATE: 2014-02-26 04:18:52 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Michael Hofbauer, 2012. |
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NAME: Michael Hofbauer PROFILE: In November 2012 I duly completed the Master’s Programme Scionic Industrial Design at the University of Art and Design Linz in Austria. As an Industrial/Product Designer I can link personal creativity with modern technical innovations. It offers challenges in many different ways: technology, ergonomics, surfacing, function, safety, sustainability. Furthermore developing new ideas in a committed and motivated team is for me one of the most interesting tasks in the profession of an Industrial Designer. |
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Fiaker 2.0 Advanced Carriage by Michael Hofbauer is Winner in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design Category, 2013 - 2014.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Michael Hofbauer. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Michael Hofbauer. |
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