DESIGN NAME: Alfred
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Outdoor Wood Oven
INSPIRATION: The forms of ALFRED come from the shotcrete technique that existed in the products of the manufacturer Four Grand-Mère who manufactures ALFRED. There is an inspiration in the works of renowned architects of the concrete shell Antti Lovag and more particularly Pascal Häussermann. The idea here is to create a homogeneous shape that offers a soft harmony combined with a simple and functional design such as those practiced in Scandinavian design.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ALFRED is an outdoor wood oven designed with Barbecues design codes to modernize wood fire cooking. The ease of use and security have been worked to provide a powerful wood oven easy to use, friendly and safe. The design uses the best of each material such as glass, cast iron, welded metal, composite and insulating materials and also wood to offer an original and harmonious result. Now cooking slow as fast becomes child's play. So let's go smoke.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The Alfred wood oven offers many advantages.
Its designer spirit, the modernity of its lines and the technical innovations of its design completely change the classic codes of outdoor cooking.
Its low consumption of wood makes it economical and ecological.
Its powerful insulation gives it exceptional performance and extremely reassuring use.
From more than 300 to 20 Degrees Celcius, from a few minutes to several hours, with ALFRED you can cook everything, smoke, dry!
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in November 2016 in France. The project has a duration of 18 months from market research to market launch in April 2018 in France and on the European market. In early 2019 in the rest of the world.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The UX design has made it possible to design an insulated product with insulation materials for very high temperatures that avoid burns on the outer shells. It has also facilitated the use with a front panel that provides installation functions transition accessories between the inside and outside of the wood oven such as a removable cutting board / service tray, a ashtray. Each material (cast iron, metal, glass, composite and more) was used according to its best characteristics.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Width : 980 mm
Depth : 1000 mm
Height : 2180 mm
floor Height : 1090 mm
Thickness of the vault and floor: 40 mm
Diameter of the floor: 700 mm
Inner surface: 370 000 mm2
Net weight: 250 Kg
Glazed cast iron door with an easy locking system (closing with just a gesture) and venturi effect in order to reduce maintenance. Double skin exhaust pipe to prevent from burning. Vault and floor made of high temperature refractory chamotte to ensure a true thermal inertia (10 years warranty).
TAGS: bbq, barbecue, cooking, outdoor, pizza, smoked, fire, slow, wood, oven
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: At the same time as the study of the wood stove market, my discoveries of wood firing in a wood oven have allowed me to understand the extraordinary side of the thermal inertia of these products. With one to two hours of fire, the heat stays in until more than 48 hours after! This is why it was necessary to have a successful design to know best the natural qualities of traditional cooking with a wood oven. That's what I tried to do.
CHALLENGE: The biggest challenges during the project were to minimize the thickness of refractory fireclay high temperature and maintain strength. It was also difficult to find the materials and processes of the hulls that must withstand the high temperature insulation with more than 80 Degrees Celcius. Here we have found special polyester composite. It has also been important to find the best design to make each shell mold in one easily demouldable part.
ADDED DATE: 2019-02-28 14:20:02
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IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Creator Benoit Sepulchre, Alfred on Lake, 2018
Image #2: Creator Benoit Sepulchre, Alfred alone, 2018
Image #3: Creator Benoit Sepulchre, Alfred under roof, 2018
Image #4: Creator Benoit Sepulchre, Alfred summer terrasse, 2018
Image #5: Creator Benoit Sepulchre, Alfred autumn grill, 2018
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