A Sense of Place

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The concepts you have are very broad which is where you should be this early in the process. The ergonomic furniture isn't a strong idea as there is no need apart from aesthetics to change the base. The bin is a stronger idea but needs a lot of thought. Scale drawings need to be done so that the size of the bin is fully understood. I would prefer the tree light to be explored further but there are a lot of things that need to be considered. If this is supposed to replace multiple park lights then not only does the material need to be considered but the wattage the solar panels generate and the lumens produced need to be considered, also look at the Australian Standard for a street light. You could also consider how play equipment could be referenced by the tree and the possibility of incorporating a bin into the base of the light. 

- Simon

I like the idea of incorporating nature into the aesthetics of the street furniture. Makes it blend into the landscape. Perhaps consider how colour would make the design more appealing- green to indicate environmental consciousness in the act of disposing litter appropriately.

- Kazim

The bin idea looks unusual and confusing. I would go with the tree light and incorporate a bin at the base like Simon apparently suggested. The user interaction with being able to adjust the lighting complicates things but makes it more user adaptable so I would keep it. Try to find ways to encourage community involvement and socialising, since the tree/bin would be a large centre point for the public space. Good job :)

- Amy

The tree light has the most strength. The manufacturing process that should be considered is rotation moulding, this would keep the cost down and still maintain the ability of organic form. Try to consider what kind of light is expelled, a warm glow or a harsh directional flood. Vandal resistance must be incorporated into the design, possibly flexible joints to the leaves or excessive height. Also, the ability to change the light leaves and the modular idea is very smart as it would allow the light to be customised for the specific park whilst also allowing mass manufacture. For the tree bin design, I agree with Simon, you need to redraw the bin to scale as each bin needs to hold 120L. Check out Ossie Plastics for bin dimensions which are roughly 600x600x900 and you would need 3.

- Tom

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Something to consider would be to make the middle section a mirror image of itself to reduce tooling. Furthermore, explore the possibility of allow the leaves to rotate to capture as much sunlight as possible. Also consider having seating at the base or bins. 

- Anuj

To make sure that all the light is harnessed, put mirrors on the leaves to direct the sunlight onto the opposite solar panel that doesn't receive light all day. Check out SunTech.

- Jack

Try cantilevering and make the light more dynamic. The current base of this light is taking up too much playground space and should be redesigned, try to make the base less dominating by making it a more organic and a bit more of an exciting shape. For the colour of the tree, try referencing the parks colour scheme, current poles are Dark green so also explore this.

- Simon

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This is a much more believable light. The base is not overly large and I could see this being produced. I am happy where you are currently and cant wait to see the final product next week. I do want to see the tech drawing tho as I want to see if you need to add anything.

- Simon

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Rotational Moulding or Rotocasting

Rotational moulding was originally developed for the manufacture of metal artillery shells. Since then it has been widely used for the manufacture of plastic and metal objects which is why it is used for the design of the Pod Light. This process allows for an even wall thickness and an easy method of mass production. 

http://www.rotocasting.com/

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