CABINSHELL - MAKE THE CABINS DISAPPEAR IN ITS ENVIRONMENT
hiding the cabins with different methods of camouflage by modular skin-panels
ABSTRACT
WHY
Most contemporary ropeway cabins have a high visibility while hanging in the air. Oftentimes the visual contrast between nature and technoglogy is an unappealing clash. Therefore our projects purpose is to blend or even hide existing cableway cabins with the environment by using various shells that can be applied on top of a classical cabin shape.
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WHAT
After a deep research on ropeway cabins, our team of designers highlighted the main aspects of the case studies: context, shape,
user experience, and the relationship between environment and cabin. Our project takes into consideration specifically the aspect of «relationship between environment and the cabin», trying to focus on a new visual identity. The team developed a concept based on the principle of camouflage.
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HOW
In order to achieve this camouflage effect within the given environment, our designers are proposing 3 different ropeway cabins of the same shape, but covered with different camouflaging materials.
1. «Narcissus» | this cabin camouflage is based on mirrored surfaces reflecting everything in its surroundings.
2. «Garden Gate» | is a «vertical garden» that covers the cabin and camouflages it with nature. Garden Gate is inspired by contemporary architecture which uses vertical greening on building façades.
3. «SpyCam» | a skin that would project the hidden parts of the landscape, that the cabin hides on its back and vice versa.
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FOR WHOM
This modification would change the perception that people have from the outside.
CAMOUFLAGE
the importance of the environment
Our project takes into consideration especially the aspect of «relationship between environment
and the cabin», trying to focus on a new visual identity. We developed a concept based on the principle of camouflage.
In order to achieve this camouflage effect
within the given environment, we are proposing three different ropeway cabins of the same shape, but covered with different camouflage materials.
THREE EFFECTS
same goal
GARDEN GATE
It is a «vertical garden» that covers the cabin and camouflages it with nature. Garden Gate is inspired by contemporary architecture which uses vertical greening on building facades.
It is a skin that would project the hidden parts of the landscape, that the cabin
hides on its back and vice versa.
SPYCAM
GARDEN GATE
NARCISSUS
SPYCAM
NARCISSUS
SPYCAM
GARDEN GATE
The functional principle of the modular panels which have to be fixed to an existing surface of a cable car's cabin.
Construction frame for the modular skin-panels
The Design idea and the functional guiding principle of «Cabinshell» is to attach to already existing cabins. One of the add-on skins:
Narcissus | Garden Gate | Spycam in order to make the cabins almost disappear or camouflage in it's environment and landscape.
NARCISSUS
This cabin camouflage is based on mirrored surfaces reflecting everything in its surroundings.
Design: Ege Anbar, Diana Butuc, Ylenia Paladino, Pierluigi Rizzo
