ARCUA
2nd term project
Robin Wöhr
watertap
A self-cleaning kitchen? Wouldn`t that be great?
Imagine you are a student and you are living in a shared apartment with a very small kitchen.
There is only little space for kitchen-work and it has to look great at any time for everybody.
But nobody wants to do the dishes and the little space is getting much more smaler.
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To solve this problem you need a flexible and integrated kitchen which can be cleaned quick and simple.
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concept
The concept of ARCUA which is based on the idea of „Form follows Function“, exactly meets those
conditions. The kitchen appliances are stowed away quickly and leave a tidy working area.
All surfaces are provided with a laser-irradiated and thus extremely water-repellent surface. The improved
microstructure of the surface makes it possible to wash away the dirt and concentrate all waterdrops
in the drain. This clean and residue-free kitchen allows the user to facilitate the daily grind.
Step 1
The watertap appears by touching the trapezoid front surface.
It rises in a rotating movement arround the basin.
An additional light switches on.
Step 2
The cutting and working board can be extended from the kitchen island.
In the middle of the plate is a grid which is permeable to water.
The grid can be washed in the dishes.
Step 3
CUT
AND
WASH
LIGHT
WITH
...AT THE SAME TIME,
WITHOUT ANY DIRT!
Materials
The metall surfaces were irradiated with a laser and are
extremely hydrophobic. The improved microstructure
makes it possible to wash away the dirt.
With an angle of 5 degree it is possible to concentrate all waterdrops in the drain.