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- Designer: Adam King
- Company/Institution: Renevatio Limited
- Location: Luton, UK
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Vehicle Design
Protecting Heritage
The City of Bath has been designated a World Heritage site. This theme of protecting started to form the proposal of "Protecting Heritage".
With its grand selection of period Georgian and Regency properties, the key element for fitting modern design into historic backdrops is to understand the principles behind the design of the surroundings. For Georgian Architecture and therefore Bath, the principles of
- Proportion
- Symmetry
- Elegance
must apply to any modern proposal for the City.
These principles alone may not be enough. Whatever the alternative transport was in its historic time would help bridge the gap between the very modern and the historic.
Design Features
Exo-skeleton - The aluminium exo-skeleton would provide structural mounting points for the glass and body panels as well as any mechanisms. Allowing visibility of the door mechanicals, like the Lloyd's building in London.
Bio chamber - Many modern homes use plants on their roofs for insulation and carbon emissions. As these vehicles would be heavily used, the same ideals could be applied to transport. As they travel the City, the bio chamber is collecting air pollution, freshening the City air.
Body Panels - The vehicle contains two skins. The inner skin would be a formed shell (which would attach to the exo-skeleton) made of natural bio-polymers in place of glass fibres. These would be painted in the Claret and black typical of the period.
Windows - Glass for the whole glazed area would be impractical and add weight. In areas plexi-glass shall be used and attached to the exo-skeleton, saving cost and weight.
"Clear historical research. Good concept drawings and thought, but not developed, just as I was getting interested."
"Still at the sketch design stage."
"Reinterpretation of a horse-drawn carriage which ends up looking a bit like a coffin."
"Underwhelmed by design of vehicle. Not well considered."