Product Architecture designMUO-E3001 | Autumn 2015

collaborative and industrial designAalto University School of Arts, Design

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ProFessorEero Miettineneero.miettinen@aalto.fi

AssistAntHeli Sdeheli.sade@aalto.fi

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urbAn Picnic 6Lusia 8

urbAn gArdening 12Garden cart 14Greenwall 18Greenit 22Rise & Shine 26

toys 30Cargo 32Cam Toy 38Sound Escape 42Pako 44Riihimen vankila 46Boat 50Inside 52Daisy Chair 56Rocker 58

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t he year 2015 Product Archi-tecture Design Master module was conducted together with the criminal sanctions Agency of Finland rise. The learnings of modularity, interfaces, product architec-tures, systems design and customization were applied to a challenging combination of social design and product design.

Visiting the Helsinki and Riihimki prisons and their metal and wood shops and meetings with workshop masters and adminstration gave the students an idea of the importance of profes-sional education as well as the regular meaningful work for the inmates. Surprisingly the caring and wise atmos-phere inside impressed all participants and strengthend

the commitment to the task.The task was to learn to understand and categorize the very wide product port-folio of products made in the prison workshops, choose the most potential catego-ries, enhance the existing and possibly create new products, propose a brand-ing to the products and build the first prototypes.

As most of the present product portfolio is aimed to the rural markets, RISE adminstration wished to have a more urban focus. The ease of manufacturing and assembly was also set as a target, however through modularity and variability the products may grow to be more complicated systems.

The students being from over 10 different nationalities provided a broad research

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background of how similar things have been treated in their respective countries.The more theoretical side of product arhitecture design was examined by lectures, most importantly by profes-sor of product development Katja hltt-otto from Aalto school of engineering.

The results can be found in this book. Three categories were prioritized, Urban Picnic, Urban Gardening and Toys. The concepts are ready to be productized and commersialized, easy enough to be manufactured and still create joy and excitement both to the makers and the users.

A product portfolio as wide as RISE has, needs constant care and updating, so I sincerely hope the collabora-tion between Rise and Aalto

University continues.I wish to thank eila Lem-piinen, irene Litmanen, riitta Kari, Vesa Kervinen, Jyrki heinonen, Jarmo sole, Klaus salonen and heikki hrknen from RISE for their patience and guidance, heli sde for her expertise and assistance and professor tuuli Mattelmki for her support and last but not least the students for their great achievements during this seven week module.

eero MiettinenProfessor, design and international Product development

Collaborative and Industrial Design

Department of Design

Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture

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urbAn LiFestyLePeople in the cities tend to live life a little bit different comparing to the people in the rural and suburban areas. Apartments are small. Public transportation and bicycles are often used instead of private motoring. Well designed, responsively produced goods are highly valued. These things were important drivers during the whole design process of LUSIA products.

educAtionAL AsPectIn our products we combined many different materials and production methods with the aim of giving the inmate workers

very comprehensive experi-ence and thereby good possibility to increase their skills during the time they spend in prison. This could possibly help them in to adapting normal life once the sentence is completed and when they are looking for a job.

neutrALity in designAs an interesting finding we figured out something about the peoples picnic and barbeque habits: men barely never go to picnic together, or at least they dont call it a picnic. In the same way women dont barbecue that often without men. Thats why the both picnic and barbecue products are usu-ally strongly gender polar-ized in their appearance. We wanted to make a change by creating high quality picnic products that are stylish and gender neutral with their sophisticated and minimalis-tic design.

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Picnic griLLThe grill consists of five parts: the wooden board, stand, grill, coal tray and the frame.For storage and transport the components are stacked together and fixed with a strap. For grilling the stand is placed under the frame and the wood board can be used as a cutting board or as a tray for drinks and food. Two different height options of grill make the heat level easy to adjust. After grilling the coal tray can be removed to put the fire out safelyand to dispose any coal and ashes that are left.

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Picnic bLAnKetUsability and easy transportation were the key drivers for the picnic blanket. Correct folding is instructed with the well visible colourful stitchings and it can be packed with little effort by using the fixed straps. The blanket is made of three different materials to optimize the comfort and resistance of the product. First, a comfortable soft fabric on top, an insulating foam in the middle and a waterproof fabric facing the ground.The blanket can be easily attached into a bicycle or another bag with the adjustable straps.

griLL bAgFor transportation, our urban target group favours bike, metro and bus. They want to travel with style and need a product that is easy to carry a major issue we came across when testing the current offering in grills. To make this possible, we designed a beautiful bag that perfectly fits our grill. Its made of robust cotton fabric, its easy to clean or wash.The front face can be unzipped wide open be to access the grill as conveniently as possible. For carrying, the bag offers two options, handles and a shoulder strap.

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gArden cArtMultifunctionality for urban gardens and balconies

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MuLtiFunctionALity And MeAsureMentsAs the frame is set to stand-ing position, it can be used as at table for balconies. The table top measurements are 65 cm x 55 cm and it stands at comfortable 72 centim-eters. When turned on its side the frame of the cart attains the measurements of a traditional tea trolley or a side table. If the table top is removed the cart can be used to carry firewood or, with adding similar style holders as in the green wall, a multipurpose cart for the garden. When used as a cart, the handles height is 81 cm.

The aim for the project was to design a product that would have a justified place in the product portfolio. During the process, the product was defined as a multifuntional cart for urban gardens and balconies. It was designed so that the cart works well in all of the different use scenarions.

structure And use enVironMentAs an environment, urban balconies and gardens require the product to be built in a manner that with-stands harsh condition and use. Structure for the frame was designed to be simple but sturdy. The cart is built around a 19 mm tube frame with four horizontal support tubes. The table top is not solid so that rain water will not stay on it and the saft for the wheels runs thought the pipe creating one solid structure.

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reQuireMents oF Prison WorKSpecial attention was put on how the cart can be manu-factured in the workshops by the prisoners. Making of it should be challenging for the prisoners to maintain interest but in a manner that it does not end up being overwhelming. The process of making contains various steps and methods to be used in the prison work-shops. Combining different materials also aims to make the experience of building the cart rewarding. A bal-ance between challenge and reward should result in production conditions in which uniforn quality for the products can be achieved. The nature of the product and the use environment makes it possible for the work quality to be a bit rough around the edges.

ProtyPe And MAteriALsIn the prototype, the table top and wheels are made out of lacquered plywood. The intention for the final product is for it to be a piece of outdoor furniture and so to the stand even rough wheather. To achieve that, a different material and final treatment for the table top and a new set of wheels might need to be considered.

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MotiVAtion by successI wanted to design some-thing that, in addition to being a really good product for the customer, would have an impact on the inmate making it. For a product to be beneficial and motivating for the inmates, it has to be appealing to different skill levels.

The frame of my greenwall is a very simple stucture. The wooden pieces are held together with screws attached to nuts that are welded inside both ends of each pipe. The frame will be very strong despite the lightweight appearance. This structure makes it possible for even an inmate with no previous experience to achieve good quality.

greenWALLVersatility for urban gardeningVille Piippoville.piippo@aalto.fi

onLy the stArtPeople have different needs for this kind of a platform, so I focused on making different ways of use pos-sible with only tiny little changes. Because of the flexible manufacturing that prison workshops can offer, the customers can decide on the measurements of their wall and shelves. All of the designs work well in any width so why not give the freedom of choice to the customer.

I see this family of products as a starting package for RISE to get inspired and design more products sup-porting the family. Some shelves will naturally be more challenging to make than others and hopefully even inspire the inmates to design more styles and structures of their own.

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sheLVes For A VAriety oF usesThe double pipe structure allows for endless ways to compile your own greenwall. Some shelves can be attached in differ-ent positions for different plants, some have handles to ease carrying them in case you want to enjoy some afternoon tea next to your litlle garden. The only limiting factor here is your imagination.

Legs For diFFerent enVironMentsA wall like this will be used in different environments. Some people will want it standing in their balcony, others will want to have it in their garden, many will even want to move it around their house. To allow for different operating environments, I designed a set of different legs that will use the lowest screws in the frame to attach firmly.

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concePt deVeLoPMentNowadays, there are more and more people place an importance on their balcony or terrace environment, and see them as the place of rest and relax. There are lots of reasons for people to give a balcony garden a try, especially the apartment living can make people feel a bit removed by nature.

Vines, as one of varieties of plants, can make the balcony look less like a boring balcony and more like a part of nature due to its climb characteristics. We can not only let this plant climb on walls, but also on trellises. With trellises as support, vines can finally shaped into different configurations, and both supporters and shaped vines will become spot of lights in the garden balcony.

When it comes to the product manufacturing in the prison, it is suitable to make the supporters from metal. Furthermore, the Hemilli manufacturing, making products from metal tubes and frames only, can let inmates who have no freedom to access to the workshop involve in the product manufacture activi-ties as well.

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There are two modularized manufacturing processes which make the manufactur-ing process more efficient and easier. One is to make the supporter as octahedron units; therefore, customers can easily assemble their own vines supporters into different shapes with units. The other way is to create different geometric configu-rations and be modularized with the stand, which is also made from metal tubes and can hold the configuration well. The whole supporter with a stand can stick into the soil directly, and then it will be firm and solid enough for vines climbing on it. On the other hand, the unique configuration can be also hang in the ceiling as a decoration.

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L ight has always fascinated me. For this project I wanted to design a luminaire that fits into the simple Scandinavian aesthetic, but would also be easy to construct using very basic manufacturing techniques.

Our groups focus being on balconies and other semi-outdoor environments meant that my lamp would also need protection against the elements. Together with this, the wish from RISE to think about using recycled materials led me to quickly discover the treasures in glass recycling bins.

At hoMe WhereVerRise & Shine is a floor lamp. With three light sources pointing in different direc-tions, it creates a rich but soft ambience in the space it

occupies. It can extend the season on balcony into the autumn, but it also works great in the living room around the year.

The combination of ready-made and newly constructed parts creates an interesting contrast in the object. Glass jars can clearly be recog-nised to be recycled, but I wanted to avoid creating an impression of trash design and instead keep things clean and classy.

The name comes from the age-old phrase, but it also simultaneously plays with RISE, that is the shortened name for Finnish Criminal Sanctions Agency, which gives it a quirky new meaning.

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ModuLAr designThe main structure is formed by several steel pipes welded together. These pipes also serve as conduits for electrical wiring. The welded structure features an elegant satin black finish.

Pickle jars, sandblasted from the inside, are used as diffusers and protection for the light bulbs. The jar lid is used to attach them into the fixture. Lid diametres are standardised, which enables the user to easily find replacements for any broken jars (should that happen) or just switch things around for fun, in order to transform the look of the luminaire.

The light sources are attached to standard E27 screw sockets and are user-replaceable same as the jars. Rise & Shine features afford-able and energy-efficient warm white LED bulbs.

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introductionCargo is a toy set for children aged 3 - 6. The objective of the design is to make a desirable toy out of simple materials and challenge the inmates making it.

Builidng mechanisms and fixing machines with moving parts gives the builder a sense of satisfaction. This sense of satis-faction is the aim of the mechanical systems in this design.

By engaging the prisoners with mechanism designs I hope that they will add to the design and develop mechanisms of their own like the way they currently make motorcycle models of their own designs in Riihimki prison.

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PLAying With cArgoThe crane jib is moved by holding the handle at the back with your thumb resting on the brass lever. The jib is moved into a position where the head is near the centre of a container. Once close enough the container will snap to the magnet head.

The child can then move the truck to a different position and unload the container by pressing down on the brass lever. The magnet in the container base will secure it to another container or to the steel chassis of the smaller truck.

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coMMon PArtsThe wheels and wheel bearings are common across both truck and crane designs. The steel tabs which the wheels are mounted to are also common across both chassis types. The Truck cabs used in both models are identical parts.

contAiner detAiLThe container is a wooden block with a hole drilled through the centre. Both ends are counterbored to seat a magnet and a DIN 546 round nut. An M4 countersunk screw is used to secure the parts in place. The nut acts as a fixing and as a magnetic pick up point. Loctite may be added to the nut to prevent the parts from loosening over time.

MAgnet ForcesThe magnet is connected to the brass lever by a chord. By depressing the lever at the end of the crane jib the magnet can be retracted. Magnet strength versus distance from magnetic material has been calculated* so that; 1 - the magnet in the crane head will overpower the magnet in the container base, 2 - the magnet in the head will retract enough to reduce the force holding the container to the point where it drops from the head. Magnet sizes and distance of retraction were selected based on these calcula-tions. *K & J Magnetics Inc. Calculator

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WheeL beAring detAiLThe wheel bearing assembly consists of a brass bushing pressed into a wooden wheel. A steel axle sits inside the bushing and is fixed to the chassis by a standard M5 button head screw. To get the wheel spinning well on the axle the fits between components must be precise and the brass bushing must not deform when pressed into the wheel outer.

MAgnet heAd detAiLThe inside diameter of the magnet head needs to be machined so that the magnet can slide smoothly inside. A circlip retention step is machined just inside the end this circlip stops the magnet from coming out of the head should the chord break.

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MAchinery usedAll of the parts shown can be fabricated or machined with equipment the prison already has. Wooden parts are cut, drilled and details added using a wood burner. Detailed parts are turned and milled. Chassis and Jib parts are cut drilled and welded. FinishesWooden parts are finished with a beeswax polish. Brass is polished. Steel parts are powder coated or finished with a non toxic hard wearing gloss paint.

MAteriALs Solid Beech or BirchBrass 16mm 3mm Brass Sheet3mm Mild Steel SheetSteel 8mm 10 x 1.5 Steel Box Section

stAndArd PArts12 x 3mm N50 Magnet12 x 5mm N50 MagnetM5 x 10 Button Screw12.5 S/Steel Inside Circlip

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obJectiVeTo design a moving toy that supports learning through activity and creative usage.

design concePtCustomisable mechanical toy for children 5+ years old. The toy is designed to be placassembled from the kit in a simple way by children themselves, without the use of extra tools or glue. It introduces the basics of engineering, mechanics, and

art by combining play and technology.

Since the toy is designed to be made in prison workshops, the production is adjustable for different levels of technical skills and provides an opportunity to learn new skills. It also gives freedom to inmates to cus-tomize and invent new cam shapes and different types of automata movements.

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the structureThe toy consists of two major parts the lower part which is a moving mecha-nism and the upper part which is a modular character figure.

the mechanism: This toy operates on the theory of automation; the mechanism turns the circular movement of the eccentric cam wheel into a vertical movement of the pushrod. There can be different shapes of cam wheels providing a variety of movement options.

the upper part of the toy is constructed by several modular building blocks stacked on a rod. This allows children to create different moving shapes. Each block has several full-length cuts of 1 millimeter thickness

and 3 millimeters depth that can be used to attach self-made shapes of carton board, such as heads, paws, wings, of tails of animals. Children can draw them, or cut the shapes from existing pictures, for example the characters on cereal boxes or old toy packages, which would promote recycling.

MAteriALsBirch wood;stainless steel square bar; carton board.

siZemechanism box120x180x100 mm;modular block48x48x20mm.

soFtWAre used:Rhinoceros, KeyShot, Adobe Photoshop.

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obJectiVeCreate a toy that encourages children to use imagination while playing with sounds. Integrate the themes of a Finnish castle and a prison escape into the toys image.

design concePt:Modular musical toy in shape of Olavinlinna Castle tower. The toy functions as a marble run track and a xylophone; rearranging the modules allows to create multiple sound compositions.

construction:The tower consists of three major parts:1. The roof part with round openings for sliding a marble into the tower.2. The base part that serves as a storage for the marbles.3. Musical elements with metal plates inside that produce sounds when a marble ball touches the plates. Each element has a plate of different thickness producing one note of the middle octave from Do to Ti. The amount of modular elements in a tower can be chosen by customer.

diMensions: 120 mm;single module height 40 mm;tower with seven musical ele-ments 360x120 mm.

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custoMiZAbLe MAZePlaying with PAKO is really easy, as the maze is divided into six different parts. One can insert them to the box, and there is a possibility to change the path every time. There is a lid included in the package, so it could be even played without seeing the ball. It can also be underset with a cone, in that case it is easier to balance. If wanted, it could be turned into a dollhouse instead, as different walls could slide into the box. It is made out of birchwood, and there are two possible ways to create it: with CNC milling machine, or carving the wood by hand.

PAKoThe escape game made in prisonFind your way in the maze you created, then play in it with your own toys!

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ideA storMingIn the beginning, I am focus on marketing strategy of prison product. I start to think about the competitors and advantages of prison products. I finally figure out the opportunity for prison products is that it made by prison. Combining prisoners feature or stories into prison product can create market segment.

After our team first discus-sion, we discuss how to create more motivation that makes prisoner want to produce more product. One of our idea is to produce product in fun way. This idea finally be-comes my reason to choose to design toys. It is not only a good motivation to prisoner. Toys can bring them fun and childhood memories. And it is also a good chance to add

prisoner features (prison hu-mor) into toy design.

In the team of toy design , we decide to design vintage toys. Vintage toys gives me a lot of inspiration about combining prison humor stories into toys design. I can focus on how to combine stories deeply rather than creating ways to inter-act with toys. I finally comes out some ideas. Ladder run toys and Russian dolls is more popular idea. To make my de-sign more complete and more interaction. I decide to com-bine two ideas into one.

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riihiMen VAnKiLARIIHIMEN VANKILA is a toy design with prison humor. The package is inspired by Russian doll. At my first time walked into Helsinki prison. I was so surprised that there are so many buildings inside the main building. The structure looks like an Russian doll. By this idea, it is easier and more interesting to display the real architecture of a prison in a humorous way. The biggest box using the image of the main building of Riihimki prison ( it can be a series of all the prison ). About the appearance of this design, Finnish apartment buildings give me a lot of inspiration

so I use simple color, mini-malist layout to express the detail.

There is a scene about prison escape in the movie The Grand Budapest Hotel. The leading role use a ladder to escape. It remind me of one traditional toy ladder run toys . Ladder run toys can create imagination and interaction easily so I decide to keep this idea to be my main topic. RIIHIMEN VANKILA has three charac-ters, two prisoner and one police man. Users can create their own story by building their own prison and play-ing chasing games using ladders.

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Why bALAnce toyPlaying a balance toy helps children to develop gross and fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, eye sight measurement, counting and analysis skills, patience, attention concentration, to learn different geometrical shapes.

descriPtionThe toy consists of a wooden base and modular figures. The boat has grooves on the top to keep figures stable, and a fabric flag. Figures dimensions allow to put them one on the top of another or cheq-uerwise. Stripes, which give them the image of sailors, are made by stamp.

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introductionThe aim of this project was not only to make a good product for a customer but also to create collaboration between prisons with differ-ent facilities. I also tried to combine simple shapes with simple materials, that could be recycled or reused.

hoW it WorKsThe tent consists of modular walls, which have a wooden frame with fabric stretched on it. The modules are firmly attached to each other at particular sides by fabric connecting elements, which are also flexible enough to fold and unfold the tent. To attach the roof of to close the door one can use the velcro fasteners, which are accented with a colour.

bonus!Two doors have zippers in the middle, that allow to unfasten a piece of fabric and use the gap as a window or fasten a wall of another tent, so that two or more tents could be combined. In this way, the details can be changed while playing. This approach makes a game more interesting and helps children to develop imagina-tive thinking.

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Let iMAginAtion FLoWs on youKids are great minds when we talk about imagination. They are able to use any-thing to their profit to repro-duce any tool or toy. Based on this kind of mentality, the Daisy chairs propose to the kid to explore and lear what he can do with one simple piece of wood The three main actions are: rocking chair, table and cocoon

FeAtures And sPeciFicAtionsManufactered in plywood, the shape can be easily pro-duce with a help of a mold. The process is possible to be made even industrial scale or handcrafted for the simplicity of steps. The seat is made with recicled fabric (leftovers from other prison textile workshop).

take me, dont take me...Since young we know the riddle of the daisy flower: like me or dont like me....With this, the kid will interpretate the way he wants to play with the Daisy Chair.

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WhAt MAKes this toy diFFerent?This childrens rocker toy is designed to have a second life as a modern light. The objects which get marks, scratches and other abuse are the ones which spark memories. As a child I had an accident with a small chair. Everytime I saw

that chair it brought back memories to my childhood. The problem is that children grow out of their toys. And the marks and scratches make the toy look old and worn.

What if one made a toy which was designed to wear nicely, and have a purpouse

rocKerStylish childrens toy & modern luminaire

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to keep even after ones children have long outrown it. This was the objective with ROCKER.

rocKer is...Rocker is a childrens toy intended for children in the age of 8-16 months. The rocker has a stylish lamp built in which can be easily

removed throughout the duration when the child is using it. The rocker can be assembled to be a helicopter, and aeroplane or a vintage motorcycle. There are two lines: the Vintage and the Lux.

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