Deployable Getaway

Project team: Barbara Imhof (Project lead and design space), Waltraut Hoheneder (Project lead and design Earth), Kaspar Vogel (occupational medicine), Anna Stürzenbecher (animation and design suppurt), René Waclavicek (design and visualization)

Promoted by Departure and FFG

ABSTRACT

Design concepts for deployable getaways: two initial concepts for the hard-working International Space Station (ISS) crew, and two initial concepts for the staff in an office environment on Earth. The structures, when deployed, create a space for relaxation, reflection and power-naps, thus providing a vital getaway from everyday work fatigue. Fatigue is becoming a serious problem in today's society. It impacts both the quality of life and work performance. Fatigue can lead to irritated moods, concentration problems and slower reflexes. It increases the risk of accidents and can even lead to burnout syndrome. In this sense, the proposed deployable getaways represent a three-dimensional countermeasure to everyday stressors. The project presented in this paper tries to show how design of a getaway can increase the performance, health and safety of people exposed to constant demand for high work performance.

Further the designs demonstrate reciprocities between Earth and outer space. They address stressors of everyday life both on and off the planet (Earth) and warrant use of advanced materials, economical use of space, and sustainable design principles. Deployable getaways employ folding geometries as a design response to the limited space available in small offices and ISS modules. > youtube Video