Designing a Column-Mounted Fan
Design process that was followed in this project:
• Introduction
• Secondary Research
- Fans Across the Ages
- Inferences
- Existing Categories Based on Usage
- Fans Currently Used in Restaurants
- Understanding Types of Restaurants
- Understanding Spaces within a Restaurant
- Types of roofing in semi-open cafe restaurants
- Fans Used in Restaurants - Market Research
- How Blade Numbers Affect Performance
- How Blade Type Affects Performance
- Noise Control Methods in Fans
- How Blade Material Affects Performance
- Types of Fan Mechanisms
- Existing Fixing Details for Wall Mounted Fans
- Current Interface of Wall-Mounted Fans
- Types of Clamping Mechanisms
- Common Steel Column Sizes And Cross-Sections
• Primary Research
- Case Study 1 - Gulmohar Garden Restaurant
- Fans Used
- Mounting Spaces
- Problems Seen
- User Study
- Interview with Manager
- Interview with Work Staff
- Interview with Customers Error! Bookmark not defined.
- Possible Design Directions
• Refined Design Brief
• Scope of Work
• Initial Ideations
- Concept 1
- Concept 2
- Concept 3
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