Designing fire safe for corporate and commercial sector


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Creator/Artist: Sukanta Maharana

Category: Product Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2017-2019

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Purba Joshi


Detailed Description

Safe is a rugged box made of unbreakable material where one can store documents and valuables. A fire safe additionally has the ability to save the documents and valuables from fire. Ever since man started colonising and socialising, they started storing things which are valuable to them. They made sure that their valuables are secure from every possible threat, like climate, fire, theft, etc. Initially, people used to hide valuables under some objects or up in the trees. Later they made wooden chests that became an essential part of their culture. Metal braces are used on the wooden chest for additional strength. After fulfilment of their functional requirements, they started anaesthetising the wooden chest with other decorative materials. By the time people had advanced in metallurgy and used metal boxes for more safety. These boxes did evolve through many socioeconomic activities. Many categories and subcategories came into the safe manufacturing based on its use, volume, placement and its functions. That can be broadly divided into burglary safes and fire safes based on their function. The fire safes protect the valuables from fire. As the modern lifestyle requires many legal documents, certificates, jewellery and some liquid cash, every household requires a fireproof safe. All the offices, both government and private, require a fireproof safe.