Pere Roquet Arroyo

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Specifications and Constraints: Organic shaped manual press

March 22, 2023

Pere Roquet Arroyo

Post 8: Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints 2023

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Top 5 Specifications: 1- The mechanism of the press will consist of one lever connected to a gear which will drive a geared rod. 2- The body will be designed to withstand a force of 1500N using cast iron. 3- The pressing rod will have a minimum travel of 150 mm. 4- The base of…

Alternatives of Main Project Aesthetics

March 17, 2023

Pere Roquet Arroyo

2023, Post 7: Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives 2023

My project Aesthetic will be the organic/generative design for the body of the press. What I am currently figuring out is the mechanism of the press itself. As it can be seen in the two sketches I did (or at least I tried to represent), one option is using a “zip” mechanism which consists of…

Main Project Inspirations: Generative/organic design

March 8, 2023

Pere Roquet Arroyo

2023, Post 6: Main Project plans and inspirations 2023

If one thing I have clear about the Main Project is that I will design a manual press of some kind. First I was attracted by old machinery design (industrial revolution aesthetic) but after a while I switched my interest towards the organic/generative design that has lately been possibly done thanks to computation. In fact,…

Designer I admire – Antoni Gaudí

March 1, 2023

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2023, Post 5: What designer do you admire? 2023

Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) was a Catalan architect who is widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of modern architecture. Born in Reus, a small town in Catalonia, Gaudí developed an early interest in architecture and went on to study at the Barcelona Higher School of Architecture. He soon began to develop…

Spark Plug Wall Coat Hanger

February 18, 2023

Pere Roquet Arroyo

2023, Post 4: Upcycle Design Report 2023

As said in previous posts, my upcycling project consists in building a wall hanger with spark plugs and wood following an Industrial design aesthetic. I have been inspired by my appreciation of mechanical components of car engines and by some internet images I found which are referenced in my first upcycling post. As a first…

Spark plug wall hanger – Upcycle project progress

February 15, 2023

Pere Roquet Arroyo

Post 3: Upcycle progress report 2023, Student Work

As I said in my previous post, my upcycling project will consist in building a wall hanger with spark plugs and wood following a Industrial design aesthetic. I have a clear design in my mind of what I want the hanger to look like. So far I have gathered half of the materials, 8 spark…

Industrial Design Aesthetic Upcycle project

February 8, 2023

Pere Roquet Arroyo

2023, Post 2: What is your Upcycling project aesthetic and why? 2023

I decided to do a wall hanger using old sparkplugs and wood following the Industrial Design Aesthetic. As it has to be an upcycle project, I will get the spark plugs from my own car and the wood from a scrap material place. In today’s world, it’s more important than ever to find ways to…

Aesthetics exploration – Catalan Modernisme in Arquitecture

January 31, 2023

Pere Roquet Arroyo

2023, Post 1: Aesthetic Explorations 2023, Student Work

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I chose Catalan Modernisme in Arquitecture as an aesthetic to explore for two reasons: one is the admiration and appreciation I have for those buildings and the other is that I am Catalan. To me, all the buildings built during this movement share a relation with practicality and beautifulness that cannot be found in any…