COID (2020)
Photographer: Chih-Kang HsuTeam member: Li-Cheng Chen, Chih-Kang Hsu, Shing Huang, Elsa Hsiao
Medical consultant: Dr Jim Chen
Translation and Proofreading: Lo-Jung Fang
COID, or CO-habitat Independent Diving-Bell, is a play on words on the name of novel Coronavirus COVID-19, while the removal of V (virus) from the name signs the essence of this proposed design.
The proposed design attempts to help individuals who are experiencing self-quarantine to do so in a manner that is both psychologically and physically balanced yet without compromising any medical and health concerns.
According to data from our medical consultants, the CEO of YongLin Healthcare Foundation, and thoracic specialist Dr CH. Chen, the most common infection in home isolation results from isolators and co-residents sharing circulation and having inadvertent contact in small spaces. In addition, Being in confined spaces where one cannot interact with others for a long period of time also brings a significant impact on psychological and social relationships.
Attempting to address the high susceptibility of cross-infection rates within the high-density, small-living residential compounds of typical Asian cosmopolitans, the design strategy calls for a design that is: compact, compressible, and minimal disturbance.
The design introduces elemental modules that serve as the main living quarters of the patient who is undergoing self-quarantine. With the addition of the CO-suit, individuals are not only confined in their base module but gain the freedom to Roam as well as the ability to interact with their co-habitants while no compromise of safety and sanitation are made.
The design concept of COID comes from Diving-Bell Spiders (Binomial Name: Argyroneta aquatica), where an oxygen bubble - a diving bell-like structure is formed around the spider to allow the spider to have the freedom living in-between land and water.
COID is nominated as top 10 of the IDA 2020 COVID-19 award.
The proposed design attempts to help individuals who are experiencing self-quarantine to do so in a manner that is both psychologically and physically balanced yet without compromising any medical and health concerns.
According to data from our medical consultants, the CEO of YongLin Healthcare Foundation, and thoracic specialist Dr CH. Chen, the most common infection in home isolation results from isolators and co-residents sharing circulation and having inadvertent contact in small spaces. In addition, Being in confined spaces where one cannot interact with others for a long period of time also brings a significant impact on psychological and social relationships.
Attempting to address the high susceptibility of cross-infection rates within the high-density, small-living residential compounds of typical Asian cosmopolitans, the design strategy calls for a design that is: compact, compressible, and minimal disturbance.
The design introduces elemental modules that serve as the main living quarters of the patient who is undergoing self-quarantine. With the addition of the CO-suit, individuals are not only confined in their base module but gain the freedom to Roam as well as the ability to interact with their co-habitants while no compromise of safety and sanitation are made.
The design concept of COID comes from Diving-Bell Spiders (Binomial Name: Argyroneta aquatica), where an oxygen bubble - a diving bell-like structure is formed around the spider to allow the spider to have the freedom living in-between land and water.
COID is nominated as top 10 of the IDA 2020 COVID-19 award.
