hero image of the koi modules during a rescue

KOI

Facing declining membership and aging personnel, KOI explores a new system for rural volunteer fire departments.
Setup
Design Area
Tasks
Tools
Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin
Semester Project
2018/19
Experience Design
Interaction Design
User Research, Reverse Engineering, Concept Developement, Prototyping
Rhinoceros 3D, After Effects, FDM & SLS Printing, CNC Lasercut & Milling
a map of northern germany. Landkreis Oder Spree is locatated sout east of Berlin

Status Quo

Volunteer fire departments in Landkreis Oder Spree (LOS) face new hurdles: Changing mission profiles, dwindling membership, and aging structures threaten their existence in rural areas.
Changing Mission Profiles
Dwindeling Membership
Aging Personel
This Service rethinks rescue operations by volunteer fire departments in rural areas. In addition, the attractiveness and the identity-forming factor of Volunteer Firefighters in rural areas move further into focus.

Service Blueprint

a panorama pictue of us developing the service blueprint for this project
During an emergency call, first responders affiliated with their respective fire departments are alerted according to their distance to the incident. Standardized modularized vehicles within these fire departments support this cooperation among neighboring departments during an operation.

A Module for Every Occasion

Contrary to usual fire engines, which try to cover as wide a range of operations as possible, the modules solve dedicated tasks, such as technical assistance, firefighting or water transport, and can be coupled with regard to the mission requirements.
an animation how the modules balance themeselfan animation of the modules attaching themself automatically to the tractora animation showing the modularity
Self Balancing
Self Attaching
Modular Top Part
the modules during a fire fighting mission

Storyboard

multiple storyboard sketches showing separate scenes of the animation above

Exploratory Research

To understand requirements which rural areas place on services of general interest, we visited representative institutions in the county that provided these necessary goods and services. We visited palliative clinics, medium-sized enterprises, landfills, and a Demeter farm.
a foto of the factory visit at Sonae Arauco Beeskow GmbHa foto of the factory visit at Sonae Arauco Beeskow GmbHa foto of a visit at the landfill near beeskowa visit at the demeter farm in Landkreis Oder Spree
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