2025 Galleries
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Galleries // 2025 Spark:Spring Student // (Wi-f)I Fold
(Wi-f)I Fold
Winner - Bronze
Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Seohee Han
Design Type: Product & industrial, Concept Design
Company / Organization / School: North London Collegiate/Jeju
Team Members: Seohee Han, Albert Yoo & Warrick Kwon
Despite the wide spread recognition of the importance of internet access, the practical provision of Wi-Fi infrastructure remains severely limited in many parts of the world. Moreover, granting undeserved areas with internet access requires large, long-run infrastructure investments. The challenge was to deliver strong, directed Wi-Fi signals to regions with limited access without relying on heavy, complex infrastructure. This design proposes an approach to amplifying Wi-Fi signals through the construction of a 3-dimensional spherical reflector employing origami-based principles and hexagonal tessellation. The reflector consists of 19 hexagonal reflective panels arranged into three main groups form a 3-dimensional structure which acts as a de facto parabolic reflector. The optimal focal volume produced by the suggested design is evaluated using ray-tracing and geometrical modeling. The overall structure consists of 19 regular hexagonal reflective panels, forming a tessellated surface. This design allows the reflector to be folded back and forth with specially designed hinge structure, reducing its size by more than 60%. This enhances portability, making it easier to transport to remote locations and install for improved Wi-Fi signal reception.
