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concept FlexOn for Roca Design Competition "Jump the gap"
This project invites you to give a fresh look at baths and apply contemporary technologies to a well-known object.


The bath is made of a firm, flexible and well stretched material (that is analogous to the fabric "conceptcar BMW Gina"). The bath's useful volume is formed through stretching of the material. Underneath this film is attached firmly to a hard flat panel which plays a role of the bath's bottom. But the side surfaces are under tension, thus giving an effect of soft walls.


The obverse panel can be differently styled and colored.


In accordance with the owner's desire, the bath can be transformed to a shower mode. At this stage, the mechanisms are activated that lift the flat panel and take away the excess fabric. As a result, one obtains a flat smooth surface at the floor level. It is a convenient position to take a shower. Additionally, the bath in such a folded form does not overload the bathroom space.


To take a shower, the shower curtain is provided. It is made of an analogous material that additionally is the semi-transparent one (also it can have traceries). The curtain is fixed to the metallic basement of the bath by a magnet frame, thus preventing the water sprinkling over the bathroom. If not used, the shower curtain is fastened to the upper metallic holders.


The control panel is styled just like a usual crane valve. It has a wireless and fully waterproof construction and provides the absolute safety. The control panel can be fixed in any position, convenient for use, on every surface of bath. It is used to establish the value of the water discharge, and also - the temperature with the precision of one tenth of degree (the last is of special importance while bathing little childs). The system maintains the predefined parameters automatically, thus excluding accidental abrupt changes of the temperature. The control panel has also the blocking position - hold.

The project presented here demonstrates some new flexible opportunities of a bath; this is the reason to call it "FlexOn".

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Douglass Turner
Douglass Turner, 07-17-09
Now that's hot. Who did the bangin' beats? Cheers.
Camillo Vanacore
awesome
Ilya Tkach
Ilya Tkach, 03-11-09
thanks
Djordje Cukanovic ChuDes
nice!!!
 
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