Hanwha Construction Fine Dust Traffic Light Wins Red Dot Design Award

Forena Mistfall

Hanwha Construction announced on the 17th that its residential brand 'Hanwha Forena' won the Winner award in two categories at the '2021 Red Dot Design Award.'

Hanwha Construction's lifestyle character 'Forena Friends' was selected as a winner in the Brand & Communication Design category, while the fine dust traffic light 'Forena Mistpole' was chosen in the Concept Design category.

The award-winning 'Forena Friends' features characters with diverse personalities that simply and stylishly depict neighbors in everyday life. It was highly praised for its role as a communicator delivering warm emotions to buildings that might otherwise feel dry.

In practice, 'Forena Friends' has been applied to common areas such as parking lots, bicycle storage, rest areas, and staircases at 'Forena Gwanggyo' and 'Forena Nowon.' In the future, it will be utilized in various products, including the residents-only mobile application 'Forena Smart Home,' playing a key role in emotional communication with residents.

Forena Friends

The other award-winning work, the fine dust traffic light 'Forena Mistpole,' is a guidance facility equipped with an automatic sensor that detects fine dust and yellow dust, helping to monitor air quality within the complex in real time.

It categorizes air quality into four levels: Good, Moderate, Bad, and Very Bad, and informs the current status through changes in the LED light colors according to the grade. When the level reaches 'Bad' or higher, the 'Mistpole' automatically sprays small water droplets to reduce fine dust. The droplets sprayed from the Mistpole form a cloud shape, and their constantly changing appearance adds value as a nature-inspired artwork.

Yoon Yong-sang, Head of Hanwha Construction's Architecture Business Division, said, "Since winning the IDEA in the U.S. and the iF Design Award in Germany in 2009, Hanwha Construction has been recognized for its international design competitiveness through continuous awards. We will continue to develop differentiated designs and new products unique to Forena."

Meanwhile, the 'Red Dot Design Award,' hosted by the German Design Association, is the world's largest design award. Since its inception in 1995, it selects the best designs annually in three categories: product design, brand & communication design, and design concept. This year, over 7,800 works from more than 60 countries competed fiercely.

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