Coon-vention
In the ever-evolving tapestry of urban life, raccoons have emerged as resilient and adaptive city dwellers. Their ability to navigate the concrete landscapes, scavenge for food, and exploit human environments has led to a surge in interactions with humans. However, this cohabitation has given rise to a spectrum of consequences, sparking a delicate interplay between the charm of wildlife encounters and the challenges posed by them.
This project is a system that aims to correlate the needed balance between the lifestyle of humans and raccoons in the city through a system that achieves differing demands by playing with size and orientation.
Human-Raccoon Conflicts
The three pods stack together like a matryoshka doll, meaning that it can be easily distributed and can be broken down into different combos based on demand.
Designing a System
Tumbler Garbage Can
The designed mechanism effectively stop raccoons from opening the lid while providing an easy-open mechanism for humans since raccoons do not have an opposable thumb. At the same time, using the play with the center of gravity, the tumbler garbage can will only sway left/right rather than tip over.
Shelter Pod
Structural insulation by building a rough texture with air pockets directly in the mycelium structure. 5mm ventilation holes have been designed into the structure of the shell in places away from rain contact.
Using the raccoon's fingers as an advantageous factor, the shelter opens through a slim finger slot, preventing other animals from opening the shelter.
Food Pod
Food Pod is engineered with a detachable layer, allowing for layer replacement rather than unit replacement in scenarios of contamination.
