INJ Mask

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Location
International / Research
Client
INJ Architects (Internal R&D)
Type
Industrial Design / Product Architecture
Status
Prototype Design
Year
2020
Design System
Parametric framing, aerodynamic ventilation

INJ Mask is a product design study developed during 2020. It examines the mask as a wearable assembly of a shaped frame, textile panels, side openings and ear-loop attachments.

INJ Mask: Three-quarter visualization of the mask with textile panels, red side details and ear loops.
Three-quarter visualization of the mask with textile panels, red side details and ear loops.
INJ Mask: Rear view shows the inner contour and ear-loop attachments.
Rear view shows the inner contour and ear-loop attachments.

The drawings and models explore the relationship between the face, the supporting outline and the textile enclosure. Red side details distinguish the ventilation concept, while the mannequin views test the apparent fit and profile of the proposed object.

INJ Mask: Concept icons describe the proposed airflow and filtration features.
Concept icons describe the proposed airflow and filtration features.
INJ Mask: Diagram of the proposed airflow paths around the mask.
Diagram of the proposed airflow paths around the mask.
INJ Mask: Front diagram illustrates the ventilation concept.
Front diagram illustrates the ventilation concept.
INJ Mask: Side view shows the layered textile surface and three red openings.
Side view shows the layered textile surface and three red openings.

The airflow diagrams express design intentions. They do not establish filtration efficiency, infection protection or medical certification. Those properties would require appropriate testing and regulatory assessment before any protective use. The study extends the office’s work on form, assembly and human scale into a small object. Its contribution is the documented design exploration, rather than a claim of clinical performance. Related references: How We Work Related project: Tawaf In COVID-19.

INJ Mask: Mannequin visualization studies the mask’s position on the face.
Mannequin visualization studies the mask’s position on the face.
INJ Mask: Close-up of the cheek panel and ear-loop connection.
Close-up of the cheek panel and ear-loop connection.
INJ Mask: Three-quarter mannequin view of the mask’s overall profile.
Three-quarter mannequin view of the mask’s overall profile.
INJ Mask: Detail of the textile surface, seams and curved openings.
Detail of the textile surface, seams and curved openings.
INJ Mask: Early sketches explore the mask outline and side ventilation details.
Early sketches explore the mask outline and side ventilation details.