Student results from my Innovation II workshop at CEDIM in Monterrey Mexico.

1. INNOVATION II - STREET CART CULTURE
TEAM COMFORT
STUDENT TEAM
Daniel Arturo Sánchez Galván
Gabriel Contreras Liévano
Luisa Carolina Elías Rohana (Audit)
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2. RESEARCH
OBSERVATIONS & CONVERSATIONS
PHOTOS
Some carts lack space, chairs, or enough mobility, so they It takes alot of time and effort to set up and transport the Cart owners have trouble car-
don´t offer alot of comfort for the user. carts. rying their supplies.
PHOTOS QUOTES
“We move our “I need to
cart every day, move all my
by foot” stuff every
day”
They set up the stand and the Even if its fixed and big- There is not enough space or Cart Owner at the Market. Candy Stand Owner
merchandise every day ger than a common cart, it security for all the supplies,
doesnt have space to sit in. even in the biggest carts.
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3. OPPORTUNITY AREA
COMFORT
INSIGHT INSIGHT INSIGHT
If there were more places The stands and carts are People like the street
to sit, street food would difficult to move and set food but miss the comfort
be more appealling. up, so they tend to look that they can find in a
cheap and messy. restaurant.
HOW MIGHT WE
Provide more comfortable HOW MIGHT WE HOW MIGHT WE
seating but easy to move We could provide to the How can we give people
and store for the owner? owner a new alternative the comfort of a restau-
to set up and move easi- rant on the street?
er?
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4. DESIGN CONCEPT OVERVIEW
COMFORT DESIGN CONCEPTS
CONCEPT 1 CONCEPT 2 CONCEPT 3
TRANSFORMER CART SKELETON CART MOBILE RESTAURANT
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5. COMFORT - DESIGN CONCEPT
TRANSFORMER CART
OBSERVATION
Food carts dont have
comfortable seats or
dont have seats at all.
INSIGHT
Food carts dont have
seats because the
owners have no time
to take chairs out or
they have no space for
them.
HOW MIGHT WE
Make seating more con-
venient or easy to set
up for food vendors?
CONCEPT
We propose a new solu-
tion system of chairs
integrated inside the
food truck.
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6. COMFORT - DESIGN CONCEPT
TRANSFORMER CART
FACES OF THE DESIGN INSPIRATION
Alternative ways to store a
chair
DETAILS AND USES
Mechanism of the chair Storage mechanism Seat details Cart in use
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7. COMFORT - DESIGN CONCEPT
SKELETON CART
OBSERVATION
Street carts are
heavy and non-flex-
ible.
INSIGHT
Many people dont
use carts because of
the space and the
labor they require.
HOW MIGHT WE
Make it a cart thats
easy to move and
set up?
CONCEPT
We designed a
light, easy to set up
cart that can offer
enough space yet be
easy to transport.
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8. COMFORT - DESIGN CONCEPT
SKELETON CART
FACES OF THE DESIGN INSPIRATION
Retractable Mechanism and
easy transportation methods
DETAILS AND USES
Integrated storage Opening mechanism Door details Cart in use
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9. COMFORT - DESIGN CONCEPT
MOBILE RESTAURANT
OBSERVATION
Street Carts often ort
of a restaurant.
INSIGHT
This makes them lose
customers.
HOW MIGHT WE
Make a street cart
feel like a restaurant?
CONCEPT
We could recycle a
bus into a two story
food cart. The second
floor would provide
dedicated seating.
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10. COMFORT - DESIGN CONCEPT
MOBILE RESTAURANT
FACES OF THE DESIGN INSPIRATION
Two story buses in lon-
don and a real restaurant
DETAILS AND USES
Stairs Cart in use (roof attachment Service window Cart space
on right)
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