Modular design as an approach to creating glass lighting units

Abstract

Modular design is known as an approach that divides the system into smaller parts (models, units or standards) that can be made independently for use in different systems for many functions.Modular or modular units first arrived in the world in the 1930s, with the architectural theories of Albert Farwell Pemes, and since then they have been adopted and applied in a variety of industries, including computer programming, biology, and mathematics, due to their rapid production and low Costs and ease of assembly.Modularity is a methodology used to reduce complexity by breaking up each complex into several relatively simple parts. As the larger system is divided into easier and smaller subsystems, by applying this philosophy adversely to design engineering, modular product design was initially developed, and this approach was proposed by Steward (1965), who introduced the philosophy of system and test division and then merged these sub-elements To create a complete product.Modular design has become a major focus in architectural engineering, but it has not received sufficient attention in industrial products, especially glass. Modular products are products and components that perform different functions by combining (units). Therefore, the research tended to take advantage of the Modular design and employ it in industrial products to create unconventional glass lighting units that are more effective and perform different functions of the same unit, and meet customer needs and exceed their expectations.Hence the research problem: How to reach innovative designs for glass lighting units that perform more than one job and meet the needs of customers and exceed their expectations through the standard design.The research also aims to: - Employment of standard design in industrial products and in the units of glass lighting.- Take advantage of the normative design to search for visions and patterns that lead to more creative solutions in glass products.The importance of the research lies in revealing human-centered design principles that can be used to evaluate standard design solutions.As for the research hypothesis: The modular design helps to create multi-functional glass lighting units that are more creative and less expensive Research methodology: The research follows descriptive analytical method - experimental.

Keywords

• modular design; innovation; lighting units; glass