Digital totem for the beaches of the Canary Islands

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What do you think about being on the beach and being able to have environmental and meteorological information , charge phones and electric bicycles , and also have useful information about tourist activities and services in the area? With the Digital Totem for the beaches of the Canary Islands you will be able to find out.

The digital Totem is an intelligent weather station that collects and displays environmental and local information for tourists and visitors to the beaches and water fronts of the Canary Islands (Spain).

The digital Totem represents functional art
LPA Studios' digital totem for the beaches of the Canary Islands has just won the Architizer A+ Product Award and gold at the th edition of the Grand Prix du Design Awards

They are pa   Caseno Email List   rt of a network of ICT infrastructures that celebrates the deep-rooted relationship between Canarian culture and its extraordinary climate.



The design of this beacon takes the form of a digitally manufactured wooden ring and is inspired by the Aboriginal ceramic art pieces of the indigenous inhabitants of the islands.

This art was based on the worship of the sun god “Magheq”, usually represented through circular shapes and decorative geometric patterns.

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The design consists of a digitally manufactured solid wood ring that is placed vertically with a north-south orientation. The south face houses a series of photovoltaic modules that convert sunlight into electricity to charge phones and electric bicycles.

The north face contains a m video screen that transmits real-time environmental data captured by the totem and useful information about tourist activities and services in the area.

digital totemIn addition to its technological and digital characteristics, the totem also provides analogy and material values ​​to attract attention and enrich the urban pedestrian experience.

The resulting solution celebrates more than five hundred years of the Canary Islands' creative relationship with the sun.

This beautiful meter tall digital beacon combines traditional art forms with modern functions. Functions as both a decorative seasonal sundial and a digital weather station.

The digital totem collects and displays local weather information for visitors to the beaches of the Canary Islands and celebrates the history of the culture.
A perforation in the top of the wooden ring allows sunlight on the winter solstice to shine through and illuminate a bronze marker in the ground celebrating the islands' extraordinary climate.

The ring lies vertically with a north-south orientation. The carved surface patterns celebrate the diverse and varied cultural differences. The north face contains a video screen that transmits real-time environmental data and other information about tourist facilities in the area. The south face has solar panels to charge the device.