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Monash Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Exhibition 2023

Zitong Tinat Xu, Female, born 2001, Chinese.10 years of studying in Australia, currently studying in Bachelor of Industrail Design in Monash University. Family owns business in Jewellery for over 25 years.

OLO SAFTY

OLO is a safety bunker for animals to hide during bushfires, in hope to increase survival rate of animal during bushfire. Made of clay and diatomite, OLO is able to prevent heat distractions to the animals and is able to provide animal location data to the council, allow the rescue of the animals after bushfire be much more efficient.
OLO's estimated maximum lifespan is 10 years, when they obsolete they should be collected and recycled as clay grounds to be repurposed as building materials. the battery for location sender however will be disposed.
Original Photo by Laura Barry on Unsplash

Work in environment

A imagine for OLO installed in environment.
Original Photo by Caspian Dahlström on Unsplash

OLO in environment

A imagine for OLO installed in environment.
Original Photo by Degleex Ganzorig on Unsplash

OLO side cut (during bushfire)

Side cut view of the safety bunker, the animals are directed to stay at the bottom of the bunker, where the location sender installed at the bottom on the passageway will be triggered by compression.
Original Photo by Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash

OLO model (above ground)

OLO model with dirt and plant

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