WIGGLE
A scalable micro-housing concept addressing homelessness crisis in post–wildfire California, developed during a three-day design sprint in collaboration with Idealab and Casa Nova.
Duration: 8 Weeks
Year: 2022
Teammates: Merve Kalan, Öykü Şahintaş, Utku Baylan, Ecenur Işık, Oğulcan Öztürkmen, Hakan Durmaz
Mentors: Assoc. Prof. Dr Adil Oran, Prof. Dr. Hami Alpas, Dr. Serkan Alkan
Key Responsibilities: Research, Design Exploration, Modelling, Rapid Prototyping
In Collaboration With: Arçelik Global
This project, developed at the METU Design Factory with sponsorship from Arçelik, focused on exploring "New methods to minimize food waste in urban households." Our multidisciplinary team—comprising designers, engineers, and business experts—approached the challenge from multiple perspectives, guided by mentors from both the Design Factory and Arçelik.
The Problem
Field & User Research
The Observed Opportunity
From Crisis to Opportunity
User Persona
The Design Board
Throughout the project, we employed a variety of ideation methods, including mind mapping, empathy mapping, scenario building, HMW questions, and group brainstorming.
Ideation
Prototyping
The Solution
Wiggle utilizes an IoT ecosystem to monitor the food in your fridge and provides recipe suggestions through a mobile application for the entire family—including your pet friends—ensuring everything is used before it spoils. This approach makes refrigerator management smarter and more efficient.
Scenario
Mobile Application:
Information Architecture
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