Munich, Germany
Created by Christian Zanzotti of Zanzotti Industrial Design on behalf of Durst Group AG, “Habitat” is a patent-pending UVC-R air disinfection system designed as a solution against infectious aerosols, viruses and germs.
This design has been awarded a 2021 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
As scientific studies in Europe and the USA show, aerosols are primarily the cause for the transmission of COVID-19. Durst Habitat effectively reduces the viral load indoors.
DESIGNED FOR INTERIORS. Durst Habitat is designed to reduce the viral load in indoor environments such as offices, schools, restaurants, bars, stores or banks and making the environment safer.
The air disinfection system with UV-C technology is highly efficient, whisper-quiet and can be personalized for any environment.
Durst Habitat has an airflow-optimized design that efficiently eliminates viruses like COVID-19.
The continuously drown-in infectious air is guided past several UV-C light sources via mirrored channels. The fluid dynamics ensure a maximum exposure time and irradiation of the air in the channels.
Developed in Durst Labs and tested by independent, accredited European test laboratories, Durst Habitat achieves an effectiveness of >99%.
UV POWER. Durst Habitat is equipped with 4 UV-C high performance lamps with a total of 96 Watt. This makes Durst Habitat up to 4x more powerful than comparable systems.
The slower air flow of the system ensures a low noise level and a longer exposure time and irradiation dose of the infectious air in the channels.
The use of UV-C systems to inactivate germs, including bacteria and viruses, has been proven by scientific studies.
AIRFLOW OPTIMIZED CHANNELS – EXPOSURE TIME. During the development of Durst Habitat, the focus was on the maximum exposure and irradiation time of the infectious air in the channels.
Comparable systems focus on the maximum volume of air that is passed through. In elaborate flow simulations and CFD model calculations the channels were optimized to irradiate the infectious air with UV-C light for up to 3 seconds.
Only due to this exposure time, viruses and germs are effectively rendered harmless, as scientific studies prove.
MIRRORED CHANNELS. The airflow channels are mirrored in a sophisticated process. This increases the performance of the UV-C light by up to 30% compared to non-mirrored channels.
OZON-FREE. All measurements confirm that no harmful ozone is emitted into the ambient air. Even at maximum output, the value is far below legal requirements.
SILENT MODE/POWER MODE. The Durst Habitat Systems can be operated in 2 modes. The Silent Mode with 40m3/h and a sound level below 35 db(A) and the Power Mode to “ventilate” a room with 100m3/h volume flow.
The external effectiveness test, which evaluates the entire system, confirms the almost complete decontamination of the infectious air after 30 minutes in Silent Mode. (Greater than 99%)
ANTI-VIRAL COATED FABRICS. The textile surface of the Durst Habitat System has several functions. Firstly, the surface serves as a funnel and feed system to the intake ducts, secondly as a physical barrier and thirdly as a personalizable advertising and information surface.
The textile surface has an antiviral coating so that viruses and germs are already killed at this point and touching the surface is harmless to the user.
Project: Durst Habitat
Designers: Christian Zanzotti, Zanzotti Industrial Design
Manufacturer: Durst Group AG
