The 11th new "Civic" from Honda was unveiled.It is said that the interior was designed in the image of a "refreshing morning".We talked to interior designers about their intentions and design points.
Honda Technical Research Institute Design Center Automobile Design Design Design Design Design Studio Assistant Teacher Yasunori Ogawa responded to the interview.
Fine Morning is the concept of the interior
----: What kind of car have you been involved in?
Yasunori Ogawa (hereafter abbreviation): Before the 11th generation Civic, I was stationed in an American studio, where I was in charge of "US Odyssey".Before that, it was the predecessor "CR-V".He has been in a pre -developed advanced studio, but I personally wanted to do a mass -produced car, so I gave a lot of hope and went to the United States.There were many things that I actually found out about the market, etc., which led to this Civic as a result.
----: What did you think first when you decided to be in charge of this Civic interior?
Ogawa: To be honest, the load is heavy (laughs).This was the first PL work to put together a model and a mass -produced PL."Accord", Civic, and CR-V are developed globally, and there are voices in the market, especially in Civic.It was a true story, but I refused once, "I don't like it."Then I didn't like that, but I came back, "I can't do it."
----: How did you want to finish it when you were actually in charge of the Civic interior?
Honda Civic New interior design concept Ogawa: "Fine Morning".When we made the keyword "exhilarating" in the Ogun, we started thinking about how to do an exhilarating interior, for example, what would happen if we cut it in time.It would be nice all day if a refreshing morning was greeted.
It's difficult to feel good all day, but if you pay attention to the morning, you can achieve it.So I rented a house in North America, including young design members, and did research as if it were a pleasant morning.The three keywords "clean", "rhythm", and "stimulation" came out there.
It's a matter of course, but it's very pleasant that a pleasant light comes in the window in the morning.But I don't want to see the rooms scattered there.If so, you will need to store large capacity.Also, when you're busy in the morning, it's very stressful to have forgotten what you should have been here, so you can operate it as you want, that is, feel it naturally as you feel.I want to move.The way the human body moves is decided, so I imagined what the best rhythm was.
In the stimulus, you have to wake up in the morning, so I want a little stimulus to switch that mode.However, it was not like an electric shock, but I decided to see if the spicy stimulus could be realized in the interior, like the scent of coffee in the morning.So, the moment you find this word and what you want to do, it seems that the development has become very easy.I feel like I had a breakdown about what to do to achieve it.
I'm not aiming for any strangeness
Honda Civic New Interior---: When I actually sit down, I feel that the design has changed suddenly.Why is this?
Ogawa: I think it's the biggest to go hard to embody the concept of purely.Of course, I have been a designer since the Civic era of the predecessor, and it is made up of the best people who are aiming for the trends at that time, the customers who are aiming, and the environment.This time, when you aim for a refreshing and pleasant morning, and a little special feeling, it is not a gorgeous but a special feeling that makes your heart satisfied, you must first have a good view.Then, the windows of the disturbing line are not good, so the upper surface of the instrument panel was smooth.
In fact, as a designer, it is very scary to express this with a picture, and I am worried.It is easy to understand when you put in a line and it can be said that "it was crispy", but so that you can hold it down, prohibit it, and get it properly evaluated, so this is the goal, so this is the goal.We all worked together.Still, I was always worried about making it.However, it became a form, and when I actually made a clay model and sitting on my own, I found that it was not wrong.Still, it is still uneasy how the customer can feel it after completion.
----: In the interior, it seems to be aware of the spacious feeling because of the exhilaration.Honda's cars, including the Civic so far, seemed to have a direction in which the driver oriented and panels would want to be a bit of a driver, or to create a slightly surrounded feeling.It was so courageous to escape from there, and what was the motivation to push with just one word of exhilaration?
Ogawa: It's very difficult, but I'm not aiming for any strange things this time.This target user did not want such a thing, so I decided first first.It is a decent design to do what you are granted for granted, and to proceed with one or two steps.It is considered that this time is the customer who evaluates such a thing.
Honda Civic New Interior---: This target user, that is, Generation Z (born in the mid-1990s and early 2000s, people who grew up in the Internet environment).
Ogawa: Yes.People like Generation Z will not be transmitted, no matter how much the surface is done without the essence.There is a shape suitable for twisting, pulling, and pushing.This is actually a matter of course in design.After all of it, we are focusing on how to make it look beautiful and highly textured.For example, there are several types of metals.Whether it is made by cutting or a casting.So, when made by cutting, it will not look like a metal unless it can be done only.In this way, we seriously consider how the surface material and how to use it match, and each one is created.
This is also appearing in the seat.The shape around the shoulder is actually different between "LX" and "EX".The cross section and shape of the part that support the body are the same, but when it fits in the cloth, the image of a crispy and glue sheets and shirts may look higher or high quality.If you put leather in the same shape, it will suddenly look cheap.Therefore, the leather fits the rough side, so I changed the shape around the shoulder.From the perspective of the shape and material of the material, the hard ones must be stiff, and the places that take people to take it are such a cross section.I did that kind of place this time.
Honda Civic New seats have different shapes depending on the grade.The photo is "EX" ----: I also pay attention to the details.How was the development actually proceeded?
Ogawa: Actually, this time, we are doing interesting development, and from the early stage of development, we put various things on cars that actually run on Tochigi premises, and what kind of view is good.I dynamically verified and verified the height of the HMI.What I noticed was that the lower the lower the lower the thing, the lower the one, but if I did it too much, I would be scared to fall at the moment I exceeded one point.I decided on the point where the last minute that would not be there would be in the running environment.
On the other hand, the details can be 3D printing these days, so I wrote the data myself, made another one that changed the size of the itself and the size of the cellation, and had the most values.We did the right way and look real, in parallel.This kind of way was not actually in the development.
I didn't know why the outlet was so great
Before the display, there is a 20mm "finger" ----: As a result, "finger" can be made for touch panel operation.
Ogawa: That's right.When I put my finger on it, the story came out during the development, and the designer told me, "I have to put my finger here."However, the space of 20mm is a good number in the interior design, so if you make such a step, it will look bad, so I really wanted you to stop it.However, it was easy to use when I was asked to ride a real car and touch it (laughs).After that, how to put this together is our job, so we finished it as a receiving design.
Explusingly speaking, even if the exterior, you have to be together in the packaging, and the designers have done it together with the same way, so in a good way, there is a "usual battle", but the goal.Everyone was facing the same direction towards, so I think it was a good result.
----: I think it's an interior that emphasizes the horizontal tone with awareness of exhilaration, but please tell me the commitment around that.
Ogawa: There is a visual effect of purely wide, but I think it is important to clearly understand the behavior of the car, such as which one you roll while driving.For example, a line that runs (on the inner panel of the door) is also included so that the car is properly horizontal.The ambient light on the front side, which is included in the advanced grade this time, is easy to drive because the value is improved, and that it is properly horizontal even at night, and the width of the vehicle is clearly understood within the range that does not disturb the eyes while driving.I am aiming for the effect.
The design of a novel instrument panel that has a meaning to hide outlets -----: The decoration of the silver is extended to the side, but I don't think this usually wants to do it.But why do you dare to try it?I think this is the eye catch of this design and the interior topic.
Ogawa: That's right.Half is my personal thoughts, but I have felt it since joining the company, but I don't understand why the air conditioner outlet is so great in the instrument panel.The old train had a fan.I really see the contents of the outlet.From our point of view, I just wanted to be cool, but I didn't want to see why such a splendid fin was always around.For example, looking at the interior of the house, all of these things are hidden in invisible places.
I went to North America to research and lived, so I can see from my experience, but the strong light in the morning comes in at a low angle.Then, the "organs" in the air outlet will be clearly visible, and there is a very disappointing feeling.I want to hide it first.Then, this time it was hidden for a long time, so it was not metal to get strength.So this is the shape of the result that I need to replace my thoughts based on things that have values in the living room of the house or in the living room of the house.
Honda Civic New Interior Actually, the color of the punching metal is quite particular.The organs in the back are inevitably visible, so by making it a little brighter, the gaze goes forward.By doing so, I controlled it.In fact, I made something as comfortable as usual, applied some colors in the outside light, and decided the tone while tuning.
----: CMF (COLOR / Material / Finish) was hard.
Ogawa: The normal flow is to make a shape with an interior and pass the CMF.CMF gave the best specifications to it, but I think it would be strange if the shape and material did not match.There is a piano black surrounding the Civic instrument panel, but in the first place, piano black is a color that wants to express a stone such as an obsidian.Then, it looks like a lie if it doesn't look hard to some extent.The piano black with a gunyagun is strange, so when you decide to use a piano black, what kind of cross section is the best, ask you to cut it with a clay, put a film from above, and it's a bit flat.I finished it repeatedly.
Reason for honeycomb
----: By the way, if you look at the air conditioner duct, it is a honeycomb.
Ogawa: There are some reasons for this, but since the exterior uses a grilled honeycomb pattern, I wanted to describe it as a single car.Then, honeycombs are structurally stable and can be seen firmly.Being able to trust as a car is also a reason for this pattern.In terms of the real intention, it was better for an air conditioner to not block the hole too much, so there was a balance.
----: Isn't there so much effect of the wind?
Ogawa: There are some, but with this mesh, the wind spreads a little.As a result, it became a comfortable wind.Actually, it was unexpected, but if it was made, it would not be this pattern unless it was this pattern.
Mr. Yasunori Ogawa, who says that he is particular about the materials around the center console -----: It seems that there is a commitment to CMF.
Ogawa: Yes, as a CMF, the advanced grade around the center console has a glossy, but a pattern with fine patterns on the surface.In fact, this is expressed in material clothes that do not use paint or film.In other words, the environment is also considered.Painting is harmful, so I do that kind of try.
These things can be fingerprints and scratches when using piano black here, for example, rather than simply wanting to lower costs and raise values.It's okay if it's like an outlet and it's hard to touch, but the cup holder can be hit by anyway, or if it's a switch panel, you'll scratch it with nails, so you can put a fine grip on the surface to scratch it.It will be toughness.I try to give values while taking such considerations.