Shawn WangSelected work
Concept / Design / 3D
PROJECT 04 / Industrial concept & 3D study

divingBell

An industrial underwater workspace, developed through cockpit concepts and a modeled cutaway.

Shawn Wang · Original concepts, design & 3D modeling.

Original 2D cockpit concept · Shawn Wang.
Personal project · 2D concepts, bell cutaway and console. Project credits ↓
Cutaway & console

From concept
to a working layout.

The mix of screens, analog gauges and hand controls carries from the concept into 3D. The broad, wrapping instrument bank becomes a central equipment stack with control groups to either side; the cutaway locates it inside the bell.

Fig. 01Bell cutaway · Overall relationship between shell, station and supporting equipment.3D / Clay
Fig. 02Complete console · Central equipment stack, side controls and lower operating mechanisms.3D / Clay
Console in motion

Lights, screens
and material response.

The same central stack gains illuminated screens and equipment lights. This ten-second study shows how illumination changes the emphasis across the controls.

Fig. 03Console lights and surfaces · 10-second silent excerpt.Film
Full console presentation · 1 min 14 sec
Fig. 04Console presentation · Light and screen changes within the bell.Film
Earlier exploration · biological form & underwater setting

Earlier divingBell direction: an eel-like body enclosed by a protective frame, with entry through the head and a segmented tail. These biological mechanisms belong to the early concept; the industrial bell shown above uses a different shell and station layout.

Fig. 05Early divingBell concept · Biological form, protective frame and functional annotations. Shawn Wang.2D / Early concept
Fig. 06Underwater setting study · Shawn Wang.Visual development
Earlier console iteration — model & materials

Earlier, wider console configuration: three main display housings span one horizontal desk. The two images below compare geometry and materials within this version; the main assembly above uses the central equipment stack.

Fig. 07Earlier wide console · Untextured configuration.Earlier 3D
Fig. 08Earlier wide console · Materials on the configuration shown beside it.Earlier materials

Project credits

Shawn Wang

Original concepts; bell, console and equipment design; 3D modeling. Personal project.

Presentation

2D cockpit concept and project film · Shawn Wang.
Neutral model views · Blender / Cycles.

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