Taihoo Concept 2046 merges traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics

Designed to agree with the aesthetic needs of the Chinese youth culture, the Taihoo Concept 2046 by designer Huang Hao anticipates the personal transportation needs for the young people in the country and caters to their specific preferences and lifestyle. The target users of the Taihoo Concept 2046 are young couples in the 18 to 35 years age range who want to express their unique modernity and thus the vehicle has been created with a form that resembles the modern architecture of China’s emerging metropolises.

Taihoo Concept 2046

The lifestyle of the target demographic of the Taihoo Concept 2046 has a huge influence on the styling and functionality of the vehicle and the model looks to serve not only as an efficient vehicle for their daily commute to work but also a playful weekend vehicle that can be driven to holiday destinations as a family vehicle with plenty of luggage space.

The silhouette of the vehicle is also inspired by the porous Taihu stone that are found near the Taihu Lake. These stones that have a naturally porous shape made from the effect of waves surging on them for millennia, have a lot of significance in Chinese cultures and are a staple in the design of traditional Chinese garden. The Taihoo Concept 2046 uses the porous shape of the Taihu Stones and uses transparent elements to cover them, providing them with a unique and functional shape that is distinctly Chinese in every way.

The special layout of the interior also allows the vehicle to transform into a tent and the spherical screen of the windows can also be used as a projection screen for watching movies. The multidirectional spherical front wheels provide the vehicle with a zero degree turning radius, which makes the vehicle perfect for crowded parking spots.

Via: Michelin Challenge Design