CASE | Design
XC40 Luggage Compartment
Escenda was commissioned by Volvo to make the Surface Design for the XC40 luggage compartment - a packaging challenge for our Surface Design team.
THE CHALLENGE
- Surface designing the complete luggage compartment as a complete delivery unit
- Challenging technical input for our surface design team – maximizing volume and practicality while keeping a clean design and leaving enough play for surrounding parts
- Volvo’s first car on the new shared platform with Lynk & CO, resulting in more complex packaging and more changes
- Implementation of several carry over parts
THE SOLUTION
- Tight collaboration with the client and the involved parties designing adjacent parts
- Taking advantage of our knowledge in both Autodesk Alias and ICEM Surf and using their respective strengths in concept modeling and A-class
- A mixed team of experienced modelers and recently graduated kept the cost down for the client while ensuring top class deliveries
- Creative solutions allowing the use of several carry over parts
- Our knowledge and access to the Volvo systems allows packaging collaboration and smooth deliveries
THE RESULT
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Delivery of the complete luggage compartment with a smooth transition into the Volvo systems
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Complex areas solved in a neat way, balancing design and packaging
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Cost savings thanks to the creative implementation of carry over parts
