Cal State Long Beach industrial design and mechanical engineering students are teaming up to design and create a shower compartment for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. G650 business jet.
David Lee, lecturer and design instructor, contacted Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to create the connection for the project. His advanced industrial design studio class is working with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. to design the shower compartment based on different cultural themes.
The students are focusing on themes that G650's main consumers would like. The three cultural themes they are using as inspiration for their designs are European, Chinese and Middle Eastern because they provide the most clientele for Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
"This is supposed to be a luxury plane," said Kara Rushforth, a senior industrial design major. "We have to figure out how they would each feel comfortable and relaxed in a small space and not feel claustrophobic."
The shower is 79 inches tall, 37 inches wide and 33 inches deep. The jet carries 40 gallons of water and, of those 40, only 20 gallons are allocated to the shower.
Since the G650 is customizable to the customer's liking, the students were able to have options to make the showers mix and match with different materials, colors and the overall positioning in the shower.
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