Problem statement: 
To design a takeaway container that will reduce the incidences of (certain types of) takeaway food from becoming soggy

Primary User Needs 
refined from week 2 and week 3

1. The container is compartmentalised.
2. The container is adaptable to hold different types of food (soup, gravied, rice, noodles, pasta, etc)
3. The container can be carried by hand.
4. The container is structurally stable.
5. The container is stackable.
6. The container is easy to pack & fill.
7. The container is easy to unpack.
8. The container allows one to eat out of it directly.
9. The container allows ventilation
10. The container is reasonably priced - Cost
11. The container allows food to be compartmentalised then mixed together in an interesting way - WOW Factor(!)
12. The container is aesthetically pleasing (!) - Elegance & Beauty

I have left out some 'must-have' user needs (eg. insulatation against heat) that I feel that all the designs would score the same against one other as I have considered these dimensions throughout all my design concepts.
Although Concept H 'Moon & Sun' emerged to be the highest scored, the gut feeling is that the cost of production of this concept would be one of the highest, which will make this concept less popular with users who want to keep their costs low. Nevertheless, this concept will be studied along with 3 others - Concept B 'Twist & Seal', Concept D 'Soup Sleeve' and Concept 9 'The Cap'. Improvements made along the design process may help to resolve some of these concerns.
 
Problem statement: 
To design a takeaway container that will reduce the incidences of (certain types of) takeaway food from becoming soggy

Primary User Needs 
refined from week 2 and week 3

1. The container is compartmentalised.
2. The container is adaptable to hold different types of food (soup, gravied, rice, noodles, pasta, etc)
3. The container can be carried by hand.
4. The container is structurally stable.
5. The container is stackable. (!)
6. The container is easy to pack & fill.
7. The container is easy to unpack.
8. The container allows one to eat out of it directly.
9. The container allows ventilation
10. The container is reasonably priced - Cost
11. The container allows food to be compartmentalised then mixed together in an interesting way - WOW Factor(!)
12. The container is aesthetically pleasing (!) - Elegance & Beauty

Concept sketches (from week 3) of the concepts to be prototyped & the corresponding prototypes:

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    I've been an architecture student, a graphic designer, an architectural assistant, a stage lighting designer's assistant.... but I'm an architectural lighting designer at the moment.

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