TOMI Locker awarded at Arch Design Award 2026
The Arch Design Award has recognized the TOMI Locker as the winner in the 2026 edition, acknowledging the project's excellence in Product Design and reinforcing TOMI's position as a global benchmark in innovation for smart cities.
This international award highlights projects that stand out for their ability to combine design, functionality, and innovation, valuing solutions that improve how we interact with urban space.
An international award of reference in city design and architecture
The Arch Design Award is an international competition that recognizes projects of excellence in the areas of architecture, product design, and urban innovation, evaluating criteria such as aesthetic quality, functionality, social impact, and integration into the built environment.
Receiving this distinction represents not only recognition of the technological innovation of the TOMI Locker, but also an independent validation of its architectural quality and its contribution to public space.
This point takes on special relevance in the context of cities, where the aesthetic and urban integration of new infrastructures is often a decisive factor in their implementation.
Design as a factor of urban integration
The introduction of urban furniture into public space often raises questions related to visual impact and harmony with urban identity.
In this sense, the award given to the TOMI Locker serves as a guarantee of architectural quality, validating that the solution was designed to integrate in a balanced and contemporary way into different urban contexts.
With a careful design approach, the TOMI Locker combines:
• Modern and discreet lines
• Integration with existing street furniture
• Flexibility for different environments and scales
This international distinction reinforces the confidence of municipalities and partners, facilitating decision-making and implementation processes.
A new concept of smart urban infrastructure
The TOMI Locker presents itself as a smart urban marketplace platform that connects the physical world to the digital world and transforms public space into an active infrastructure.
More than just a locker system, it allows:
• Secure storage and order retrieval
• Support for local commerce and the digital economy
• Integration with smart urban services
• Contactless and accessible experiences
Its modular and adaptable architecture ensures efficient implementation in different types of cities, contributing to more sustainable and future-oriented solutions.
Recognition that reinforces Portuguese innovation...
The distinction in the Arch Design Award 2026 reinforces TOMI's positioning as an international reference in the development of solutions for Smart Cities, highlighting the role of design as a key element in urban innovation.
More than just an award, this recognition represents a strategic validation: it demonstrates that it is possible to develop advanced technology without compromising urban aesthetics, on the contrary, actively contributing to its enhancement.