nomadic device

Design Project

an exercise in understanding structure through full scale building and material

constraints:

can not modify studio furniture

keep visual continuity at eye level throughout studio

must collapse, fold and/or dissemble to be mobile

integrate casters

needs to provide an elevated horizontal surface that can support your weight

>consider material use: wood, steel, cardboard, pvc piping, reused, etc. / connection to table / vertical, lateral and moment forces / adjacent structures / hardware: hinges, pin and socket, casters, etc.

structural/detail references:

Carlo Scarpa - (above) http://www.archiviocarloscarpa.it/

obsession with details that beautifully enhance the space and architecture

Allan Wexler - http://www.allanwexlerstudio.com/architecture/08_architecture.htm

some of his mobile devices utilize sliding, folding, opening to activate the unit

PS1 young architects program installations - (google images)

good for budget repeatable structures

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion - http://www.serpentinegallery.org/architecture/

variations on small scale temporary architecture installations

Ball-Nogues Studio - http://www.ball-nogues.com/

mastered the art of machine and draping (not necessarily relevant but very cool)

for wednesday (9.15):

complete "as-built" drawings of the desk and context

full scale cardboard mock-up with developed conceptual idea

full scale details mock-up