Personal Space
Date 2016
Site Studio Desk
Program Privacy
Structure Geodesic Frame
Enclosure PETG, Painted Plywood
The thesis for this project revolves aound a malleable space that changes according to the user, a space that can block all views and sound in and out of the structure, or be as open as if there were no barriers.
The effect was achieved by reducing the object into its structure and the interchangable/removable skin. The two components are both constructed using a pentagonal module. forming a geodesic frame and the panel that create the “environment”. The vacuum formed plastic can be attached to the frame or be removed, and can vary in color or opacity to better fit the users needs. Contrasting the pragmatic frame against the irregular panels, the “environment” becomes both formal and not at the same time.
The framework is constructed out of CNC milled MDF and connected to each other by wood screws. PETG sheets were vacuum formed using those modules to create removable panels that fit perfectly on the frame. The panels were then heat treated to achieve the final forms.
The effect was achieved by reducing the object into its structure and the interchangable/removable skin. The two components are both constructed using a pentagonal module. forming a geodesic frame and the panel that create the “environment”. The vacuum formed plastic can be attached to the frame or be removed, and can vary in color or opacity to better fit the users needs. Contrasting the pragmatic frame against the irregular panels, the “environment” becomes both formal and not at the same time.
The framework is constructed out of CNC milled MDF and connected to each other by wood screws. PETG sheets were vacuum formed using those modules to create removable panels that fit perfectly on the frame. The panels were then heat treated to achieve the final forms.
