Honor wall
Working with the digital fabrication workshop at Lawrence Tech, the MakeLab, I and a team of two other graduate students were tasked with creating an honor wall for donors, distinguished alumni, and faculty for the Lawrence Tech Architecture & Design Department. The project was limited to a set budget given by the dean of the College of Architecture which had to be monitored and documented by our design team throughout the project. The design process was of an iterative nature, which took advantage of current computer and rapid prototyping technology giving the ability to create design variations and physical prototypes to explore the possibilities of the project.
The final design consisted of 3 sections, one for distinguished faculty, one for honored alumni, and one for donors to the college of architecture. The sections flow down the hallway representing the flow of time. The feeling of flow is enhanced by the slight wave which is created by the wood slats and customized wood studs. Each stud is unique and creates a sin curve in the slats which grows in intensity as you travel further down the hallway. The context of the hallway was also highly considered and is the reason for light oak wood which matches the original wood accents in the building.
The custom studs were created on the MakeLab CNC machine and assembled with limited hardware when it was possible to do so. The use of the CNC represented the current technologies at the school of architecture, which would be embodied in the wall for decades to come. The CNC machine allowed for incredible accuracy in achieving the sin wave in the final design and limited effort in the installation process. The project currently resides outside the main lecture hall at the Lawrence Tech’s School of Design and Architecture and is continually being updated with the newest additions to the Honor Wall.
The final design consisted of 3 sections, one for distinguished faculty, one for honored alumni, and one for donors to the college of architecture. The sections flow down the hallway representing the flow of time. The feeling of flow is enhanced by the slight wave which is created by the wood slats and customized wood studs. Each stud is unique and creates a sin curve in the slats which grows in intensity as you travel further down the hallway. The context of the hallway was also highly considered and is the reason for light oak wood which matches the original wood accents in the building.
The custom studs were created on the MakeLab CNC machine and assembled with limited hardware when it was possible to do so. The use of the CNC represented the current technologies at the school of architecture, which would be embodied in the wall for decades to come. The CNC machine allowed for incredible accuracy in achieving the sin wave in the final design and limited effort in the installation process. The project currently resides outside the main lecture hall at the Lawrence Tech’s School of Design and Architecture and is continually being updated with the newest additions to the Honor Wall.
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