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Modular sitting units are created through molding and shap then assembled in a perpendicular fashion to generate a sen is attached onto vertical wooden panels that act as structura radial formation of the pavillion and allowing sitting As a result, flexible interactions are offered for users as t
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R E S I D E N T I A L U R B A N
L I V I N G
T h e d e s i g n o f t he f a mi l y d w el l i ng r ev ol v es a r ound the s t u d y o f R a k u g o , a tr a d i ti ona l Ja p a nese stor y tel l i ng t e c h n i q u e t h at t he gr a nd f a ther p er f or ms a nd p a sses d o w n t o t h e r e s t of the fa mi l y. The a na l y si s of the s h am i s e n , a m u si ca l i nstr ument w hi ch the gr a nd fa ther p l ay s as p ar t o f hi s p er for ma nce, r ev ea l ed a j oi ner y c o n d i t i o n w i t h i n i ts constr ucti on. The sha mi sen i s ma de u p o f s e v e r a l s ma l l er p a r ts tha t a r e j oi ned together to c r e a t e a w h o l e . Thi s a ttr i b ute tr a nsl a tes to the i d ea of c r e a t i n g a h o m e w i th d i f fer ent a r ea s tha t shoul d connect s p a t i al l y al l o w i n g i nd i v i d ua l s to p ur sue thei r ow n i nter ests b u t s t i l l m ai n t a i n connecti ons w i th ea ch other a s thei r activities overlap.
T h e h o m e i s o r g a ni z ed a ccor d i ng to how r el a ti onshi p s w i t h i n m e m b e r s cor r el a te sp a ti a l l y a nd or i ented i n r e s p o n s e t o h o w much d a y l i ght ex p osur e the sp a ces r e q u i r e . T h e j o i n ts a r e cr ea ted a nd ma d e v i si b l e a t the c o r n e r s w h e r e s p a ces meet i n or d er to ex p r ess the n o t i o n o f c o n n e cti on tectoni ca l l y a nd meta p hor i ca l l y. T h r o u g h t h e a p er tur es tha t the j oi nts cr ea te, not onl y are t h e p h y s i c a l s p a ces connected , b ut the fa mi l y memb e rs a s w e l l , a l l o w i n g v i sua l a nd sp a ti a l connecti ons w i th e ac h o t h e r n o ma tter w ha t a cti v i ti es they a r e enga ged in d i f f e r e n t s p ac e s thr oughout the home. The d i ni ng ta ble i s t h e h e ar t h o f the home, w her e the f a mi l y ga ther s a s a w h o l e . T h i s s p ace ha s the most d a y l i ght ex p osur e si n ce i t i s a n o p e n s p ace to the second fl oor. L i ght- col or ed m at e r i a l s a r e s e l ected f or the op en sp a ces to r efl ect n at u r al l i g h t .
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A tr a d i ti ona l Ja p a nese musi ca l i nstrument that belo ng s to the g randfather and is played as a part o f Rakugo pe r f or ma n c e
A ca st i r on kettl e tha t i s l oca ted in the center o f a ro o m as the
O b j e c ts p ossessed b y the f a mi l y a r e a na l y zed to study co ncepts to c o n n e ct the f a mi l y
o f a ho me
The ho me is spatially o rg anized by o verlapping each fam i l y me mbe r ’s spatial needs in co rrespo nd to the pro po rtio nal study that i s a c qu i r e d fro m the co nstructio n of s h a mi s e n .
2 D o v e r v iew
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mo m + child
dad + g randpa
dad + mo m + c h i l d
The dinin g ta bl e i s th e o f the h ome w h e r e the family g athers a s a w h ol e . It is lo cated a t th e c or n e r space that recei ve d th e mos t eastern lig h t e xpos u r e , so this can be ma xi mi ze d thro ug hou t th e h ome .
E a r l i e r s t u d i e s o f s h a mi sen l ea d to the ex p l or a ti on of j oi ner y, which info rms ho w the jo int allo ws pieces to co nnect as individual parts or a w h ol e .
T h e p a r t i i i s d r i v e d a nd tr ea ted a s p a r t- to- w hol e sy stem b y dividing each pro g ram spaces into pieces and co nnecting them with jo ine r y c on n e c t i o n s . Fo l d i n g a nd unfol d i ng p l a nes a l l ow ed ex p l or a tio ns o f spatial co nnectio ns to take place.
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T h r o u g h t h e a c t i o n o f f ol d i ng the connected p i eces ta ngen tial to o ne ano ther, the jo iner y pro duces apertures that allo w visual co nnec ti on s w i th i n f a mi l y m e m b e r s e v e n though they a r e i n d i ffer ent sp a ces or levels within the ho me.
gr a nd f a ther
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wi l l s t i l l a l l o w v i s u al c o nnecti on d i a gona l l y e v e n t h o u g h t h e d o o r i s i n a n op en p osi ti on
wi l l a l l o w c i r c u l a t i o n and sti l l ser v e i ts f u n c t i o n as k i t c h e n c ab i net
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I t i s d e s i g n e d t o b e i n a w i d er d i mensi on (4” x 4 ” ) t o b e f o u n d and p r essed i n ea se. T h e y a r e l o c a t e d a t t he cor ner of w a l l s a nd b e d f r am e , t r e at i n g t hem a s j oi ner y connecti ons t h at c o n n e c t t h e t w o sur f a ces together, a l l ow i ng t wo s i d e a p p r o a c h e s d ep end i ng on w hi ch one i s m or e c o m f o r t a b l e f o r user to r ea ch.
T h e b e d f r am e i s d e s i gned to b e 1 8 ” hi gh so i t i s a t t h e s a m e l e v e l a s the w i nd ow si l l hei ght. By b e i n g a t t h i s h e i g ht, i t a l l ow s user to si t a f t e r a c t i v i t i e s f r o m o u tsi d e so they d on’t ha v e t o e a s i l y s i t . I t i s al s o ca nti l ev er ed to a l l ow for s t or a g e s p a c e an d f e et sp a ce.
I t i s i n t e n t i o n al l y d e s i g ned for chi l d a nd gr a nd f a ther si nce the child so metimes s t i l l n e e d m o t h e r ’s h e lp to ta ke show er w hi l e gr a nd fa ther canno t stand fo r a lo ng p e r i o d o f t i m e . I n g e n er a l ,i t j ust si mp l y ea si er f or i nd i v i d ua l s to take sho wer.
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H O S P I T A L I T Y P U B L I C
L I B R A R Y
F O R
T E E N S
A b r an c h o f a p u b l i c l i b r a r y i s w her e i nf or ma ti on i s s t o r e d a n d m ad e ea sy for the communi ty to a ccess. The n u m b e r o f t e e n li b r a r i es i s gr ow i ng, p r ov i d i ng them their o w n a r e a s o t h e y ca n f eel a sense of ow ner shi p i n the l i b r a r y. O v e r t h e p a s t c entur y, the B ed f or d B r a nch of the B r o o k l y n P u b l i c L i b r a r y ha s und er gone numer ous a l t e r a t i o n s an d r estor a ti ons, w hi ch ha v e contr i b uted to its s u f f e r i n g f r o m l o ss of i d enti ty a s a cl a ssi ca l r ev i v a l d esig n a n d f u n c t i o n a l n e gl i gence a s si gni fi ca nt b ound a r i es were r e m o v e d . T h e f a ct tha t the ex i sti ng l i b r a r y d oes not h av e c l e ar d i s t i n cti ons b etw een p r ogr a m a r ea s p r ev ents t e e n s f r o m f e e l i ng comfor ta b l e w i thout a sp a ce of the ir o w n . T h i s i n s p i r ed the i d ea of b r i ngi ng b a ck a sense o f b o u n d a r i e s t o p r ov i d e p r i v a cy b y cr ea ti ng a v a r i ety of s h e l t e r e d s p a c e s so they ca n f eel a sense of p l a ce a nd s e c u r i t y. T h e s p a c e i s o r g a ni z ed b y stud y i ng the b ui l d i ng’s e x p o s u r e t o n a t ur a l l i ght. R ea d i ng a r ea s a r e d esi gned i n i n t i m at e p r i v at e shel ter ed nooks to ma x i mi z e southern l i g h t e x p o s u r e , and b l ea cher s a r e or i ented f a ci ng s o u t h w a r d t o m ax i mi z e v i ew s a nd d a y l i ght. E nga gi ng t h e e x i s t i n g b u i l di ng str uctur e, the new d esi gn b ui l d s o f f o f t h i c k l o ad - b ea r i ng w a l l s tha t a d d s to the ex i sti ng m as s b u t c r e at es new l i ghtw ei ght b ound a r i es a t the i n t e r i o r. T h e d e s i gn i ntegr a tes a nd r esp ond s d i r ectl y to a l an g u a g e t h at c r ea tes sma l l - sca l ed shel ter ed sp a ces that a c c o m m o d a t e a v a r i ety of p r ogr a ms. T h e l i b r a r y b e c o mes a secur e p l a ce for teens to f eel w e l c o m e a n y t i m e they a r e seeki ng i nfor ma ti on a nd a safe r e f u g e w h e r e t h ey ca n ha v e a sense of b el ongi ng.
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remo ved: added: do o rs + scallo ped metal screens fluo resce n t l i gh ti n g exterio r lamp po sts vinyl flo o r i n g arched vestibule entr yway
Bedfo rd Librar y
Thi s a r ea ha d a l a r ge Af r i ca n Amer i ca n p op ul a ti on. F or the l a st d eca d e, i t ha s b een noted a s “d i v er se a nd cha ngi ng� w i th numer ous d i f fer ent cul tur es.
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book r a c k s ( f l e xi bl e ) : pa i n te d me ta l
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book r a c k s ( bu i l t-i n ) : w ood finishes f l oor i n g: l i n ol e u m
wor k i n g o n t ab l e
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side view
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a r ma tur e i s d ev elo ped f or user s’ comfort
to p view
b u f f er i ng d ev i ces of a r ma tur e gener a ted ideas o f suppo rting s t r uctur es a s v ol ume cr ea tes sp a ces i n between fo r bo dies
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in the morning
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1st flo o r: spatial divisio n to imply flo w o f circulatio n
g ro uping
vertical cir c u l a ti on leads to m e zza n i n e
The or ga ni z a tio n o f the space is influenced by studying its expo sure to natural lig ht, allo w i n g r e a di n g a r ea s to b e d esi gned in an intimate private sheltered no o k to take advantag e o f maximum li gh t e xpos u r e a nd b l ea che rs o riented to maximize views and daylig ht. The new desig n intro duces ne w l i gh tw e i gh t b ound a r i es, such as the LED screens and custo m partitio ns, that co ntrast with the existing ol a d-be a r i n g walls that are thickened with new pro g rammed areas such as the r e a di n g n ook .
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Chang ing info rma ti on s u c h a s upco ming events a n d a c ti vi ti e s happening at th e l i br a r y a r e displayed o n multiple L ED s c r e e n s
The teen librar y sho uld pro vide a variety o f activities and e ve n ts i n th e neig hbo rho o d to eng ag e, as they all have different needs a n d i n te r e s ts when it co mes to learning . The desig n integ rates and resp on ds di r e c tl y to a lang uag e that creates small, sheltered spaces that accommoda te a variety o f pro g rams. By pro viding these pro g rams, the libra r y be c ome s a place fo r teens to feel welco me whenever they need a pl a c e to f e e l secure, and a safe refug e where they have a sense of be l on gi n g.
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spa c e c r e a te d by th e book s h e l f de s i gn p r ovi de s r oom fo r te e n s to s i t
b a ckr est i s ma d e flexible a s user r ests on it with thin p l y w ood s
gl a ss b ox es a r e embedded o n wall sur fa ce b ef or e entering quiet zo ne. they a r e l ocked , so teens have to g o to ci r cul a ti on d esk and bo rro w o ne.
custo m-desig ned screens cr e a te pa tte r n s in the lang uag e o f the libr a r y de s i gn to separate pro g ram areas a n d a c ts a s deco rative element at both e n tr i e s
wood veneer
r e c l ai m e d wood
re a di n g c h a m b e r
mi cr ofi b er ca r p et
d i scussi on j uncti on
gr ey w ool
blue velvet
marig o ld velvet
circulatio n desk
co tto n
bleachers
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P R I V A T E L Y
O W N E D
P U B L I C I N T E R I O R
S P A C E P O P S
I n s e c u r i t y i s e v i d ent i n p ub l i c sp a ce a s i t i s a p l a ce w h e r e s t r a n g e r s col l i d e w i th ea ch other s, cr ea ti ng a s e n s e o f a w a r e ness w i thi n i nd i v i d ua l s, w hether they feel l i k e t h e y b e l o n g i n a cer ta i n sp a ce. O n the other si d e, P r ad a h a s t h i s b ol d noti on of b r a nd i ng tha t i nti mi d a tes t h e p u b l i c . T h e c ontr a d i cti on b etw een p ub l i c a nd p r i v a t e a l o n g w i t h thei r contr a sti ng i d enti ti es i s a n i ssue t h at s h o u l d b e ad d r essed i n thi s p r oj ect. Thi s ca n b e r e s o l v e d t h r o u g h the i d ea of b l end i ng Pr a d a i nto the e x i s t i n g P O P S . Pr a d a p r ogr a ms a r e concea l ed , mea n ing b e i n g h i d d e n f r o m the p ub l i c’s si ghts or a t l ea st thei r a w a r e n e s s , c a moufl a gi ng them w i thi n a nd a s the str uct u r al e l e m e n t s o f the p r op osed d esi gned sp a ce such as c e i l i n g v o i d s , c o l umns, a nd b a sements. Thi s i s i ntended t o m a n i p u l a t e t h e p ub l i c’s mi nd s r ega r d i ng the ex i stence o f h i e r ac h y w i t h i n the sp a ce a s Pr a d a emer ges. C ov ering u p P r ad a f r o m PO PS w i l l b enefi t b oth si d es a s i t hei ghte n s t h e i n c l u s i v i ty of p ub l i c sp a ce a nd the ex l usi v i ty of P r ad a . S i m i l a r as sp ea kea si es tha t a r e a l l ov er New York n o w ad a y s , P r ad a i s i ntend ed to b e l oca ted i n a secr et Insecurity is evident in public space as there is a sense of awareness within individuals, whether they feel n e wbelong i t h i n t hin e pub l i c sp aspace. ce, so On onlthe y p eop le w ho aPrada re likez othey a certain other side has this notionof branding that intimidates the public. public along a w a rThe e o fcontradiction i t s e x i s tence between w i l l know how and to aprivate ccess Pr a d a. withtheir contrasting identities is an issue that should be addressed in this project. T h e r e ar e c e r t a i n p oi nts w her e Pr a d a a nd PO PS sta r t to Thisi ncan idea mostl of blending into the existing POPS. Prada programs are concealed, t e r pbe e n esolved t r a t e wthrough i th ea chthe other, y i n or din er Prada to a l l ow meaning being hidden from the public’s sights or at least awareness, camouflaging them within and as the l i g h t t o p e n e t r a t e thr ough POPS i nto Pr a d a . structural elements of the site such as ceiling voids, columns, and basement. This is intended to manipulate
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s ta f f toi l e t s h i ppi n g+r e c e i vi n g s tor a ge f i tti n g r ooms s e c on da r y e n tr a n c e e gr e s s pu bl i c toi l e t PRA D A toi l e t
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P OP S
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P a t t e rn i s d e r i v e d f r o m o r g a ni z a ti on of f l oor p l a nni ng, then i s uti lized as partitio ns to co nceal P rada zo nes fro m P O P S. D e p e n d i n g o n i t s p atter n si z i ng, ma ter i a l s, a nd p enetr a ti on level, different partitio ns are used fo r different p u rpos e s . P a r t i t i o n A i s t o concea l Pr a d a Pr ogr a ms on the 3 r d flo o r that are camo uflag ed as suspended ceiling . Wh i l e par t i t i o n B b e c o m e s w a l l sur f a ce cond i ti on for Pr a d a ’s p r i vate lo ung e. A t last, partitio n C separates publics wa l k i n g o n t h e s t r e e t f r o m Pr a d a ’s sa l es f l oor on the f i r st f l oor to allo w slig ht visibility as hints o f P rada’s existence.
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P ra d a ’s p r o d u c t s s u c h a s thei r b a g a nd shoes sea sona l collectio ns are being displayed in a co ncealed full-heig ht brass and g lass cas e th a t p e n e t r at e s t h r o u g h t he fl oor a b ov e to a ccommod a te a s seating surfaces fo r the public. It is desig ned in an ang le to allo w daylig ht ex pos u r e i n ord e r t o i l l u m i n at e t h e p r od ucts, a s the top sur f a ce i s tr a nslucent g lass.
2n d f l o o r : POPS
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H O S P I T A L I T Y R E T A I L
S P A C E :
H O U S I N G
W O R K S
T h e p r o d u c t o f c omp l ete geometr y a nd of fset l a y er i ng a r e i m p l e m e n t e d on a n ex i sti ng r ul e know n a s ‘p unnet s p u ar e ’ , i n w h i c h r esul tr ed i n a v er y sp eci fi c sense of s p a t i al o r g a n i z a t i on, b oth v er ti ca l l y a nd hor i z onta l l y, f o r m i n g b o u n d ar y a nd ci r cul a ti on w i thi n the sp a ce. I t p e r c e i v e s v ar i o us d ep ths tha t l ea d s to the i d ea of g e n e r at i n g a n o t i on of consta nt gr ow th thr oughout the w h o l e s p a c e . T h e thr ee d i ffer ent l ev el s a r e p r op or ti onally d i v i d e d t h r o u g h the a cti on of offsetti ng a sur fa ce p l a be in a c o n s t an t s e q u ence, w hi ch r ep r esent the thr ee Housing Wo r k s ’ m i s s i o n s tha t comp l ete one a nother. I n a d d i ti o n t o t h a t , t h e n e g ati v e sp a ce cr ea ted i s then uti l i z ed f or o t h e r s i g n i f i c an c y, j ust l i ke how the i d ea of thr i ftshop is i n o r d e r t o r e s e l l used p r od ucts so they d o not go to waste.
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T h e c o ncep t i s d er i v ed thr ough d i ssecti ng a bag that is initially a c q u i red fr om one of Housi ng Wor ks’ thr i f tsho ps, where a variety o f s e c o nd - ha nd i tems a r e sol d i n b ul k. I t b eco mes an impo rtant o bject t h at dr i v es the l a ngua ge of the d esi gn of the retail sto re. Us i n g the tw o f ound sy stems tha t i s a chi ev ed thro ug h analyzing the b a g , of fset l a y er i ng a nd comp l ete geometr y, shapes start to o verlap a n d p r od uce a nother set of sma l l er sp a ces. A fter implementing b o t h noti ons onto the ex i sti ng r ul e of p unnet square, layers are c r e a t ed a s a r esul t of ov er l a p p i ng sha p es, fo rming abstracted o r g a n iz a ti ona l sy stem of the sp a ce.
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04
ATION ATION
EXTERIOR ELEVATION
INTERIO
SECTION INTERIORA ELEVATION
SE
HOUSIN
G WORK S
EXTERIOR ELEVATION
SECTION A
SECTION B
INTERIOR INTERIOR ELEVATION ELEVATION
SECTION SECTION B B
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P A V I L I O N O U T D O O R
D E S I G N
S C U L P T U R E
M o d u l a r s i t t i n g uni ts a r e cr ea ted thr ough mol d i ng a nd s h ap i n g p l y w o o d p i eces i nto ta ngenti a l cur v a tur e, w h i c h t h e n as s emb l ed i n a p er p end i cul a r fa shi on to g e n e r at e a s e n s e of conti nui ty. Ar ched r a i l i ng sy stem i s a t t a c h e d o n t o v er ti ca l w ood en p a nel s tha t a ct a s s t r u c t u r al s u p p o r t for the p a v i l i on’s cei l i ng, constr ucti n g r a d i al f o r m a t i o n o f the p a v i l i on a nd a l l ow i ng si tti ng uni ts t o r e s t an d m o v e a l ong the r a i l i ng fr a mew or k. As a r e s u l t , f l e x i b l e i n ter a cti ons a r e of fer ed for user s a s the c o n t i n u o u s s u r f ace of the mod ul e ser v es thr ee d i f fer e nt p u r p o s e s : s i t t i n g , r esti ng, a nd w or ki ng.
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PROXIMITY
COURTYARD BETWEEN PRATT STUDIOS & STEUBEN
Mod then is att
DISKETTE PAVIL
PROCESS SKETCHES
As a
Modular sitting units are created through molding and shaping plywood pieces into tange then assembled in a perpendicular fashion to generate a sense of continuous singularity. is attached onto vertical wooden panels that act as structural support for the pavillion’s radial formation of the pavillion and allowing sitting units to rest and move along As a result, flexible interactions are offered for users as the surface works for sitting,
ELEVATION ELEVATION
SECTION SECTION
mo vable mo dular units
SECTION
alternating
multiple wa ys of u s a ge
MEASURED DRAWINGS 1/2” = 1’ - 0”
MEASURED DRAWINGS 1/2” = 1’ - 0”
PLAN
PLAN
PROXIMITY
COURTYARD BETWEEN PRATT STUDIOS & STEUBEN
PR
ELEVATION
ELEVATION
SECTION
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F U R N I T U R E I N D I V I D U A L
D E S I G N C H A I R
* Wo o d e n B l o c k T h e c h a r a c t e r i s t ic of the d esi gn w a s i ni ti a l l y i nsp i r ed by B j ar k e I n g e l ’s 8 House on how he ex p er i mented w i th a l o t o f s h ar p an g el s a nd b ol d l i nes. The f r a mew or k f ul fills t h i s b u l k y c h ar a cter i sti c to ex p ose the r a w q ua l i ty ofthe s o l i d w o o d as a pr otecti v e l a y er of the ex ter i or. The d e s i g n g e t s m o r e el ega nt a nd softer tow a r d s the i nterio r a s i t g e t s c l o s e r to the user. Thi s i s a chi ev d thr ough the t a p e r e d f t o n l e g s, comp r essed thi n p l y w ood tha t f ol l ows t h e c u r v a t u r e o f one’s b ottom, a nd fl ex i b i l i ty a chi ev ed by t h e b ac k r e s t w i t h the use of thi n p l y w ood .
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3mm thick plywo o d, slided thro ug h th e tw o l e g structures and thin eno ug h to be n d f l e xi bl y in acco rdance to the cur vature of on e ’s ba c k
hidden dowel j oi n e r i e s t h r o u g h o u t
p l y w ood sea t tha t i s sha p ed to fol l ow the er gonomi c a sp ect of sitting , na i l ed d ow n to the str uctur e b eneath, w i th ex p osed d ow el s