Row 7 Workdesk

Design and fabricate a workdesk for a London software developer with some very specific constraints.

Complete
view 1 L view 2 L view 1 R view 2 R bench detail door clsd
door open door support door clips end detail underneath shelf detail

 

Iroko timber trims and red linoleum work surfaces.

The furniture piece was to stand in the foyer of the software developer.
It must look good as a stand alone piece when not in use.
There to be minimal visible supports.
The doors must not impede human traffic through the foyer - i.e. they must fold out of the way.
The storage underneath should be unimpeded by vertical support panels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In progress
bench frame bench sheet shelf cleat shelf frame shelf shelf clad

 

The complete unit was modeled in 3D in Vectorworks.
The individual parts were then exported to a CNC machine for cutting or output for fabrication plans.