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DEATH VALLEY MOTEL

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FILM HAUS

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WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

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KILL BILL DRILL

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WOODEN DESK

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FROM GINA NGUYEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Knoxville, TN, 37996

agriCULTURE INFO agriCULTURE’s aim is to integrate the rural and the urban into a cohesive composition that allows for communal participatio n amongst the occupants.

It also addresses affordab le housing by creating a way for residenct to subsidize their rent by growing and selling thei r food.

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GINA USE ONLY Semester Site Partners

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Awards

Fall

Spring

KNOXVILLE, TN

Summer

Year Professor

Callie Elonen, Josie Tunn ell

2020 James Rose

Honorable Mention for Brewe r Ingram Sustainablity Award First Place for AIA Middl e Tennessee Student Desig n Award

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SITE ANALYSIS Downtown

Knoxville

has

a

plethora

of

restaurants, bars, and activities. It’s known to be a hub of great crafts and unique cuisines. However, one thing it lacks is the diversity of people living in the area. There seems to be certain stigmas surrounding most downtown areas because prices of rent and food. This stigma discourages many individuals with lower social economic background from entering these spaces which creates big

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gaps

of

diversity

a

in these areas.

With a need for affordable housing for families of less than 4 and single individuals,

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agriCULTURE to

provide

stemmed

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housing for individuals and families in

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downtown Knoxville. As we continued to investigate the context of Gay Street, we also discovered that there were no access to markets that provided fresh food and produce.

The goal then was to design for an apartment complex that was affordable and provide a market for fresh food and produce.

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PROGRAMMING

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Grimmy Juicery

In order to have both a commercial and residential program within one building, we had to think vertically. We split up the construction type into Construction II and Construction IV. From there, we created a plinth that split up those construction types. Anything above the plinth was strictly residentially and anything below was public.

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The most crucial elements of agriCULTURE are the

Within one of the cores there are cisterns that

growable areas. The plinth is the main area for

collects and hold rainwater on each level of

produce to grow. Located under the residential units

residential units. The rainwater is used on the

is a community room where there are storage and

plinth and on the vertical facade when needed.

refrigerators for the produce that are harvested. The greenhouse, located on top of the residential units, houses produce that are usually not grown during the Summer. The vertical facade acts as both a shading element and extra surface area to grow more vegeta-

SYSTEMS

bles.

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MODULAR UNITS VM ZINC SINGLE LOCK STANDING SEAM

BATT INSULATION 5 1/4” R-VALUE: 21

1/16” AIR CAVITY WM ZINC WEATHER MEMBRANE

GYPSUM TYPE X 5/8” R-VALUE: .61 METAL CEILING PANEL

VM ZINC SLIDING CLIP 1” RIGID INSULATION R-VALUE: 10 PLYWOOD SHEATHING 3/8” R-VALUE: 15 2 X 4 HEADER PLYWOOD INTERIOR BOARD 1/2” WATER WAX FINISH GYPSUM TYPE X 5/8” R-VALUE: .61 KAWNEER INSULATED WINDOW R-VALUE: 2 1/2” AIR GAP KAWNEER INSULATED WINDOW R-VALUE: 2

WIRE ROPE CABLE SYSTEM WIRE ROPE GUARDRAIL BEYOND

The design of the units are based on a modular scheme that stack together.

Each of the units are designed offsite and delivered by truck to the location. They are then placed on top of the plinth and fitted together to create the cantilever effect.

WINDOW SILL

PLANTER GUARDRAIL

VM ZINC FIXED CLIP

The

walls

of

the

units

are

supported by a floor truss system that allows for the balcony space to

be

cantilevered

off

of

the

units. The exterior of the units are

FLASHING CAP EPDM MEMBRANE

cladded

with

a

black

zinc

single lock standing seam that prevents

TAPERED INSULATIONS 4” DRAIN PIPE

water from seeping into the units.

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PRODUCE SURPLUS The

plinth

acts

as

the

mediator

between the private and public realm of

agriCULTURE.

The

produce

being

grown on the plinth belonged to the individuals in the residents. However, any

surplus

was

sent

down

to

the

market hall and sold to the public.

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FROM GINA NGUYEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Knoxville, TN, 37996

DEATH VALLEY MOTEL INFO DEATH VALLEY MOTEL is a project that explored the idea of

manufactured nostalgia. It aimed to demonstrate our

society’s obsession with material by adopting kitchy

objects and aesthetics as building material.

DEATH VALLEY MOTEL

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GINA USE ONLY Semester

Fall

Spring

Site DEATH VALLEY, CA Partners

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Awards

Summer

Year Professor

2021 BRIAN AMBROZIAK

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250’

1,000’ 500’

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BADWATER BASIN Death Valley, CA is quite daring and extreme as a site. This area once measured degrees

a

temperature

Fahrenheit,

of

the

134

hottest

temperature ever recorded. However, its

extremities

some an

interesting

stark

visit

Death

to

Valley

differences

propose

restrictions

architectural

studio and

could

project. both

Las

both

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juxtaposed of

for

the

cities.

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ALTER EGO // SECOND SKINS

At the start of the semester, the studio was tasked to create prosthetics that embodied BODY talk

Alterations in position of the human anatomy are complex and highly calculated. The anatomy functions as a total machine- perfect in execution and efficiency. Introducing movement into such complex mechanisms creates an organic design unlike any in existence. With each necessity of movement, a new intricacy is created in the form of joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. There is complete harmony in the movement of human anatomy, and it deserves to be studied alongside the art it inspires. There are countless opportunities created by the human machine in every discipline imaginable, it just takes a trained eye to appreciate its beauty.

an

alternative

version

of

ourself. The question that my teammates investigated was how does an individual protect themselves from external harms?

We began by researching and diagramming the weakest points of the body. From there, we created a body suit that protect the body from any external forces. We then performed the alter ego body suits in Las Vegas and Death Valley.

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There is nothing more tantalizing to the imagination of form than the evolution of the human body. Bipedalism, fine motor skills, the ability to form speech- what perfect ways to base the evolution of space. Human anatomy evolved in ways that aided adaptation to the ever-changing world. The difference between connecting to the ground by four points or by two explode into ideas of form that were never previously explored. The thumb itself is a gateway into design that separates the godlike from the mere mortals. The human anatomy is a work of art, but before it was art, it was a work in progress. There is a much to learn from the progress as there is the finalization.

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PARKING

YOU STARTED HERE

EVACUATION PLAN

In case of a FIRE: 1. Cry. 2. Scream.

3. Say a prayer.

4. Have a drink from our minibar!

5. Turn on AC to dry tears.

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YOU COULD BE HERE UTILITY SWIMMING POOL

The

concept

behind

Death

Valley

Motel

stemmed

from America’s values in manufactured nostalgia.

MANUFACTURED NOSTALGIA

Motels in the 1960s were huge on the kitch from signage to materiality to advertisements. We, as modern Americans, connect to these ideals even though

we

have

never

personally

experienced

them. This idea let me to design a motel rooted in

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America’s

infatuation

with

materiality.

Welcome To...

Stay In Our...

SHOWER CURTAIN WALLPAPER 15 - 30 PER ROOM

SAMSUNG TV CRYSTAL PLASTIC HANGERS 55” 5 PER ROOM MULTI-COLORED

ARTIFICIAL GRASS MULTI-PURPOSE

NEON SIGN VERY LARGE VERY BRIGHT

GLASSES MINI-BAR INCLUDED! CLEAR GLASS

WALL LAMP 2 PER ROOM PRIME WHITE STUD STRUCTURE 2” X 4” X 94” 2,247 STUDS ALWAYS STAY COOL!

VERTICAL BLINDS SUN SHADING 78“ W X 84” L 122 UNITS

CERAMIC WALL TILE CLADDING 78“ W X 84” L 98,832 TILES

A Home Away From Home!

NIGHT STAND 2 PER ROOM

JOIN US FOR SOME FUN!

LG ELECTRONICS WALL AC 8,000 BTU 115 - VOLT 39 UNITS PER ROOM

... Air Refrigerated Rooms!

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Come Check In At

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WE ARE SUPER FR IENDLY!

RESTAURANT!

Some Of The Best Mediocre Food In Death Valley!

FLUORESCENT LIGHTS ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT 72 UNITS

SWING DOORS IN AND OUT ALUMINUM 4’ X 7’

TELEPHONE RED WAKE UP CALLS! 8 TELEPHONES

FLUORESCENT LIGHTS ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT 8 UNITS

DESK LAMP 9W LED LIGHT BULB 8 LAMPS

PERSIAN RUG CUSHION-EY 7 RUGS

CERAMIC WALL TILE CLADDING 78“ W X 84” L

TABLE CLOTH SOFA CUSHION-EY 4 SOFAS

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XXXXXXXX - LARGE TABLECLOTH CHANGED EACH NIGHT

DURABLE CERAMIC PLATES

HOLDS LOTS OF YUMMY, MEDIOCRE CUISINES!

DVM

Create Long Lasting Memories...

With the concept of manufactured nostalgia in mind, I approached the design of the motel to have an extreme level of kitch. From a distance, a 40 feet tall neon motel sign hangs above the long building, which stretches about 800 feet long along with a 775 feet pool hugging its side. Each

ADJUSTABLE LOUNGE CHAIR 3 PER MOTEL ROOM

775 FEET LONG POOL POOLSIDE VIEW!

section of the motel uses 2x4 wood framing which reminisces the past. The exterior is cladded with green ceramic tiles which is a homage to tacky bathroom tiles. Vertical blinds are used as an exterior shading system that can be manipulated in tandem with the sun. Everything from the office to the restaurant is kitch from top to bottom.

KIDDIE POOL 45” L X 45” W FAMILIY FRIENDLY!

...In our 775 feet long lap pool!

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MOTEL ROOMS

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PEEPHOLES As I continued to progress the concept of the kitch, I designed these wooden peepholes that I made out of 2x4 pieces of lumber and placed each drawing in the box. There are a total of 9 peepholes that were made and spatial place according to the direction of the images.

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MOTEL ROOMS Each motel room was also designed with the

kitch

concept

as

well.

The

rooms

are plastered with bright and patterned wallpaper and have green turf as carpet.

The bathroom is covered in plastic shower curtains from top to bottom. The peepholes allow for the viewer to engage with the rooms by looking into the peephole itself.

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FROM GINA NGUYEN TY THE UNIVERSI E SE ES NN TE OF

, 37996 Knoxville, TN

FILM HAUS INFO

to provide a n context, is , in its urba us Ha lm Fi er and enjoy The role of n come togeth dividuals ca in e er wh b food hu of Knoxville. erent areas ods from diff different fo

FILM HAUS

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Spring

KNOXVILLE, TN

Summer

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Year Professor

2020 s Kevin Steven

stead Nattaya Malm

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CONTEXT Alongside planar

the

exploration

dimension,

the

of

the

project

city

addresses

on

a

the

city on a more vertical dimension. The project anticipated in

elevation

and of

worked the

off

Gay

of

Street

the

changes

Bridge

all

the way down Jackson Avenue to better inform circulation and studies in the vertical plane.

The

project

very

much

operates

on

the

understanding that everyone has certain things that they either enjoy or are required to accomplish (or both) on a daily basis. The centrality of food in any culture means that people likely have rituals involving food on some level. The project intends to provide the community as a whole several moments for th engagement of these food-driven rituals at many points in the day.

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PROGRAMMING

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This project is intended to foster

of tradition and ritual of a

connections between the urban and

community or individual. The spaces

rural sectors of the city through

that these programs happen in often

physical means of a programmatic

overlap, creating times of day with

hub and the more intangible means

intense levels of activity.

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MORNING One of the most important times for Film Haus is in the early morning. The curtains on the

ANCHORED FIBERGLASS CABLES

structure is rolled up so that the morning light enters through to the market place and the food kiosk. The co-ops and farmers come to unload their trucks and others comes to pick up pre-made food to distribute to the local markets in Knoxville.

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CUSTOM RRK TUBE

EXPANDING WATER-RESISTANCE PTFE

MOVEABLE CURTAINS

STEEL RIGID FRAME STRUCTURE

BENT HOLLOW E COLUMNS

MODULAR SCREEN SYSTEM

MARKET ZONE DOCKING ZONE

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FROM GINA NGUYEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

, 37996 Knoxville, TN

ITY

EMENT FACIL WASTE MANAG INFO

use in the Wareho ty is located agement Facili well known The Waste Man Knoxville is of a are s a hub xville, TN. Thi s that act as District of Kno s and overpasse onnected bridge The Waste ct. tri for its interc dis hout the nt programs throug ht, transluce for diff erent to design a lig ility’s aim is Fac hout the t men age Man tilation throug ven for ow ch would all trash and structure whi that pick up ating cranes te into re are oscill nsport the was building. The tra nes cra se t the day. The exports. for waste throughou m the for er to hinery in ord heavy duty mac

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WASTE MANAG

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Year Professor

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Partners Awards

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Needy 4 People Owner I am going to need an office space that allows be to oversee the workers so I that I can take note of what happens within our facility. I also need a conference room so that I can have meetings with my team.

White-Collared I think a storage room, a breakroom, and bathrooms is also needed. We are also going to need office spaces for our team. The storage room will be a good place to store important files.

SUPPORTING Waste

is

avoided

Blue-Collared We are going to need locker rooms to store our belongings.

We will also need bathrooms and a breakroom in out warehouse. Our supervisors need office space as well.

of

the

subjects

in

most most

disturbing

and

cultures

and

countries. It is a universal aspect of our lives that we cannot continue to ignore.

The

objective

of

the

Waste

Management

Facility is to assimilate people and waste in

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one

a

way

that

outcomes

to create habits that would be beneficial lives

People and

the

will

favorable

We are going to need reycling bins and containers for the drop-off area. We also need carts to help us push our recycling from our cars. We would also appreciate a restroom as well.

their

both.

produce

Public

to

for

would

be

able

environment.

Conflicts

Daycare

Affinities

Co-working Office

Microapartment

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Student Housing

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High Density Housing

Sports Stadium/ Arena

Homeless Shelter

Trade School

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Tech HQ

Makerspace

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Automated Warehouse

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High Speed Rail Station

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Waste WasteManaging Managing Facility Facility

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FRAMING Waste has many destinations that it could take after

is a very crucial idea because it demonstrates

being thrown out. Many people believe that waste

flow, circulation, and movement of materials.

automatically is sent to either be broken down through

The

combustion

that

or

piled

up

in

a

landfills.

However,

there is much more to how waste is distributed.

facility were

is

represented

computated

by

through

these

voxels

grasshopper

in

order to get optimal location for the building.

The waste management facility as a transfer station

Composting Stations

Recycling Storage

Urban Composting Farm

The Community

Reusing Infrastructure

Vehicle Transportation

Blackstock Avenue

Shipping Containers

Train Transportaion

Recycling Storage

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STRUCTURE The

Waste

Management

Facility

is

designed to represent a lightness and weightlessness

to

waste

and

trash.

Usually, waste facilities are designed to be hidden away from the city. In order for

to this

reflect

a

typology,

building for that

new I

perspective designed

a

represented a that

was held up by a waffle slab column.

This column contained the circulation between

each

of

the

levels.

Trucks

would travel from the interstate and drive into the building. The trucks would then release the trash into the pit and drive off. The trash is then sorted by machines on the level below.

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TIPPING GROUNSOD +

RTING SYSTEM

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OFFICES + LOCKER ROOMS + URBAN FARM

RECYCLING DEPOT +

COMPOSTING FARM

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WALL SECTION Threadbar Adapter Anchored-Bolt Stone Finish

Tie-Back Plate

Proctor Wrap Insullation (Styrofoam)

Concrete Slab Rocks (water drainage)

Water Resistant Membrane Concrete Slab Waterproof Membrane Channel Glass

Bolted Clamp

Stable Soil

Roof Assembly Scale 0’1” = 1’0”

Steel Reinforcement Bar Steel Reinforcement Frame

Carbon Fiber Cable Threadbar Adapter

Ribs Torsion - Reinforcement Bar

Tieback Plate Anchored Bolt

Carbon Fiber Cable

Unstable Soil

Floor Assembly Scale 0’1” = 1’0”

Flashing Framing

Exterior Channel Glass Exterior Protective Membrane

Air Gap Interior Protective Membrane Channel Glass Channel Glass (Beyond)

Pier Lead Section

Wall Assembly Scale 0’1” = 1’0”

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Roof Assembly

Concrete Slab Roof (thickness 3’)

Wall Assembly

Channel Glass (thickness 1’)

Waffle Slab (thickness 3/4’ deep)

Channel Glass (Beyond)

Steel Reinforcement

Floor Assembly

Carbon Fiber Suspended Cable (Approximately thickness 1/4’)

Concrete Column

Concrete Ground Unstable Soil Ground Assembly

Stable Soil

Wall Section Scale 1/2”= 1’0”

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FROM GINA NGUYEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Knoxville, TN, 37996

KILL BILL DRILL INFO

from the a product that stemmed The KILL BILL DRILL is assignment was this of pt prom The ram. industrial design prog BILL DRILL gned for women. The KILL to create a drill desi user to use the for r orde a syringe in is shaped similar to and balance while grip er bett a have both of their hands to the empowerment reference symbolizes in use. The Kill Bill of women.

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GO FOR THIS

DRILL

KILL BILL DRILL

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SLIDER

CHUCK

CORD RACK

AIR VENT

MEASUREMENT CLEAR GRIP

TRANSPARENT SLEEVE

DUST COLLECTOR LEVELER

REVERSE SWITCH

CORD

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DRILL FOR THE THRIL The

Kill

Bill

Drill

was

inspired

by

Quentin Tarantino’s great masterpiece, Kill Bill. The prompt of this project was to create a drill that was fit for a woman. Drills are usually designed towards a masculine built with limited choices of designs and colors. The Kill Bill Drill mimics the shape of a syringe which allows the individual to use their body as the center of gravity rather than

their

arm

to

push

forward.

The

design includes plus-shaped chuck for ease of grip, a dust collector that also acts as a leveler, and a cord rack. The Kill Bill Drill is a representation for strong women and men alike. The drill is meant to empower those who use it.

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+EXPLODED AXON

+COLOR

+MOVEMENT

+SECTION AXON

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FROM GINA NGUYEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Knoxville, TN, 37996

WOODEN DESK INFO This desk was created out of pure need. There were not many

desks on the market that caught my eye and so I decided to

use my resources and make one of my own. I was able to

learn so many new tools and skills being in the wood shop

WOODEN DESK

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Awards

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Spring

Summer

Year Professor

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PROCESS As

the

shift

market due

to

for

desks

trends,

I

continues decided

to to

design and build my own desk that would be both timeless and durable. Baltic Birchwood was the choice of wood for this table due to its strength and soft color. Each piece was cut, joined, planned, and laminated to ensure its strength. Dominoes were used as the main connections between each leg.

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WOODEN DESK Birch plywood was used as the table top and for the shelves. When placed against in

the

to

fall

a

wall,

plywood

there that

through.

The

are

cutouts

allows

cords

desk

rests

peacefully in my bedroom near a window.

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