Cladding the Cart

It is always rewarding for designers to not only see their ideas manifest into reality, but more importantly to witness the fidelity of the intent to the actual outcome.  In this case the translation of the design concept to built reality is quite aligned with the initial design sketches proposed at the outset of the project. The geometries of the cart afforded the [R]ed[U]x Lab team an opportunity to play with the properties of wood and bring the canopy structure to the cart base as a cladding element.

Fortunately the blocking and structure provide a rigidity for the tensioned wood cladding to affix to.  The finer resolution of the overlapping wood conditions provide an opportunity for the design team to highlight the assembly and connections of the project.

Stopping and Blocking

Though the project has taken on quite a dynamic form, the [R]ed[U]x Lab team must adhere to the technical and regulatory issues outlined by The Stop Night Market organizers ranging from counter space, canopy clearance, and footprint limits.  Here are a couple of details that most people would not see at the Night Market event, however these unseen elements are critical to the project's success.

Blocking elements have been inserted to ensure an adequate connection may be made to the tensioned wooden bands around the cart.

 In order to ensure the cart is fixed and secure when deployed on site, the team created a simple kick to lock the cart in place.

Physical Permutations - Version Three

Hardware is now inclusive of all our explorations, both for its aesthetic and structural qualities. It has narrowed our form explorations and, consequently lead to decisions on structure (as we initially hoped!). 

In keeping with the idea of fluidity and continuity, the detailing of the cart will be resultant on the integration of digital explorations grounded by the physical realm.

The amalgation of digital and physical information within a the parameters of material and hardware should help guide us.

With form and structure on the run, the use of light has to now come into play. The layering of the material strips allows for some very interesting light and shadow; the next challenge will be incorporating it into the structure itself.

But hey, our clamp count is down! We must be doing something right...

 

Weave detail

Fewer clamps!

  

Light and shadow