Design—Build
CAAD Lounge, American University of Sharjah.
A collaborative design–build project for the CAAD lounge, developed and constructed as a class through hands-on making in the wood workshop. Designed as a space within the college for students to study, work, or rest, the project explored collective making at full scale.
Paper
with a grid
Cut out
pieces using the grid
Define
folding conditions
Fold
to create folded planes
Concept
Folded planes integrated multiple functions along the window wall, composed through a combination of solids and planes.
Development
The planes were separated according to function, relocated to the non-window wall, and refined into a simpler planar system.
Final
The final scheme focused on seating and work surfaces, extending across the window wall to create a pin-up space.
