FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND MAKING

Initial thinking showing a kind of flow-chart of the process in which my market stall will operate. From the origin of the tree - to it's processing into paper - to the waste paper bin - to being recycled as part of my stall - to it's transformation into a new recyclable useful product - to it's return to the earth to form the soil out of which trees will grow again, starting the cycle again from the beginning. 

This sketch was an idea I made out of paper mache and cut holes into to let light through, to sort of evoke the feeling of being under a forest canopy and having dappled light filter through so the idea of trees was referenced but not too overtly. The rounded rectangular shape also references a continuous circle - a cycle like the recycling process. 

This diagram shows me planning out the layers i'll need before drawing them up in illustrator for the laser cutter vector image. The final 1:20 model will require about 40 layers of 3mm cardboard so this exercise was really useful to get my head around how every layer would differ from the previous one and how everything would work spatially. 

Some sketches for the final design, how the gaps in the skin of the structure might work as holding spaces for the 'product' (probably recycled paper seedling pots for the garden)

possible ideas for the structure and skin of the building by stacking multiples of the actual product  I could be collecting or using in my stall. 

developing the interior and exterior spaces

more sketches developing the structural and storage areas of the stall

possible final design where tree-like columns connect to create the walls and  could possibly have shelves or other kinds of storage inside to make the structure functional even though it is a small space. Possible perforations in the 'skin' of the structure to let light in and create forest-like atmosphere. 

 

interior spaces and relationship with exterior structure. They correspond. form-function etc.  The interior of the columns are storage areas and sinks for soaking the paper before processing and there is also some internal seating if customers/workers wanted to set up a table and work inside the stall. 

Testing my handmade paper sheet with the laser cutter. Really nice effect visually but the result is still really brittle so talked to the laser cutter staff and other students about types of glue to mix into the paper pulp to strengthen it and allow it to bend without giving off dangerous fumes when lasercut. PVA should be fine so will do another test. 

close up of laser cut test with my handmade recycled paper sheet. The effect is really nice but if I were to make the overall design from this the whole exterior would essentially be made up of the burnt edges and would make the colour brown rather than the nice grey that people associate with recycled paper so could detract from the finish. In an ideal world i guess...