ROAST COFFEE – LIGHT SOFFIT
We were asked by a group of 7 students from University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee to be consultants on the conception and fabrication of an architectural installation for a local coffee shop. This project is located in a corner coffee shop near the University of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee. The client asked that the single volume of interior space in the coffee shop be divided in a controlled way – making specific relationships
between Barista and customer. The project needed to create both a design proposal AND fabricatate the components for installation.
Student Team: Kyle Talbott (instructor), Alison Carlucci, Adriana Arteaga, Blake Villwock, Therese Hassett, Chad Bloedel, Joseph Luehring
DF Consultants:
Ryan O’Connor, Kyle Talbott, Tuan Tran, Paul Mattek
Wood Pattern Making
This project’s minimal budget also required the acquisition of donated material and the transformation this everyday material into a beautiful architectural artifact that can be constructed, installed and remain in the clients venue.
Donated materials for this project include: 1/2” tube steel, acrylic and wood of various types.
The project time line was 6 weeks to undertake design and fabrication. This group specifically wanted DF expertise on parametric and advanced geometry via the Grasshopper software. In addition we advised on fabrication methods and design-development during the very early stages of their process.
Iterations
Grasshopper Script used for generating multiple iterations, fabrication specifications, and renderings
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