• The strength of any material can be increased or decreased by changing its form
• Weak materials can be strengthened through folding, creasing, layering or other modifications
• Load distribution is key in identifying areas of potential weakness
• Cardboard has a grain that runs parallel to the corrugation inside (determines which direction gives the cardboard the greatest strength).
• The type of joints used to connect the pieces will increase the overall strength of your chair

Corrugated Cardboard

Flutes

Walls

CARDBOARD



Structural in one direction and bendable in the other

Bendable one direction

Stacking

Cross Lamination - When layering multiple sheets together, alternate corrugation direction for maximum strength

Tension vs Compression

Single cardboard sheets will carry higher loads under tension than compression

Tension vs Compression

Single cardboard sheets will carry higher loads under tension than compression

Tube Forms

Reinforce compression loads by making "tube" shapes with the cardboard. The corrugations should run parallel to the compression load.

Structural Depth

Flipping a cardboard beam on it's edge will allow it to carry more weight than a flat beam.

Supports - Hot Glue Welds

Adding a bead of hot glue along a butt joint will give it additional stability.

Add a "Cap"

Adding a cap to an open form will give it more lateral stability and prevent shearing.

Construction Techniques

Stacking

Supports

Beams

Folding

Ribbing

Angle Supports

Achieves thickness and stability

Triangular support braces!

To distribute the weight to side panels

Triangular shapes are the strongest

Use slots to create grid-like structure

Strengthens the joint between two planes

What Construction Techniques

were used in this piece?

What Construction Techniques

were used in this piece?

What Construction Techniques

were used in this piece?

architecture using cardboard

architect Shigeru Ban

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/25/farmers-restaurant-thatch-cardboard-shigeru-ban/

architecture using cardboard

architect Shigeru Ban

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/25/farmers-restaurant-thatch-cardboard-shigeru-ban/

The C.H.E.E.S.E is a customizable couch made to encourage creativity and constructive play between parents and children. Using a highly feature packed design, families can have just one piece of furniture for six different types of play!

Project Statement

Precedents

Nugget Couch By: Nugget

Child-like Modular Couch Design

Modular Sectional Sofa By: Linsy Home

Modern, Sleek Modular Couch Design

Inflate Kit By: Ferd Toynton

More open ended, playful modular design

Wyatt

Sketch Exploration

Prototype 1

This was our first attempt at a modular piece of furniture that can can be moved around to serve different purposes, but we decided its shape wasn't that fun and didn't have as many fun rotations as we wanted.

Prototype 2

This couch was the idea we had been working with for a while, we were set on cushions made to create pillow forts, held together by velcro and able to fold into many difference positions. While this idea was exciting and manageable, we were concerned it would take the fun out of fort building, and ultimately decided to swap ideas.

Prototype 2

This was our first prototype for what would become the fully fledged C.H.E.E.S.E.

It had a very cartoony design, looking like an actual block of swiss cheese. But it had all the basics of the many sides all serving different purposes with the user flipping the C.H.E.E.S.E. to use its many functions.

Prototype 3

This was the second lo-fi prototype of the C.H.E.E.S.E.

It went away from the more cartoony design of the second prototype, and went for a more modern, minimalist design that would better fit into homes. It still had all the same functions of the first design, just looked different.

Prototype 4

This was the 4th and final lo-fi prototype of the C.H.E.E.S.E.

This design focused on the actual structure of the Cheese, and how it would be fully put together to be actually functional and not fall apart when someone sits on it.

Full-Scale Prototype

Play-Testing

Technical Diagram

Final Photos

Thank You!!!

Forest Couch is a nature themed installation meant to facilitate play between children and adults. Forest couch is a large hexagonal play area with removable pillows and flower themed upholstery. The interior of the couch is a space for a kid to spend time alone and facilitate solitary play. The exterior is for a parent to sit and play with their child.

Project Statement

Precedents

Moss Formations

Terra Arm Chair

-Studio Nucleo



Hexagonal Ottoman

-Frank Lloyd Wright

Sketch Exploration

Sketch Exploration

Prototype One

For the first prototype we made one of our original ideas which was a chair that could swing.

Prototype Two

For the second prototype we made a chair with a wooden frame that you can hide in. By making this prototype we ended up deciding that we really liked the idea of a chair someone could hide in.

Prototype Three

For prototype three we wanted to expand on the idea of hiding in a chair. We wanted to make a more conventional lounging chair that a young child could go into. The entrance is in the back and is hidden by the cloth. By making this prototype we realized that we wanted to make a product that a child could be in by themselves.

Prototype Four

For our final design we iterated on our prior ideas. We still wanted a piece of furniture that a young child could be in but we wanted to implement the idea of nature into our project. We came up with the idea of hexagonal seat that a young child could be in by-themselves.

Play-Testing - 1/2 Scale

Types of Play

Solitary

Construction

Parallel

Technical Diagram

1/2" Plywood

Hexagon Pillows

2x4 Frame

Entrance

Final Photos

Thank You!!!!

Headboard Pegboard is a modular play system designed to be an addition to a bed. The kit includes a pegboard frame as well as a variety of attachments for kids to freely rearrange and play with. This projects enables kids to have greater agency over their surroundings and add a creative element to play.

Project Statement

Precedents

Rigamajig

The Rigamajig is a large scale modular play system designed for kids.

Children's Furniture

Children's Furniture by Students at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design is an example of a reimagined bed to encourage play

Plakativ

This is an example of a user friendly pegboard system designed for everyday use.

THANK YOU!!!

:3

An expandable table that can transform into a cozy fort to encourage reading, creating, drawing, and eating as a family to help kids gain imagination skills.

Project Statement

Precedents

Drop-Leaf Table

Paco y Paco by Claudio Larcher

Easily foldable

Table Fort

Basically equivalent to the concept behind this project, but a lot more DIY

Sketch Exploration

Prototype 1



A couch that has holes for a child to crawl through

Prototype 2

An expandable table where the sides fold down to create a fully enclosed space for children and adults to both fit under.

Prototype 3

A table holds a cloth that can be used both as storage for fort items and as the main drape that forms the fort. The table also features folding stretchers to make more room inside.

Prototype 4

A hexagonal table that folds up and down to allow for leg room in table-mode while also creating walls for the fort.

Prototype 5

An expandable table that has supports that fold up to create a frame for a fort.

Full-Scale Prototype

Play-Testing

kai

Use Diagram or Storyboard

1

2

3

4

5

Technical Diagram

Assembly Diagram

Final Photos

Final Video

Thank You!

Any Questions?

CARDBOARD

• Readily available
• Easy to manipulate
• Strong

Corrugation

CARDBOARD



Structural in one direction and bendable in the other

Bendable one direction

TOOLS

CUTTING TECHNIQUES

Cutting

Straight

Cutting

Curves

SHAPING TECHNIQUES

Shaping:

Bending

Shaping:

Faceting

Shaping:

Score + Bend

Straight

Shaping:

Score + Bend

Curve

Shaping:

Score + Bend

Shaping:

Layering

JOINERY

Joining:

Hinge

Joining:

Hinge

Joining:

Butt Joint

Joining:

Braces

Joining:

Slotting

Joining:

Slotting

Joining:

Tabs

Joining:

Tabs

Joining:

Tabs/

Notching

Joining:

Tabs/

Notching

Joining:

Brads

Joining:

Skewer

Joining:

Skewer

Joining:

Strap

Joining:

Flange

• The strength of any material can be increased or decreased by changing its form
• Weak materials can be strengthened through folding, creasing, layering or other modifications
• Load distribution is key in identifying areas of potential weakness
• Cardboard has a grain that runs parallel to the corrugation inside (determines which direction gives the cardboard the greatest strength).
• The type of joints used to connect the pieces will increase the overall strength of your chair

Corrugated Cardboard

Flutes

Walls

CARDBOARD



Structural in one direction and bendable in the other

Bendable one direction

Stacking

Cross Lamination - When layering multiple sheets together, alternate corrugation direction for maximum strength

Tension vs Compression

Single cardboard sheets will carry higher loads under tension than compression

Tension vs Compression

Single cardboard sheets will carry higher loads under tension than compression

Tube Forms

Reinforce compression loads by making "tube" shapes with the cardboard. The corrugations should run parallel to the compression load.

Structural Depth

Flipping a cardboard beam on it's edge will allow it to carry more weight than a flat beam.

Supports - Hot Glue Welds

Adding a bead of hot glue along a butt joint will give it additional stability.

Add a "Cap"

Adding a cap to an open form will give it more lateral stability and prevent shearing.

Construction Techniques

Stacking

Supports

Beams

Folding

Ribbing

Angle Supports

Achieves thickness and stability

Triangular support braces!

To distribute the weight to side panels

Triangular shapes are the strongest

Use slots to create grid-like structure

Strengthens the joint between two planes

What Construction Techniques

were used in this piece?

What Construction Techniques

were used in this piece?

What Construction Techniques

were used in this piece?

architecture using cardboard

architect Shigeru Ban

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/25/farmers-restaurant-thatch-cardboard-shigeru-ban/

architecture using cardboard

architect Shigeru Ban

https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/25/farmers-restaurant-thatch-cardboard-shigeru-ban/