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Wooden stool with a mechanically retractable seat to protect it from rain

A-09 · Architectural Construction - AR1326 (National University of Singapore) · 2017

Tropos

A biomimetic garden stool featuring a mechanically retractable seat that defies tropical storms.

Discipline
Architecture
Year
2017
Practice
Architectural Construction - AR1326 (National University of Singapore)
ModelStudioFurnitureCarpentry

Challenged to tropicalise a garden stool, our team explored different methods of shielding the seat from rain. The use of dowel construction juxtaposes the mechanical elements to visually elevate the moving parts. A sacrificial proxy connects the stool to the earth, bringing life to an otherwise unusable leftover. Ultimately, our design resembles the bloom of a flower, with a mechanically retractable seat which stays dry even during thunderstorms.

Design Team

  • Clara Oh
  • Dan Tan
  • Fayyaadh Fadzil
  • Leo Wei Daxin
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