Architecture of Materialism- A Study of Craft in Design Culture

University of South FloridaScholar Commons

Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School

2009

Architecture of materialism: A study of craft indesign culture, process, and productLogan MahaffeyUniversity of South Florida

Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etdPart of the American Studies Commons

This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in GraduateTheses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Scholar Commons CitationMahaffey, Logan, "Architecture of materialism: A study of craft in design culture, process, and product" (2009). Graduate Theses andDissertations.http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2078

1

2

3

4

i

ii

Fig. 1. Penland School of Craft 10Fig. 2. NW Boatbuilding 11Fig. 3. Seattle CWB 12Fig. 4. Rocking Chair 13Fig. 5. Sam Maloof 13Fig. 6. Band Saw Box 14Fig. 7. Art Carpenter 14Fig. 8. Bench 15Fig. 9. George Nakashima 15Fig. 10. Leg Splints 18Fig. 11. Chair Prototypes 18Fig. 12. Steel Applications 19Fig. 13. Williams/Tsien Perspective 20Fig. 14. Learning Curve Diagram 22Fig. 15. Compound Miter Saw 23Fig. 16. Joint Cut 24Fig. 17. Cutting Half Lap 25Fig. 18. Joints 26Fig. 19. Joints 27Fig. 20. Joints 28Fig. 21. Louvers 29Fig. 22. Louvers 30Fig. 23. Louvers 31Fig. 24. Dado Jig 32Fig. 25. Cutting With Dado 33Fig. 26. Using Dado Jig 34Fig. 27. Scull Dimensions 37Fig. 28. Floor Plan Process 38Fig. 29. Chipboard Drawing 1 39

Fig. 30. Chipboard Drawing 2 40Fig. 31. Chipboard Drawing 3 41Fig. 32. Chipboard Drawing 4 42Fig. 33. Preliminary Model 1 43Fig. 34. Preliminary 2 44Fig. 35. Rollins Boat House 45Fig. 36. View from Kraft Azeala Park 45Fig. 37. Alabama Drive 45 Fig. 38. Sculling on Lake Maitland 46Fig. 39. Winter Park Area 47Fig. 40. Aerial View of Kraft Azalea Park 48Fig. 41. Wall Assembly 1 51Fig. 42. Wall Assembly 1 52Fig. 43. Wall Assembly 1 53Fig. 44. Wall Assembly 1 54Fig. 45. Blade 55Fig. 46. Blade Shape 56Fig. 47. MDF strips with mounted autocad prints 57Fig. 48. Blades ready for assembly 58Fig. 49. Blade Cut with Jig 59Fig. 50. Texture left from blade 60Fig. 51. Jig designed to cut multiple radius curves 61Fig. 52. Table Saw Jig 62Fig. 53. Wall Assembly 2 63Fig. 54. Wall Assembly 2 64Fig. 55. Wall Assembly 2 65Fig. 56. Construction of Wall Assembly 66Fig. 57. Louvers sitting on compound curved columns 67Fig. 58. Table Saw Jig 68

iii

Fig. 59. Cutting compound curve with jig 69Fig. 60. SHOP website qoute 70Fig. 61. SHOP website qoute 71Fig. 62. SHOP website qoute 72Fig. 63. SHOP website qoute 73Fig. 64. Cad Drawings 74Fig. 65. Wall Assembly 3 75Fig. 66. Wall Assembly 3 76Fig. 67. Wall Assembly 3 77Fig. 68. Wall Assembly 3 78Fig. 69. Wall Assembly 3 79Fig. 70. Table Saw Jig 80Fig. 71. Screw Test 81Fig. 72. Alignment Mock Up 1 82Fig. 73. Alignment Mock Up 2 83Fig. 74. Assembly Jig 84Fig. 75. Assembly Jig 85Fig. 76. First assembly jigs after removal 86Fig. 77. Wall Assembly with jigs attached 87Fig. 78. Wall Assembly near completion 88Fig. 79. Wall Assembly 89Fig. 80. Wall Section Model with assembly jig attached 90Fig. 81. Wall Section Model with assembly jig attached 91Fig. 82. Plan 93Fig. 83. Elevation 94Fig. 84. Interior Perspective 95Fig. 85. Exterior Perspective 96Fig. 86. Exterior Perspective 97Fig. 87. Exploded Perspective 98Fig. 88. Corner 99Fig. 89. Detail Section 100Fig. 90. Template 1 102Fig. 91. Template 2 103Fig. 92. Assembly Jigs 104Fig. 93. Blade Order 105Fig. 94. Column 1 106

Fig. 95. Column 2 107Fig. 96. Column 3 108Fig. 97. Column 4 109Fig. 98. Column 5 110Fig. 99. Column 6 111Fig. 100. Wall Assembly 4 113Fig. 101. Wall Assembly 4 114Fig. 102. Wall Assembly 4 115Fig. 103. Wall Assembly 4 116Fig. 104. Wall Assembly 4 117Fig. 105. One Off Jig 1 118Fig. 106. One Off Jig 2 119Fig. 107. One Off Jig 3 120 Fig. 108. Jig setting up 121Fig. 109. Underside of Jig 122Fig. 110. Jig clamped to table saw 123Fig. 111. Trammel arm sliding on jig 124Fig. 112. Glu Lam ready to be cut 125Fig. 113. Wall Section Mock Up 127Fig. 114. Wall Section Mock Up 128Fig. 115. Wall Section Mock Up 129Fig. 116. Wall Section Mock Up 130Fig. 117. Wall Section Mock Up 131Fig. 118. Wall Section Mock Up 132

iv

Architecture of Materialism: A Study of Craft in Design Culture, Process, and Product

Logan Mahaffey

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Penland School of CraftFig. 1.

11

NW BoatbuildingFig. 2.

12

Seattle CWBFig. 3.

13

Rocking ChairFig. 4.

Sam MaloofFig. 5.

14

Band Saw BoxFig. 6.

Art CarpenterFig. 7.

15

BenchFig. 8.

George NakashimaFig. 9.

16

17

18

Leg SplintsFig. 10.

Chair PrototypesFig. 11.

19

Steel ApplicationsFig. 12.

20

Williams/Tsien PerspectiveFig. 13.

21

22

Learning Curve DiagramFig. 14.

23

Compound Miter SawFig. 15.

24

Joint CutFig. 16.

25

Cutting Half LapFig. 17.

26

JointsFig. 18.

27

JointsFig. 19.

28

JointsFig. 20.

29

Louvers Fig. 21.

30

LouversFig. 22.

31

LouversFig. 23.

32

Dado JigFig. 24.

33

Cutting With Dado Fig. 25.

34

Using Dado JigFig. 26.

35

36

37

Scull DimensionsFig. 27.

38

Floor Plan ProcessFig. 28.

39

Chipboard Drawing 1Fig. 29.

40

Chipboard Drawing 2Fig. 30.

41

Chipboard Drawing 3 Fig. 31.

42

Chipboard Drawing 4Fig. 32.

43

Preliminary Model 1Fig. 33.

44

Preliminary 2Fig. 34.

45

Rollins Boat HouseFig. 35.

View from Kraft Azeala ParkFig. 36.

Alabama DriveFig. 37.

46

Sculling on Lake MaitlandFig. 38.

47

Winter Park AreaFig. 39.

48

Aerial View of Kraft Azalea ParkFig. 40.

49

50

51

Wall Assembly 1 Fig. 41.

52

Wall Assembly 1Fig. 42.

53

Wall Assembly 1Fig. 43.

54

Wall Assembly 1Fig. 44.

55

BladeFig. 45.

56

Blade ShapeFig. 46.

57

MDF strips with mounted autocad printsFig. 47.

58

Blades ready for assemblyFig. 48.

59

Blade Cut with JigFig. 49.

60

Texture left from blade Fig. 50.

61

Jig designed to cut multiple radius curvesFig. 51.

62

Table Saw JigFig. 52.

63

Wall Assembly 2Fig. 53.

64

Wall Assembly 2Fig. 54.

65

Wall Assembly 2Fig. 55.

66

Construction of Wall AssemblyFig. 56.

67

Louvers sitting on compound curved columnsFig. 57.

68

Table Saw JigFig. 58.

69

Cutting compound curve with jig Fig. 59.

70

SHOP website qouteFig. 60.

71

SHOP website qouteFig. 61.

72

SHOP website qouteFig. 62.

73

SHOP website qouteFig. 63.

74

Cad DrawingsFig. 64.

75

Wall Assembly 3Fig. 65.

76

Wall Assembly 3Fig. 66.

77

Wall Assembly 3Fig. 67.

78

Wall Assembly 3Fig. 68.

79

Wall Assembly 3Fig. 69.

80

Table Saw JigFig. 70.

81

Screw TestFig. 71.

82

Alignment Mock Up 1Fig. 72.

83

Alignment Mock Up 2Fig. 73.

84

Assembly JigFig. 74.

85

Assembly JigFig. 75.

86

First assembly jigs after removalFig. 76.

87

Wall Assembly with jigs attachedFig. 77.

88

Wall Assembly near completionFig. 78.

89

Wall Assembly Fig. 79.

90

Wall Section Model with assembly jig attachedFig. 80.

91

Wall Section Model with assembly jig attachedFig. 81.

92

93

Plan Fig. 82.

94

ElevationFig. 83.

95

Interior PerspectiveFig. 84.

96

Exterior PerspectiveFig. 85.

97

Exterior PerspectiveFig. 86.

98

Exploded PerspectiveFig. 87.

99

CornerFig. 88.

100Detail SectionFig. 89.

101

102

Template 1Fig. 90.

103

Template 2Fig. 91.

104

Assembly JigsFig. 92.

105

Blade OrderFig. 93.

106

Column 1Fig. 94.

107

Column 2Fig. 95.

108

Column 3Fig. 96.

109

Column 4Fig. 97.

110

Column 5Fig. 98.

111

Column 6Fig. 99.

112

113

Wall Assembly 4 Fig. 100.

114

Wall Assembly 4Fig. 101.

115

Wall Assembly 4Fig. 102.

116

Wall Assembly 4Fig. 103.

117

Wall Assembly 4Fig. 104.

118

One Off Jig 1Fig. 105.

119

One Off Jig 2Fig. 106.

120

One Off Jig 3Fig. 107.

121

Jig setting upFig. 108.

122

Underside of Jig Fig. 109.

123

Jig clamped to table sawFig. 110.

124

Trammel arm sliding on jigFig. 111.

125

Glu Lam ready to be cutFig. 112.

126

Glu Lam Fig. 113.

127

Wall Section Mock UpFig. 114.

128

Wall Section Mock UpFig. 115.

129

Wall Section Mock UpFig. 116.

130

Wall Section Mock UpFig. 117.

131

Wall Section Mock UpFig. 118.

132

Wall Section Mock UpFig. 119.

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

University of South FloridaScholar Commons2009

Architecture of materialism: A study of craft in design culture, process, and productLogan MahaffeyScholar Commons Citation