PROJECT 01

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I was tasked with the study of the hardware aisle in Home Depot, where I focused on Bays 11-3.  During my initial scan of the aisle, I noticed that the top half of the bays were dedicated to smaller hardware, while the bottom portion of the bays held larger hardware.  I decided to focus my study of the hardware on material and price in each bay.  Material-wise, much of the hardware was stainless steel, brass, aluminum, or galvanized, but the majority of the hardware was zinc.  Zinc and aluminum seemed to be cheaper than stainless steel.  Size-wise, much of the hardware was organized in ascending order from left to right, and the hardware varied between 1/8,” 1/4,” and 1/2” depending on the hardware and its usage.  For example, in Bay 11, the fasteners were all composed of zinc, and the smallest size was 1/4” x 34” to 1/4”x3” and ascended in size as you went down the final row to 8.”

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I decided to compare the hardware in Home Depot with sailing equipment, even though the majority of the sailing equipment was composed of aluminum.  I compared the shape the regular and sailing hardware to its usage, and found many similarities between bolts, washers, pins, and sheaves.

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PROJECT 02

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My partner and I were tasked with the modeling of Peter Zumthor's Swiss Sound Box.  We did photographic research of the building, and chose a wall section to model.  We created a digital model as well as a physical model composed of basswood, concrete, and miniature hardware.