The project was to design a multipurpose furniture using panels produced by Abet Laminati S.p.A. with two constraints. The first being that the Esacore AL™ panels can sustain a maximum of 150kg/cm² of stress. The second was to optimize the standard 1000mm X 3000mm panels by considering no more than 10% of material loss. This project was to understand the limits and opportunities in furniture design using the specified material.
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This material is produced using a patented aluminium honeycomb technology and the edging of the panels are done with CNC machines.
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Inspiration came from Roman architecture. Our team honed in on the molding used to elaborate the profiles of pillars, walls, and ceilings in the catholic churches of Rome. Molding was broken down into three designs: Ovulo, Cavetto, and Cyma.
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Our solution was to mirror the contours of the furniture using the molds as design. Mirroring the contours kept the material loss under 10%. The contour follows the average height of a table and ergonomically viable heights of bookshelves. Foreign objects such as screws, nuts, and bolts were not used in conceiving our Personal Space.