The premise of this group project was vague and simple - design a wooden device to move six 1-gallon jugs of water a distance of 3 feet.  Our device, WaterWheel, is designed to simultaneously exceed these requirements, maintain the simplicity of its goal, and remain specific to the form of the water bottle.  The terranean transport can move an indefinite distance with the least amount of labor required, with a simple push .  In order to minimize the amount of materials used, the design is not conceived as  a container for the water bottles - rather, the water bottles are incorporated as an essential element to the design, acting as lateral stability. 

While the primary goal of this group project was to create a steel seat at a 5’ elevation,  our group held the intent of designing an object that was playful and engaging, in contrast with the austerity of the material.  The general form is an inverted caternary arch - reminiscent of a child’s monkey bars - augmented to account for dynamic and static loads.  Circular hollow rods act as steps and compression to counterract the tension of the coated steel wires along the top, arrayed to create a lightweight, comfortable contour for sitting.  These wires are also used in tension at the base to prevent the  legs from splaying outward along its length.  For mobility purposes, PerchArch can be simply dismantled with a wrench and can be used as a seat closer to the ground.

The goal of this group project was to design a lightweight concrete ove n capable of baking six 6”-inch diameter units of flatbread.  Folded Oven was our solution - conceived as a sleek form, composed of a semi-triangular surface that folded the vertices.  This tripodal form ensured optimal stability, even on uneven ground.  The concrete mixture is composed entirely of cement and microspheres, tiny glass bubbles filled with air, which allowed the final product to be ultra light and smooth in composition.  Despite this, prototypes proved that the large top surface, even with steel reinforcement, could not support itself; so structural steel-reinforced beams were integrated to support the concrete’s load.  As a result of this (and curiosity), the oven was able to support at least 210 pounds, which is more than enough for flatbread.