Chutes and Ladders
· Architectural Designs, hous projects, Uncategorized · architecture, far out, JOHNHOUSHMAND, new designs, sculpture, workshop
You may have been wondering what the guys at the shop have been developing with this new system of armatures. Here is the newest prototype! It may look complicated. And that’s because it is.
These rollercoaster-esque columns, or as we like to call them “stems”, are a part of our newest architectural project. The possibilities really are endless when using these ultra-flexible and elegant winding forms.
One can’t help but be reminded of one of John’s sculptures from 2008. Ladder, seen below, seems to be at the root of our newest project! This sculptural quality can really seen as a thread through all of our pieces, be it architectural or industrial. Come see it for yourself at the Soho showroom!
The work we do requires space. Lots of space. That means we need mountains and fields in which to find trees, acres of land to deliver, organize, and mill, tens of thousands of square feet to air dry, store, (and play) and a huge workshop in order to reincarnate these trees as works of art. We happened upon a 30 acre farm, with two 12,000 square foot steel buildings, a hoop structure (read “greenhouse”) for air drying slabs, and a 15,000 square foot concrete slab on which to operate custom sawmills (our sawyers seem to prefer the great outdoors for some reason). With a development loan from the Catskill Watershed Commission we were on our way and converted this crazy place from a dairy farm to a tailor made facility with room for infinite expansion.
