Originally, our furniture design was meant to be a semi-transparent wall that served the function of being a threshold between the private spaces of the bunks. This wall was made by creating a solid vs. void contrast between the Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) and the wood. The wood was to protrude from the mortar of the blocks and give a sense of continuity while still creating a contrast.
Our joint was a mortis and tenon joint where each vertical piece had the “female” part and the horizontal pieces had the “male” equivalent that was milled out. The CNC milled out these joints with curved edges and although we know that it could have drilled holes in the edges, we decided that we wanted a cleaner look for our design and therefore went to woodshop to create the sharp edges for the joint. The joint was friction fit.
Originally, we viewed this design as an elevation. But as our design developed, we decided to view it as a frame/section instead.
Above is the plan view inspired by our joint for the slab wall shown below. ]
Could this have been done without the CNC router?
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