TRdesign

Mobile Coffee Shop

maximum size: must be able to travel on a public road when fully collapsed

accommodation: a   bar and seating to accommodate six people
  a take out counter for customers to add cream, sugar, et cetera
  four two-seater tables, two chairs at each

work area to support four large   pots for two different types of coffee, both caffeine and de-caffeinated
  storage & display for baked goods
 
  an overhead plane that creates a sense of enclosure and 'place'

function: the whole environment must   be able to be packed up into one tidy package and transported to another location- Matthew Ziff, Instructor

The Coffee shop I created is to be placed in the center of campus, I have incorporated seating in the front with a Plexiglas barrier to the interior of the the rest of the shop.

Directly behind the Plexiglas is a bar for additional seating facing towards the back.  I incorporated a glass shelf that is easily pulled out (much like a dishwasher) where they could store and display the fruit and additional beverages that they are selling.  To reach the fruit you simply reach in from the side.

You order from the right side

Pick up on the left

Left side, espresso machine and pick up

Side view

There is a steel frame for the ceiling plane with corregated aluminum that is bolted on top.  Each of the poles are placed inside designated holes in the rubber floor for easy installation.  The rubber floor is in 4'x4' tiles that interlock together.  All of the counters and bar also fit into designated holes in the floor.
The physical model

Sketches

Studio Spring 2006

Intersecting Plans:

the five planes are to be of different thicknesses, with one plane each at:  1", one inch thick, 6", six inches thick, 12" twelve inches thick, 18" eighteen inches thick, 24" twenty-four inches thick.

each plane is to be a minimum of six feet (6') in short dimension, and a maximum of twelve feet (12') in long dimension.

each plane is required to intersect at least two other planes.  planes can only intersect at angles of 90, 30, or 15 degrees,   but each plane must continue through the plane it intersects by a minimum of one foot (1'-0").

each of the planes is to have a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3) openings in it.  each opening may not be larger than six hundred (600) square inches.

these planes, planar elements, can be made of any material that you find interesting and appropriate for their function. the planes may be of any 'shape', and may be oriented horizontal, vertical, or off axis.

Three Lines:

There are to be three linear elements, 'lines', included in the design of this piece. 

one linear element is to be one inch (1" ) in diameter, and a minimum of four feet (4') long. 

one linear element is to be six inches (6") in diameter and a minimum of six feet (6') long. 

one linear element is to be eighteen inches (12") in diameter and a minimum of eight feet (8') long. 

these linear elements can be made of any material you find interesting and appropriate for their function.

-Matthew Ziff, Instructor

For my planes I used glass, connected together by spiders, and the linear elements are cylinders in the middle of the glass planes.