Good/Poor
A Speculation on Wood Framing
This speculative object explores the potential of wood framing through new applications of Audels’ “Good” and “Poor” stick-building conventions. The unconventional assembly of custom CNC-milled joints and members expresses a typically hidden structural system, and questions whether “poor” building practices might be pursued with enough technical rigor to produce a complete and stable “good” assembly.

A cast concrete bench serves as the assembly’s foundation; the complex framing structure elevates an OSB-sheathed wooden box that matches the volume of the bench. Each piece has a distinct and specific purpose, and no two components ever repeat identically. The specificity of the fabrication process smooths over some of the irregularities and imbalances apparent in the entire form.
Type  Fabrication Experiment
Date
Fall 2023
Location
Providence, RI

Collaborators

Alexandra Croft
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