The K-12 Education team over at Perkins and Will has designed a blanket fort DiY project that parents and their kids can do together while at home. The project calls for blankets and cardboard that are intended to function as sound barriers to help with conflicting activities throughout the day, such as competing decibels from Zoom calls and playing children.
"The cardboard also doubles as an art platform for the kids to decorate as they want," said Bryan Harry, Designer at Perkins and Will. The fort can be made with wooden dowels and copper pipe fittings. This fort design is a bit more refined compared to the traditional furniture fort. Here, the architectural acumen of the Perkins and Will team show in the strengthened frame design as well as the intentionality of the sound proofing design aim.
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Can I substitute PVC pipe fittings in lieu of the copper?
*Not really asking, just trolling P&W.
Sorry, but this has been straight-up ripped from an esteemed 'nector.
Fred Scharmen
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love the concept sketch:
(and the spray painted wood grain on cardboard is very nice too)
Guess the new thing to do for architecture firms after making face shields is forts ... yawn...
Ikea did it better: https://archinect.com/news/article/150198409/build-at-home-furniture-forts-and-tents-with-ikea-russia-s-new-interactive-quarantine-campaign
I aggressively challenge the sound barrier/acoustic claim in the title and write up too. No way that dampens the decibels coming out of my child.
"an initiative aimed at helping families activate their creativity together during lockdowns"
https://www.frameweb.com/news/...
(be careful of the autoplay with sound)
autoplay's gone now
its marketing.
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