Shelving Forest

Design by Vladimir Radutny Architects

Fabrication by zakrose

Chicago, IL, 2018

Model: Cardboard and dried flowers on basswood Shelf: White oak

8 ft x 7 ft x 16 in

Solid white oak dowels slot into custom metal connections at the ground and ceiling. Like trunks in a forest, the dowels stagger as they march from left to right. Responding to the articulation of vertical elements, the shelves step at each connection point where a square pin is inserted between shelf and post.