Couched Constructions: Work Day 2

These are additional photos of materials salvaged from work day two. Here are some additional thoughts informed by more time spend deconstructing the couch:

-Using a module of just one couch may limit what can be done with the design of a new piece, it's too rigid.

-If we separate the couch into the base and back pieces, like shown above, there is more design freedom but the structural integrity of the original frame is kept in the larger pieces.

-Scraps salvaged from the deconstruction into these bigger pieces of the frame such as the 1"x2"s, pictured above, can be reused to strengthen and the frame or as connection pieces.

-Due to the 'randomness' of couches available and their different constructions, it may be easier to design conceptually for now instead of counting on similar modules being found in each couch.  A technical piece-by-piece computer model and renderings may not even be the best idea for design in this case. Designing with a more 'hands-on' approach may be the best strategy to understand how the unique pieces taken from the couch can fit together.  For instance, some of the pieces pictured above may appear that they could be used turned many different directions.  This is not true due to the way the pieces are weighted.  This is something that is difficult to document on a computer model but is obvious 'hands-on'.

-Creating a materials inventory will keep all pieces available in order to aid in better understanding of the deconstructed couch(es).

-The bed of springs is a piece we are unsure how to approach.  Do we keep it as part of the base where it was originally found or does it have enough integrity to remove it and use it as a piece on its own?

-Even though the couch is deconstructed into usable pieces, there needs to be more time spent 'preparing' the pieces for use.  As documented in pictures above as well as the 'Work Day 1' post, the couch was assembled using a tremendous amount of staples.  These staples are sticking out of nearly every end of every piece taken from the couch and present safety hazards.