museum of childhood information desk by peter marigoldall images courtesy peter marigold

 

 

designer peter marigold has sent designboom images of his latest project– a new information desk for the museum of childhood in london. conceived with a rectangular footprint, the reception desk features rippling vertical panels throughout its elongated organic-formed facade. a selection of flat-grain timber stretches from floor level to service level, twisting around the enclosure to achieve a smooth transition from one to the other. built from hand cut solid ash, the series of complex frames are then bent around a CNC cut framework, where the structure is intentionally built as a dry-fit solution so that at the end of its life it can be broken down and the timber reused.

 

 

museum of childhood information desk by peter marigold

conceived with a rectangular footprint, the reception desk features rippling vertical panels throughout its elongated organic-formed facade.

 

 

the desk breaks down into separate wheeled units that can be either stored away easily or used for bar and function elements for private events. this was particularly complex due to the highly irregular form of each unit. without parallel or perpendicular lines to work with, the assembly is solved using a series of simple leveling feet and bespoke metal connection joints.

 

 

museum of childhood information desk by peter marigold

a selection of flat-grain timber stretches from floor level to service level, twisting around the enclosure to achieve a smooth transition from one to the other

 

 

museum of childhood information desk by peter marigold

built from hand cut solid ash, the series of complex frames are then bent around a CNC cut framework

 

 

museum of childhood information desk by peter marigold

the structure is intentionally built as a dry-fit solution so that at the end of its life it can be broken down and the timber reused

 

 

museum of childhood information desk by peter marigold

construction process – surface installation and mapping

 

 

museum of childhood information desk by peter marigold

clamping process

 

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