AtFAB Digitally Manufactured Furniture
AtFAB is Open Source furniture which you can digitally manufacture from any off-the-shelf sheet material that can be cut by a CNC router, laser cutter or water jet. Each object is comprised of simple, flat interlocking parts, which anyone can intuitively put together without adhesives or complicated hardware. Learn more and download AtFAB here.
In Development: The Pajama Factory in Williamsport, PA
An adaptive reuse of a 300,000 mill building in Williamsport, PA that once manufactured Keds Sneakers. The design is implemented through a series of tactical, incremental construction build outs, that support bottom up community growth, phased business expansion, and staged funding from investors, tax credits and financing.
In Development: Shenandoah Mountain House
A weekend house designed for a Washington DC couple on a stunning but remote mountaintop in West Virginia. The design takes advantage of unobstructed 270 degree views of the Shenandoah Mountains, while addressing difficult site access, a short construction season, limited labor force and shoestring budget.
NEWS
Bay Area Maker Faire 2012
See AtFAB prototypes at the Maker Faire in San Mateo on May 19 & 20, where we'll join ShopBot, 100kGarages.com and others under the Maker Tent.
We were so pleased to receive Editor's Choice Award at the 2011 World Maker Faire. See us explain AtFAB to Make Magazine's Chris Connors here.
Involution Now in 306090
Gary Rohrbacher's "Involution Now" has been published in Making a Case, 306090's latest volume. In it, he outlines how a new kind of collaboration might enable architects to address our increasingly pressing environmental and energy concerns.
Purchase 306090, Volume 14 here.
Couched Constructions Exhibit
During Spring 2012, FIlson and Rohrbacher were invited to exhibit Networked Constructions, as part of the Couched Constructions exhibit at the Herron Gallery in Indianapolis. Our installation showed AtFAB's ability for adaptation and transformation.
Click here to see more about the exhibition, and visit our blog to see the fabrication process.
CDVE 2011 in Hong Kong
On Sept 12, 2011, Anne Filson presented a paper in Hong Kong on Filson and Rohrbacher's collaborative and distributed fabrication workflow for AtFAB.
Click here to view the conference proceedings.
CURRENT EVENTS
2012 Int'l Architecture Biennale Rotterdam
The Atomic Cities Research Group is pleased to exhibit its strategic vision for the Paducah Gasseous Diffusion Plant at the 2012 International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam as part of the UK/CoD River Cities installation. The exhibition, entitled "Making City" is at the Netherlands Architecture Institute through 2012.
Click here to see more about the Atomic Citiesresearch, and visit our blog to see the model fabrication process.