Studio Storage
Poynton Studios.
Project Overview
Large scale bespoke storage units for the Poynton Studio 1. Floor to ceiling 4m high shelving units with storage divided around the client’s photography and music equipment.
The units also needed to account for old building issues like non level floors and walls.
The back unit was also created with modular build in mind to incorporate a rolling trolley into the unit.
Create shelving units around the clients’ concept drawings for two floor to ceiling storage units. Build parametric CAD models based around key equipment with specific affordances to the installation space to allow for iterative changes prebuild.
Produce detailed technical drawings based on the CAD models, provide a full cutting list and calculate optimum procurement amounts for minimal waste.The design centered around two 4m high shelve, both contained a mix of photographic and music equipment. Both shelves needed to be capable of carrying heavy PA/music equipment and be tied into the existing brick structure at key locations to ensure structural integrity over the full height of the shelves.
The second, back most shelf required a larger span to account for planned trolley unit that will tie into the shelving unit and create a modular working bench space that can be wheeled out for gigs or photo shoots. This trolley unit was no longer available at the time of the design and build so this shelf was designed and built with the plan of having the lower elements built in at a later date.
The design used 90x45mm framing timber and 12mm MDF for the shelving bases. The units were designed to be built with the core vertical framing elements levelled and horizontal spans at specific heights tied into the original brick structure via dynabolts. This ensured the over integrity for the units and critically allowed for the prefabrication of each shelf with minimal hassle and easy cut corrections.
This made installation as easy as possible by allowing the client to screw each shelf into the main frame shelf by shelf. The careful planning and extensive documentation meant the entire structure was able to be created and installed in less than two days, largely by one person.
