My Final Container

My final structure cannot contain my sketchbooks, as I did not take wood thickness dimensions into account during the design process. It does, however, fit in my learning journals and maquettes, and I feel that it is successful as a small scale container based on negative space.

The final container in the negative space. Although 
the structure did not fit perfectly, I added a small 
piece of wood  between the base and the soap 
dispenser as the added lock unbalanced the 
inner panel.

My final container shown open and
holding all of my maquettes for the
project. From this photo you can see
the untidiness of the glue inside the
 front panels, but the glue could not be
sanded off of the ply without removing
 a layer of the wood.

A photograph showing the final
container when it is closed.

The final container when both
 doors are open.

A close up of the front panels and top area.

Details of the top section without
maquettes being held.

This photograph shows the top opening and how it balances
in a curved shape as a result of the small spaces between
each  piece of wood, held together by the fabric strips.

I created a removable shelf for the top area
so that maquettes in this section would
be separate from the bottom section.

Detail showing the locks. The keys were created by
 inserting dowel into a drilled piece of thicker dowel
and sanding into a rounded edge.