©2010 JP Caudill
This steel-framed African Mahogany desk was recently completed and delivered. The carbon fiber-covered aluminum channel in the top keeps cables organized while the sliding keyboard tray allows the user to sit at either end of the desk. The frame is finished with a flat black powder coat and the mahogany is oiled and waxed.
displays up and running
5forty design and Lyall Design Architects had been trying for about a year and a half to find a project to collaborate on and Lyall finally came up with the perfect opportunity. These display panels for Lockheed Martin needed to be designed, fabricated, and installed within 4 weeks. After getting the go-ahead and drawings from Lyall, it took about 3 weeks to design and build fixtures, weld the frames and posts, have aluminum skins laser cut, and get everything powder coated and then installed. The system consists of 2 units made up of 4 7′x7′ panels each. The panels are attached to hinges on the center posts so that they can be rotated through 180 degrees and each panel has a flat screen monitor on the outside, and a laptop controller stowed on the inside. The frames and skins of the panels are all aluminum. The skins are held on with nearly 700 button cap screws. The center posts are welded steel tube and plate and have bronze bearings on the hinges.
This fountain was designed and fabricated for Woods Financial in Chesapeake, VA. The 3″ diameter turned aluminum tubes fill with water that then cascades down their sides giving just the right amount of noise, with minimal splashing. The uplighting from the submersible lights is refracted by the ripples and creates mesmerizing patterns on the walls and ceiling of the room. The African mahogany and aluminum basin ties the design into the existing decor.
The completed fountain
The Cape Henry DNA sculpture was completed in September of 2007, but was previously unposted. Here it is in all of its glory. The DNA sculpture is made of laser-cut anodized aluminum sheet for the base pairs and machined aluminum rods representing the chemical bonds. The sculpture is 12 feet long and about 3 feet in diameter. It is comprised of approximately 5,000 parts and is suspended from a 7 foot square skylight over a stairwell. It took us most of a day working at the top of fully-extended 28′ ladders, to attach the custom anchors and raise the sculpture into position.
