Working at Waldorf was a unique experience. The building was adapted into the school from what had been a 1970s concrete call center. 450 Architects retrofitted the existing building with classrooms, science labs, art studios, a library, and administrative and support spaces.
In conjunction with Evans and Wallace, we made and installed a Forbo cork wall paneling that could be used for art critique pin-ups, presentations and lectures.
When Mary and I saw the plans for this project I think we both got a little whirly-eyed.
The scale was a little overwhelming and the design was near impossible. Luckily the architect did one iteration of design revisions, scaling back and omitting the impossible, leaving us with a challenging but attainable design to execute.
Each of the middle panels are wider then a sheet of plywood so we edge glued two 3' sheets together to get 6' widths. Once we glued the cork on, the weight doubled and lifting these things up and down scaffolding was a whole other test of strength and endurance!
The doors below are 6' wide by 7' tall, with cork on both sides, hung on 5 Soss hinges each and supported with a central caster.
The whole wall is 12' tall by 28' long. Covered in Forbo cork board. The two center panels open up to a 12' long chalkboard with a cork board below.
Many thanks to Mary Wallace, Louis and Augustine of Evans and Wallace. Anderson Carpet of Oakland who helped me with the roll of Forbo cork. Paul, my assistant and Jessica and Charlene of Waldorf High. Also thanks to my Festool Skill Saw!
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