In this assignment, my teammate and I were given a number of different challenges to solve. The challenges included: coming up with ways to create crown molding on a curved wall and creating sweeps. Our main objective was to discover how to prevent a set wall on stage from shaking during a performance. The show we were presented with is a comedy in which a door is consistently slammed throughout the show. Our team proposed that we build a door frame separate from the wall to minimize the entire set wall from shaking. We only focused on this singular task due to time constraints. We decided to build a doorframe that would stand independently from the main wall. There needed to be 4′ of space between the main wall and the masking wall behind it. We discovered that constructing a doorframe was not an easy task. Adding a door and adding hinges to a working doorframe presented a number of challenges. This assignment taught us a lot about everyday objects like doors, and to not take for granted how they are built.
Construction Drawings for Problem 3
