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26MAR 2015

Rapid Type Coffee Pod / Kory Bieg and Andre Caradec

Posted in Architecture - Restaurants by * FORMAKERS

We were given a generous donation of Alpolic, a unique aluminum composite material manufactured by Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.

To explore the full potential of the material, we decided to co-teach an experimental design studio with one goal: push the material as far as possible within the limits of currently available CNC fabrication technology.

Though Rapid Type targets the slow drip coffee movement, the larger agenda of the studio was to explore the gap between highly-designed prefabricated buildings and under-designed food trucks.

Prefabrication remains a buzz word in the field of architecture, but has failed to deliver a reliable and cost-saving economic model for building construction.

In fact, the only prefabricated structures that have performed consistently well are not buildings at all.

The appearance of food trucks has exploded in the past few years and their visibility is only continuing to grow.

The studio decided to latch on to this growing trend by offering a new and unique design using proven methods of mass manufacturing.

Rapid Type is a full-service mobile sales platform that offers high-design, ease of assembly, and full mobility.

The project combines the best of prefabricated building construction mixed with the financial vitality of the food truck movement.

The prototype is designed to accommodate a variety of consumer markets.

Design team:
Project Design and Fabrication Lead /// Kory Bieg and Andre Caradec

CCA Design/Build Team (alphabetical order) /// Amir Afifi, Jon Butler, Mark Campos, Michael Chang, Kate Ganim, Gabe Guerriero , Kelly Lawley, Liz Lessig, Richard Lovato, Erin McDonough, Matt Mochizuki, Jamie Pratt, Tyler Pew, Sergio Sandoval, Michael Wu

Sponsors /// OTA+ (www.otaplus.com), S/tudio U/nder M/anufacture (www.sumarch.com), Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.

Status:
Completed

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