The aesthetics of the build needed to blend with this bold, futuristic interior.
With a giant column directly in the center of the viewing area for the video wall, placement and angle for the four smaller monitors was essential.
This was the initial concept I submitted to the client. The intent was to evoke the feel of a spaceship, particularly the command area often depicted in images of science fiction.
The majority of the potential customers our client hoped to impress with this display would be high-ranking members of the U.S. Airforce and Spaceforce. Such a position requires many decades of service, and I made the includion of comfortable seating a priority for those officers of advanced years.
As the concept was refined and detailed for production, it arose that the client wanted to include a horizontal rail for non-participants to lean against. This rail needed to be secure enough to hold the weight of two or three people, yet fully modular and removable. I ended up mounting it to an extension of the platform. A platform which cam locks together in seven sections on casters which can wheel away for storage.
The platform was split into nine interlocking parts with casters on the removable portions. The leaning rail was made of 3/8" thick aluminum plate welded to sections of a curved 2" pipe. The finish of the deck is a highly durable, non-skid, textured automotive coating.
Power for the lights in the deck and for the monitors was drawn from that meddlesome central column. The wires snake through the platform base and up through the legs of the middle wedge.
At the last moment we all remembered that it was 2020 and transparent Covid-19 barriers were incorporated into the final design in accordance with official CDC guidelines.
Before beginning fabrication, one final site visit was made where we laid out cardboard templates and checked the alignment to the column for clear viewability, as well as overall feel within the space.
Our client was extremely pleased with the final result, as was I.
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Jado Demo Center
This was a semi-permanent installation in a corporate facility Washington, D.C. The client was a prominent aerospace engineering company who wanted to create an interactive product demonstration experience which incorporated four touchscreen monitors linked to the existing curved video wall.
I was responsible for the design concept, the CAD detailing, and the overall project management for this job.
