MY TRAN STUDIO

We had this unique opportunity to work on a design-built project with a group of local artists, expecting a gallery to display local artworks. Besides the challenge of the low budget, we ran into another interesting problem, material shortage. When everything was under lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, many shipping transportations were delayed, causing the lack of building materials on the island and the unexpected increasing cost.Our solution was to use as much as available materials to lower the cost and propose creative ways to display artwork on moveable partition walls. The partitions are easy to construct and can perform multi-tasks.

Time was also tricky for us because three of us were in our last year of graduate school, but we designed and constructed all the parts in a small garage within three months to meet the deadline for the first exhibition.