Halle DelMargo Fabrication Portfolio

portfolio.

the round table

o(u)r experience the womb

mother crow select work

exhibition of artistic works from artist buster simpson

exhibition of architectural work from the office of (un)certainty research

sci-fi experience - artificial womb

wearable experience of the story of the mother crow

select work

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THE ROUND TABLE

Gould Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Exhibition of Artistic Works from Artist Buster Simpson

The Round Table was a commotion project for artist Buster Simpson to complete an art exhibition of his work at Gould Hall, UW. His works speaks global ecological and social disruptions through consciousness of society.

The stools were designed by Buster Simpson as a tool for gathering but also a tool to represent working as one, as the stools are modular. I later recreated the design from existing stools already created by Buster Simpson by CNCing 4 identical stools from a single sheet of 1” plywood. The design was intended to not waste any part of the plywood, using every piece for the stools.

The table was designed by Jack Bowen (UW) and Buster Simpson to represent equality and coming together as one at the round table. Jack Bowen and I built the table together using L steel beams and elm wood salvaged from UW campus. After polishing, drilling holes and welding together the metal base, we used 8 slabs of the elm to create the table top, match booking the grain of the wood together. The table top needed 48 threaded inserts to hold it to the metal base while also jigsawing and routing out the perfect circle, and of course a lot of TLC to finish the job.

Material List - salvaged elm, metal L steel beams, bolts, threaded inserts, 1” plywood, finish

foot detail - detached

foot detail - attached

O(U)R EXPERIENCE

Gould Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Exhibition of Architectural Work from The Office of (Un)Certainty Research

Professors Vikramaditya Prakash and Professor Mark M. Jarzombek commissioned an exhibition through the Fabrication Lab at the College of Built Environments to showcase six of their futuristic projects they have created over the years through their firm Office of (Un) Certainty Research. Their work speaks about futures we should be designing for related to climate change, traditions, ceremonies and the necessary research needed for combining humanities and sciences.

Through this design we created a floor plan of the winding wall that would work with the existing gallery, created enough space for the viewers of the exhibit and kept the fire exits clear for safety. We then designed and CNCed plywood plates that would house the 2x4 studs. These plates acted as the structure and design throughout the wall’s assembly by creating the curves needed for a smooth wall and the ability to make it stand. The wall was made of 36 different plate-2x4 units that were bolted together, stretching about 125’ in length. Once these units were in place, sheets of flexible thin plywood were attached to the studs, then a thin layer of plaster on the uneven joints to smooth out the surface for the final vinyl sheet to be assembled on top.

Material List - wood studs, 1” plywood sheets, plaster, bolts, vinyl paper sheets

THE WOMB

Gould Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Sci-Fi Experience - Artificial Womb

The womb is an artificial birthing facility created to make the next generation of beings. The womb can construct life through DNA from any type of being. It is created as a family facility to hold the families of the new beings together while this process of creation happens.

Artificial umbilical cords connect the family pods to their new children through the use of communication and voices. They are able to speak to their children till the moment of birth through the umbilical cord.

The womb is also a harbor of death where people can come to die comfortably with their families near in death pods. The death pods have umbilical cords for communication to the family pods and their family embryo sacks. Their bodies will die and be composted into the womb facility for fertilization for the future generations.

The wombs facilities are created for space travel so people and beings may travel through space and discover new habitable planets with the next generation of beings. The womb harvests the past, births the future and units the present.

Material List - Recycled walls of the O(U)R Experience, recycled paper, balloons, LED lights, nylon tubes, foam padding, paint

conveyor belt and embryo sacks

MOTHER CROW

ARCH Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Wearable Experience of the Story of the Mother Crow

Enter the realm of a contemporary mythos, where the divine presence of the mysterious Mother Goddess Crow, Morkaina, reigns supreme as the omniscient seer. She embodies the dual essence of creation and transition, bestowing life’s breath and orchestrating the passage into the unknown. Alongside her at all time and her loyal helpers, mortal crows, Morkaina assumes the pivotal role of intermediary, seamlessly weaving the threads of existence between the natural and human worlds.

Through her divine grace, she becomes the transcendental bridge that unites all realms, embodying the eternal interconnectedness of the cosmos.

Material List - wood studs, thin plywood sheets, recycled paper, metal hallow tube base, rope, fabric, projector

evolution i - pavilion design created from rockite, basswood and acrylic

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