Transfurniture Challenge

Inspiration

The Stowaway was inspired by our own desires for the perfect dorm room. Features and ideas grew from

What it does

Stowaway is a sliding floor to ceiling shelf with built-in bed and nightstand on one side, and a workspace on the other. All components fold up into the shelf and are able to slide along ceiling tracks as one unit. There are large storage spaces throughout the furniture piece. Most notably, a swiveling set of bins underneath the bed, which can keep the same orientation regardless of bed's orientation. The combination of these elements allow for optimal space efficiency and user accessibility/comfort.

How we built it

We started with countless brainstorms and sketches until we decided on a final design. We then made parts on SolidWorks which turned into subassemblies and assemblies, as well as animations and renderings to better communicate our vision. A small 3D-printed prototype was also created.

Challenges we ran into

The CAD process was longer than originally expected, as assemblies were very tedious, especially with constant idea changes.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We were able to pitch our product with a SolidWorks assembly, animations, renderings, and a 3D printed prototype, to ensure our vision could be understood in a variety of forms.