Design Project "Zero": Sawhorse and Office Desk.

「0」号项目I 锯马和办公桌/
Design Project "Zero": Sawhorse and Office Desk.

设计的实践 /

The Practice of Design

锯马一方面是我们自己使用的需求，另一方面它本身具有工作室的象征意义。就像我们最初设定的原则：自己的设计要尽可能的亲自动手制作。

这其实也是我们打磨设计的重要方法。一个”设计“到”实现“有着众多可能性，需要反复深入的推敲和思考。我们相信如果能动手实践，全心投入的去验证心中所想，会带来内心的平静，然后其它的一切就会变得顺其自然。

On one hand, Sawhorse represents our own usage needs, and on the other hand, it carries symbolic significance for the studio itself. Just like the principle we initially set: our own designs should be made by our own hands as much as possible.

This is actually an important method for refining our designs. The transition from "design" to "implementation" offers numerous possibilities, requiring repeated and in-depth contemplation and reflection. We believe that by putting our hands into action, fully dedicating ourselves to validating our thoughts, it brings inner tranquility, and then everything else will naturally fall into place.

我们虽然不是拉斯金（John Ruskin）[1]的追随者，但他在170多年前对工匠、手工制作和建筑品质关系的探讨，对于如今人与工作关系的思考仍有启发。在《THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE》的“THE LAMP OF LIFE”中，他认为制作者的意志和手工制作赋予了建筑的生命活力，同时通过双手造物更是人的真正生命力的体现。

Although we are not followers of John Ruskin [1], his exploration of the relationship between craftsmen, craftsmanship, and architectural quality over 170 years ago still provides inspiration for contemplating the relationship between humans and work today. In "THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE," specifically in "THE LAMP OF LIFE," Ruskin believed that the will of the maker and the act of craftsmanship imbue architecture with vitality, and creating with one's own hands is a true manifestation of human vitality.

他写到“For we are not sent into this world to do any thing into which we cannot put our hearts. We have certain work to do for our bread, and that is to be done strenuously; other work to do for our delight, and that is to be done heartily: neither is to be done by halves and shifts, but with a will; and what is not worth this effort is not to be done at all.Perhaps all that we have to do is meant for nothing more than an exercise of the heart and of the will, and is useless in itself; but, at all events, the little use it has may well be spared if it is not worth putting our hands and our strength to. ”[2]

通过结构本身展现制作物的精神 /

The spirit of the object is revealed through the structure itself

锯马的设计，应用了厚重的方型木料，它是来自建筑物拆除下来的木构件。梯形的楔子将两端相连，使端部形成强烈的风格特征，支撑腿的人字拼接将榫头呈现于观者眼中，与楔子一起呈现结构的真实。

The design of the sawhorse incorporates sturdy square timber, which is salvaged from demolished buildings. The trapezoidal wedges connect the two ends, creating a strong stylistic feature at the edges. The dovetail joints supporting the legs are exposed, allowing viewers to witness the authenticity of the structure along with the wedges.

办公桌的设计，是锯马理念的延申。装配式的思路贯穿于设计的实践中，桦木多层板桌面通过燕尾榫与框架相连，桌腿通过榫卯和预埋件与木梁安装，共同创造了稳定的桌面和舒适的腿部空间。用一根2m长的木梁横跨两端，三根横撑坐落在贯穿的梁上，T形的腿部从两端汇聚，端部形态暗示着结构如何发生。

The design of the office desk is an extension of the sawhorse concept. The modular approach is integrated throughout the design practice. The birch plywood tabletop is connected to the frame using dovetail joints, while the desk legs are installed with mortise and tenon joints and embedded fixtures, collectively creating a stable tabletop and comfortable leg space. A single 2-meter-long wooden beam spans across both ends, with three cross braces resting on the beam, and the T-shaped legs converge from both ends, hinting at how the structure unfolds.

这两款设计旨在探索由结构产生的美感，舍弃了一切多余的装饰和曲线，从整体的构造和尺度展示了阳刚性，粗旷简单的做工和诚实的用料构成了宏观的设计语言。最后由略带装饰性的榫卯丰满了结构。

These two designs aim to explore the beauty derived from structure, discarding any unnecessary decorations and curves. They showcase masculinity through the overall construction and scale. The rough and simple craftsmanship, along with the use of honest materials, form the macro-level design language. Lastly, the slightly decorative mortise and tenon joints add a sense of completeness to the structure.

注释：

[1]约翰·拉斯金(John Ruskin，1819—1900)历史学家、教育家和作家，工艺美术运动的主要理论家。他的《论哥特建筑的性质》奠定了工艺美术运动的道德和哲学基础。

[2]引自《THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE》中文大意：“我们来到这个世上不是为了做那些不能全心投入的事的。我们要做一些为了面包的工作，这些工作是劳苦的；我们也要做一些为了愉快的工作，这些工作是由心的，自发的，而且如果不值得去费力也根本不必去做的。或许我们要做的一切仅仅只是为了锻炼心灵和意志，而这事的本身也是没什么用的；但无论如何，如果它不值得让我们动手出力去做的话，那它可能仅有的一点用处都可以省去。”