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12 Strangers & The Hub
A bicycle repair table with twelve work bays in a circle, and an inside-outside shelter that turns it into a neighborhood bike shop.
Architecture 1, Fall 2025. The brief was a table, then a space, in support of an agenda to bring twelve strangers together.
The table
I designed a table for bicycle repair. Twelve work bays sit in a circle, so people end up facing each other and asking for help. Ramps make it easy to lift and lower bikes to the work plane, the bays fit large bicycles, and there is sheltered storage underneath. I tested it with movement scripts, from the designer's perfect world to a bored six-year-old to rush-hour storage.
The Hub
The Hub is an inside-outside space for the table. Outside, it supports round-the-clock bike maintenance. Inside, it becomes a bike shop with workshops, repair classes, and staffed bays. People choose how social they want to be while working on a bike.
Gallery
The table
Twelve work bays in a circle, ramps for lifting bikes, and sheltered storage underneath.