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Step 2Create your design
The design we used had radial supports with a swooping seating area that works good for sitting on the edge of your chair or for lounging back. The basic principal of the cardboard chaise lounge is that a few large frame sheets rigidly fixture several strong beams of cardboard. The beams support your weight, and the frame confines the beams so that the couch will not skew or twist. While we'd be thrilled if some of you follow our design, we think it would be the bee' s knees (i.e., exciting) to see what variations people come up with.
Our design
We wanted something a bit more organic with some curves to it. So we have two radial areas of supports. One for the upper body and one for the lower body. You can see that only two of the subborts are vertically aligned, and some of the beams are probably more decoration than functional. But hopefully it illustrates that you can have fun with the form of your couch
Concept Considerations as you ponder your own design
How do you want to sit on it? Would it be used at a table. Would it be more for relaxing? Watching TV? Reading a book? Would you like it to be low to the ground? If you're going to build a cardboard couch you might as well design it as you want it! So these will are good questions to ask if you decide to make your own design.
Structural Considerations
You will want a few key beams reaching from near the bottom of the couch to near the top. The number of beams also helps make the couch rigid along the horizontal plane. So that when you sit on the couch, it wont twist back and forth. So rule of thumb guidelines: 1) have a few vertical supports for areas where weight will be concentrated, like where people's fannies will go :b 2) have several beams distributed through the length of your couch to prevent wiggling
Our design
We wanted something a bit more organic with some curves to it. So we have two radial areas of supports. One for the upper body and one for the lower body. You can see that only two of the subborts are vertically aligned, and some of the beams are probably more decoration than functional. But hopefully it illustrates that you can have fun with the form of your couch
Concept Considerations as you ponder your own design
How do you want to sit on it? Would it be used at a table. Would it be more for relaxing? Watching TV? Reading a book? Would you like it to be low to the ground? If you're going to build a cardboard couch you might as well design it as you want it! So these will are good questions to ask if you decide to make your own design.
Structural Considerations
You will want a few key beams reaching from near the bottom of the couch to near the top. The number of beams also helps make the couch rigid along the horizontal plane. So that when you sit on the couch, it wont twist back and forth. So rule of thumb guidelines: 1) have a few vertical supports for areas where weight will be concentrated, like where people's fannies will go :b 2) have several beams distributed through the length of your couch to prevent wiggling
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