blurring the distinction between art and craft

Paul Duncker, AIA (307) 732-1645

HandsOn Design Jackson Hole architect

Jenny Lake Benches

The images below represent a line of semi-custom benches designed and fabricated for the Jenny Lake area of Grand Teton National Park. They are also available for purchase. Please contact us at for more information.

Detail/ textures

Benches have a rough circle sawn texture on the backside, with smooth sanded contact surfaces.

Context

Rustic, rugged and refined. Think of them as heavy duty wooden sofas.

9' bench w/ handrails

The Jenny Lake benches are designed to provide comfortable and attractive seating options for parks, plazas and pathways, either with or without a backrest.

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Custom Componentry

A sampling of items envisioned, and mostly built, by HandsOn Design. Some images are linked to more information. Hover to see a brief description, click to find the links (not all have them.)

Park bench

The first of a set of 21 benches destined for Grand Teton National Park

Cherry kitchen

With custom steel exhaust hood

Frosted glass doors

Suspended on custom steel frames

Bookshelves

Cherry face frame, multiply maple shelves.

Wine rack

The temperature is controlled by removing the insulated walls and leaving the concrete foundation walls exposed

Wanut bathroom

Walnut dresser

Aluminum grating at rear covers fluid filled baseboard convector

Beech bookcase

With file drawers below

Ted-X stage prop

Gear table

Found object recovered from there local recycling center

Bedroom set

Red House Kitchen

Red Birch cabinetry, wire glass accents, plate steel countertop & trim

Rolling door

Birch panel, glass inserts, curved steel pull.

Condo Kitchen - overall

Cherry frame, multi-ply interior, lacquered plate steel island cladding

Butternut Armoire

Custom furniture piece

Red House - Interior doors

Custom Alder doors feature a collage of panel materials including steel, copper, sandblasted & wire safety glass. Offset pivot doors also fold at center, and show exposed walking beam hardware usually mortised into jamb.

Slider

Media cabinet

Made of Red Oak to match existing interior trim, this cabinetry ensemble houses an extensive jazz collection on vinyl, cassette tape and CD. Lighter cubbies above display antique camera specimens lighted from behind through small apertures.

Jazzy bookcase.

Greenwich built-ins.

Painted cabinets and finish carpentry pieces to organize a private home in Connecticut.

Contractor's kitchen

Custom kitchen designed by HandsOn, fabricated by others.

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Beech bookcase

With file drawers below