HandsOn Design Jackson Hole architect
Paul Duncker, AIA (307) 690-4989 pduncker@mac.com
blurring the distinction between art and craft
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 pduncker@mac.com for more information.
The Jenny Lake benches are designed to provide comfortable and attractive seating options for parks, plazas and pathways, either with or without a backrest.
Rustic, rugged and refined. Think of them as heavy duty wooden sofas.
The Jenny Lake benches are designed to provide comfortable and attractive seating options for parks, plazas and pathways, either with or without a backrest.
High School Reception Desk
A new reception desk at the Jackson Hole High School including four workstations with rolling tabouret cabinets. Clear lacquer finished cherry and multi-ply apple/ maple plywood, plastic laminate countertop. Circular arc cutout & projection relates to the circular arc of the block wall beyond.
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.)
The first of a set of 21 benches destined for Grand Teton National Park
With custom steel exhaust hood
Suspended on custom steel frames
Cherry face frame, multiply maple shelves.
The temperature is controlled by removing the insulated walls and leaving the concrete foundation walls exposed
Aluminum grating at rear covers fluid filled baseboard convector
With file drawers below
Found object recovered from there local recycling center
Red Birch cabinetry, wire glass accents, plate steel countertop & trim
Birch panel, glass inserts, curved steel pull.
Cherry frame, multi-ply interior, lacquered plate steel island cladding
Custom furniture piece
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.
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.
Painted cabinets and finish carpentry pieces to organize a private home in Connecticut.
Custom kitchen designed by HandsOn, fabricated by others.