Modular Shelving System: The Freedom of Repeating a Component

A shelving system composed entirely of three types of components: one is a 32mm square solid wood upright with circular holes every 32mm; another is a metal bracket that can be inserted into the circular holes; and the third is a shelf of uniform 20mm thickness, available in three depths. Because there are only three types of parts, users can freely decide the height and depth of the shelves, and no tools are needed for disassembly and reassembly. The image shows an asymmetrical finished configuration: shelves are staggered in height, deep ones hold books, shallow ones hold objects, and two completely empty compartments are left in the middle. A close-up shows the detail of the bracket inserted into the circular hole. Avoid: fixed shelves that are not adjustable, adding back panels and side panels, more than three types of components, configurations made of regular equal divisions.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組層架系統,全部由三種構件組成:一種是 32mm 見方的實木立柱,上面每 32mm 有一個圓孔;一種是可插入圓孔的金屬托座;一種是統一厚度 20mm 的層板,有三種深度。因為只有三種零件,使用者可以自由決定層板的高度與深度,拆掉重組不需要工具。畫面呈現一組非對稱配置的成品:層板高低錯落,深的放書、淺的放物件,中間留出兩處完全空的格。近景可以看到托座插進圓孔的細節。避免:層板固定不可調、加入背板與側板、構件種類超過三種、配置做成規則的等分格。