collapsible apothecary cart (updated) + night mode update

EVF · Sep 2017

First time using 3D to paint over a render... I feel dirty XD
So there is a concept I had in mind for a while, a collapsible cart that opens into a corner store.
Let me know what you think

Thanks!

Sketches

Closed, I will detail it more, this is just the lines I got from the 3D render, this is where the merchant sleeps at night, there will be a tent, a futon, and a ladder.

Greg Westphal · Sep 2017

This is such a cool idea and a very hard one as well. I've done something similar for a client back in the day and my advice would be 2 fold. First, think about the cart as a whole first. How does it get pulled? What does its suspension look like? Are there special kinds of breaks? Is there additional seating on the back? I think if you were to do a bit more research and find some functions inherent in cart design (specifically with the Vardo) you'll be able to push read so much further.

Second I would consider how it locks together a bit more carefully. Think about Legos for this one. Right now you have shear faces like the smooth sides of legos and no visible locking mechanism on the front or top and as such when you would pull it the two sides would be constantly torquing out of form. Because the functionality of this appears to be that of a vault or safe (keep the valuables locked inside) I would maybe thing of adding forms that suggest strength internally. If you look up woodworking there is something called mortise and tenon type joints. By suggesting some sort of interlocking between the two sides it'd also give a way to break the really smooth plane you have on each shop face and add some character. Last kind of thought on this matter is if you did some sort of suspension that too could create some sort of structural bed to provide support and some really cool functionality.

Love to see people tackling such hard designs.

EVF · Sep 2017

@Greg Westphal

thank you for this awesome, technical, feedback!
Thanks for the "vardo", that's one reference I did not come across when looking at carts and carriage on google.
As far as the lock, I did not render it

it's on the sketch but it slipped my mind...
Anyway, I agree with all your points! thanks a lot for the technical terms that will allow me to research the right refs.
Cheers!