Plywood POD

AWB-Oregon participated in an exhibit organized by the Center for Public Interest Design at Portland State University and Communitecture, in partnership with the Portland Art Museum and the UO John Yeon Center, in connection with the exhibit, Quest for Beauty: The Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon. The call for entrees noted "Yeon's incredible life and work included investigations into affordable housing in Portland through pioneering uses of plywood, a product with origins in Portland” and called on designers to demonstrate “similar visionary thinking” to address today’s homelessness crisis. AWB’s design capitalizes on the structural capabilites of plywood by using it to form rigid, interlocking panels not requiring traditional framing. Plywood serves as structure, cladding and the interior finish surface. Plywood is also used for the furniture which is assembled from multiple identical adaptable storage crates.