Dennis Holloway, An Architect in Northern New Mexico
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4D Systemic Super Stairs
(Multi-functional Furnature System),
Architect's Apartment, Brooklyn, New York, 1969
Photograph: Norman McGrath for New York Times Magazine
This is a multifunctional furniture system which is designed
to offer 36 arrangements for various living needs. The system is developed
from three tri-level boxes of plywood on locking casters.
If arranged in parallel positions, fitted sheets can be placed on the cushions
to provide guest beds on two or three levels. Each step has a hinged lid
under which there are storage spaces of varying dimensions. The units are
described for use by adults and children, and the system can either function
in a small room, in a complete living room, second bedroom or a child's
bedroom-playroom.
Publications:
1. "Furniture as Process," article on multi-functional furniture
system designed by Mr. Holloway authored by Chet Mantolevsky, Progressive
Architecture, August, 1970 issue, pp. 86 - 88.
2. "Super Stairs," article on multi-functional furniture system
design by Mr. Holloway, authored by Norma Skurka, New York Times Magazine,
September 17, 1970.
3. Focus on Furniture, an Important Element in Housing, by
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. 1971.
Awards:
Winner, The Unique Furniture Design Competion, sponsored by the Department
of U.S. Housing and Urban Developmentm,1971. The project was part of HUD's
traveling exhibition on the Competition.
Your comments and feedback are welcome. Please contact Dennis
Holloway, Architect, via e-mail:
archvr@cybermesa.com
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