Our spider design utilizes a simple beam frame with four aluminum legs connected by a central hub to create a lightweight, collapsible structure. Cables hanging from the hub allow produce to be displayed all around while stabilizing the structure. The design emphasizes simplicity to allow the locally grown produce to take center stage, providing farmers a sheltered place to sell their goods.

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The farmers market project called for a re-imagination of a produce tent. We were tasked with creating a place where farmers could sell their
locally-grown produce, and we thought to make our design more about the product and less about the architecture. Essentially, we built a place
where the architecture gave way to emphasizing produce and just produce.
Our“spider”design utilizes a simple beam frame that is light-weight, collapsable, and easy to use. The four aluminum legs are connected by a cen-
tral hub, which allows it to be collapsed into a single cohesive piece, light and thin enough to carry by one person.
Once the legs are spread, the cable system is exposed, which allows for the hanging of produce above and around the consumers walking into our
design. The web of cables is laid out in a way that creates a curved span of points where produce can be hung using baskets. The weight of the pro-
duce also helps to stabilze the entire structure pulling forces inward, which helps the legs stand rigidly around the space.
All of these elements combined create a small place of simplicity. The simplicity gives way to emphasize and encourage the consumption and sale
of locally-grown produce, and helps farmers in providing shelter from rain, wind, and sun. The Spider is a realization of simple structural systems
coming together to emphasize simplicity and modesty.
Section: 1”=1’-0”
$97.62 $93.50 $2.03 $37.50 $40.00 $427.69
Total Cost:
Secondary Structure
Primary Cable Structure
Combined Structure
Anchoring Detail
Plan: 1/2”=1’0
Beams
$16.27/8’
x 2 x 7’
x 2 x 5.5’
x 2 x 6 2/3’
x 2 x 5 1/4’
Bolts
$1.20/ea
x 42 x 4mm-
0.7mmx70m
m
Cables Eye Bolt
$5.03/pack (20)
x 24
Roof Panels Custom Footing
$10/ea
x 4
$0.50/sq ft.
x 75
$1.10/1’
x85’
$79.20
Grommets
$3.96/pack (12)
x 2
Aluminum Sheets
$21.98/ea
x 3 36’x36’
$7.90$69.94
Rain Gutter + Canvas Detail
Leg Extension
Leg Rotation
Beam Rotation
Forces
Forces
Forces
scale factor 1:6
scale factor 1:6