The Gymportable

I am an 11th grade student enrolled in a Drafting & Engineering CTE Class. The Gymportable was an idea I thought of to convert a shipping container into a a fun outdoor gym classroom for school students. It features a basketball hoop, soccer net, rock climbing, and storage for teachers for where they can keep balls, trampolines, etc. Using a shipping container as an outdoor classroom was an idea that I felt could be expanded upon by having it revolve around gym, a class in which many kids already spend outside. By converting the shipping container into essentially a portable gymnasium (hence the name) with lots of fun contraptions, I felt the fun had in gym class could be maximized.

I used AutoCAD for the 2D Model and made the 3D model with a variety of materials such as foam core, super glue, paper, paperclips, scissors, a straightedge ruler, and a knife for cutting the foam board.

I first put my idea on paper by creating a sketch, something I could use as a reference and base for my idea. Some of the ideas I had inevitably got changed around, such as moving the whiteboard inside.

The next step was making the 2D Model for my design. I used AutoCAD to make the floor plan (9'6 x 20'). I then add the furniture, doors, ideas, design, etc. into it. After that I finish it off with a hatch to give it the color and texture.

Using 11x17 paper on a colored printer and 1/2 inch = 1' for scale, I printed out my 2D model and glued it to the foam core.

Using a knife and a straightedge ruler, I cut the individual sections of my model (floor, walls, ceiling) out. I would also use specific cuts to make the things like the door and basketball hoop be able to pop out.

Next, I used super glue to make everything stick together and the walls stand up.

After everything was cut, pasted, and glued together, the 3D model is now complete. It is able to stand up on it's own and function with opening/closing contraptions.