The Studious Student Studio Desk Loft (SSD/L)

The aim of this project is to solve a problem that all architecture students have faced - the problem of lost sleep when working on projects in studio excessively. The solution to me is pretty clear, it is to encourage students to get a better sleep schedule and foster a less ridiculous work life balance it is to create a personal loft over each desk in studio for convenient rest between periods of working. I call this the Studious Student Studio Desk Loft (SSD/L).

Unfortunately I am unable to create a physical prototype without incurring the fiery wrath of the studio monitors, but with this guide you can!

221 feet of 2x6s

70 square feet of 1/2" thick plywood

73 feet of 2x4s

202 feet of 1x2s

46 feet of 1/2" thick moulding

37 3 1/2" Wood Screws

300 1/2" Wood Screws

10 1/2" Nails

30 Small angle Brackets

10 2x6 Rafter Hangers

I firstly wrote down a list of what I wanted in a studio environment. I realized that a place to sleep was one of the most important things I wanted which made me decide on the loft concept, I also modeled the overall studio space and the desks in Revit to help me get a sense of scale for what I'm doing.

Here are some graphics highlighting the unique features of this project and all of the lovely amenities you'll add to your studio desk if you construct the SSD/L. I modeled the SSD/L in Rhino although I later import it into Revit and Twinmotion for rendering. I will spare you the process of me digitally modeling this as the point of this Instructable is how to actually construct the SSD/L and go over my thought process of designing it.

I am a visual learner so instead of writing paragraphs about how to put the project together you can look at this handy visual guide!

I designed the SSD/L so that one could conceivably purchase all building materials from the conventional hardware store. I provided a Sketchup model of all of the materials so you can figure out how you're going to cut everything to be the correct dimensions.

This step was crucial to me, just because I can't build the SSD/L doesn't mean I don't want to experience it in all of its glory. I imported my Rhino model of the SSD/L and my Revit model of the studio into Twinmotion using Datasmith files.

That's all! Thank you for showing interest in this wacky little project! I wish I could've built this in real life :/