Bhutanese Inspired Bookcase
This design is a takeoff of a night table design I did last year. The influence is the architecture of Bhutan. I graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, one of only about three places in the world that share this type of architecture. Bhutanese temples are characterized by their inward sloping walls and graduated windows.Front View: I used a combination of the golden ratio and Hambidge Progression to come up with the dimensions. The bookcase is open on both sides and can be placed anywhere in a room. The shelves are fixed and at varying heights from larger to smaller as they go up. The design case is sturdy and still allows for a variety of different sized books.Front View w...
