Credits
From Mike Muldoon
In response to needing a workspace that could be stored away as quickly as it could be assembled: this desk was created to be a flexible workspace in an existing garage.
The initial design decisions came from the surrounding constraints. Its physical dimensions are directly related to the unit being flat mounted on the wall, allowing the cars to still park in the garage. In its mounted state, the unit is a plywood form with varying textures. As elements are pulled from the wall, they expose hidden forms, painted white, to create a monochromatic texture on the wall.
Functionally, it was important that everything had more than one purpose. The cabinets are taken off of the wall to become the legs. The panel is taken off the wall to become the work surface. The storage boxes are taken out of the legs and hung on the french cleats to act as storage for different items. These boxes range in size to accommodate a variety of tools from pencils, to speed squares, to drills and saws. Some boxes even double as lighting for the work surface. In this case, the types of storage boxes that could be useful are endless, but, the intent of this design was to be flexible. So it was important to keep things simple and incorporate integrated functionality rather than being too specific.
Built as part of the "Rockler Desk Challenge" organized by the Modern Maker Podcast; the desk has been put to use right away. It has been a base camp for home improvement projects, coloring sessions, and furniture builds.