School of Architecture at Taliesin: Student Lounge

Students here are in a need for space to call their own.

As the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has done an amazing job preserving Mr. Wright's home, the site gains more tourists - and students - each year.

With your help, students can continue learning by building (our School's mission) and it will better the quality of our communal life here at Taliesin West. 

Please help us reach our fundraising goals! Our 3 checkpoints are:

Checkpoint 1: Shade canopy - $9,000 ($9,000 of 35,000)
                               - Steel for canopy (bolts, steel plates) - $2,900

                               - Roof assembly (steel studs, screws) - $3,100
                               - Polycarbonate panels (cladding for roof and side) - $1,650
                               - Equipment rental (welding, plate compactor, laser level) - $1,350
                               - Labor - $FREE (Student learning opportunity)

Checkpoint 2: Kitchenette and restroom shells: $15,000 ($24,000 of 35,000)
                               - Backhoe rental, dumpsters (1 week) - $2,600
                               - Small equipment rental (1 week) - $335 
                               - Concrete, rebar, & masonry for walls (15 cu. yds., cmu, rebar) - $2,485
                               - Concrete wall form rental (boards, stack ties, & kickers) - $1,100
                               - Bathroom & kitchenette framing (studs, screws, and anchors) - $1,270
                               - Interior drywall and tile (gyp board, plywood, screws, tile) - $3,030
                               - Exterior paneling (steel, plywood, screws, waterproofing) - $1,840
                               - Sales Tax (9.5%) and Overage Contingency (9%) - $2,340
                               - Labor - $FREE (Student learning opportunity)

Checkpoint 3: Kitchen & bathroom and thesis publishing - $9,000 ($35,000 of 35,000)
                               - Kitchenette fixtures (sink, refrigerator, microwave) - $2,470
                               - Bathroom fixtures (sink, faucet, tile) - $1,075
                               - Doors, counters, cabinetry (hardware, screws, plywood) - $1,300
                               - Thesis publishing (documents review, editing, publishing fees) - $2,490
                               - Sales Tax (9.5%) and Overage Contingency (9%) - $1,665
                               - Labor - $FREE (Student learning opportunity)

For more information - this project's thesis abstract & progress has been published on the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's blog: 

https://franklloydwright.org/school-of-architecture-at-taliesin-graduate-reimagines-student-lounge-at-taliesin-west/

https://franklloydwright.org/3d-scans-guide-school-of-architecture-at-taliesin-graduate-in-student-lounge-project-at-taliesin-west/

Please donate & share!

Thank you for your support, 
Jose Amaya