Swangin' Seats is a pavilion that transforms from a study area to a hangout space through the use of movable walls. 

People are able to lower the walls to create a more enclosed space or raise them up to the point where they become an extension of the roof for an open feel. The key feature of this project is that when the walls lower, they serve as a swinging bench seat. The end of each wall is angled inward to create a seat that folds down. This project allows for an interactive space that has more than one use. It provides an extra spot to sit and study or just hang out. Each wall can be raised or lowered individually, so it is also very customizable. People might have two walls up and the other two down for seating. It is based on the needs of its users.

This project started out with a basic idea of a room with removable walls. At first, the walls were going to be pulled up from the floor to surround the person or people inside. This idea changed into having the walls descend from above. This way, the walls can be folded up at a ninety degree angle to become an extension to the roof and provide more shade. There is a pulley system that allows the user to lift and lower the seats incrementally.

The wall benches needed to be strong enough to hold the weight of a person, but light enough to be easily lifted. The walls also had to be secured onto the frame to hold a person. Our solution is to use a series of ropes or stronger material to link the wall to the framework. The pulleys help make it easier to lift, and the ropes will hold the wall/seat securely. People will pull a rope down in order to lift each corresponding wall. There is a hook to fasten the rope to that will hold the wall in place. When someone wants to lower a wall, they can simply undo the hook and let the wall come down. Swangin' Seats creates an innovative space that allows student to sit, socialize, or study in a customizable environment.

In essence, this project is a deploayble seated area. It gives students a place to eat or study under the roof of a pavilion. When it is deployed, the benches go up and are hooked to the side structure. The seats act as a shaded pavillion that protects from adverse weather or from sunlight. 

Many protoypes were made before the main one. Four or five iterations of the project were made to get to the final product. Figuring out what and where things would work impacted the project greatly. Having the connections of the hinge with the seats was not working so it took another approach. A long wire to hook through the chairs was used to get it connected. The rest was easy and to the point. 

The project mainly used cardboard at first because that was the only thing that would work. Ducttape was used to get the whole thing connected. Then, it started to get advnaced. The project got into the wood industry and the pieces started to work. The connections of the chairs to the roof went smooth with wood and the pulley system is something to admire. It works full proof now and the materials were wood and screws.