Annotative Assembly 01

Annotative Assembly ​01 is an installation developed during a two-day workshop led by Cait McCarthy and Jordan Young, co-founders of office office and Assistant Professors of Architecture at Auburn University. The workshop was part of the programming for BuildFest 2025, an annual event where university faculty teams design and construct large-scale art installations on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival.

As the first iteration in a three-part series, the workshop explored participatory construction by engaging students as collaborators in the construction process. Using a custom marking robot, Scribe 2.0, fabrication and assembly information for the installation was directly embedded onto timber members. Annotations included cut angles, drill points, alignments, and unique part numbers. Each piece functioned as both a drawing and an assembly guide, reducing the need for complex construction documents, minimizing errors, and enabling people of all skill levels to participate in the building process.