At PAYETTE, we leverage our in-house fabrication capabilities to build mock-ups and models as part of the design process. PBLT-15 Precision Board HDU is a staple in our material inventory for CNC-machining, used for everything from topographical models to full-scale façade studies. Our Fabrication Director, Parke MacDowell, recently spoke to Coastal Enterprises about the value of Precision Board in our practice for its easy-machining and low environmental impact. Most recently, we’ve used this product to create panels to study sound diffusion in our FabLAB.
Check out our CNC-router in action, carving into Precision Board to create a prototype for our Acoustics Diffusion research project below.
As designers, our quality standards are incredibly high; Precision Board helps us to achieve those standards efficiently. Furthermore, the properties of the material make for fast, tidy machining and a comfortable work environment at the shop.
Parke MacDowell, Fabrication Director, PAYETTE
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The 2025 OpenLAB Boston studio work will be exhibited at Virginia Tech Monday, March 2nd through Wednesday, March 4th.
Please join us for the following events on Monday, March 2nd:
11:00am - Lecture with Parke MacDowell
1:00pm Lobby talk with Kevin Sullivan
This year’s studio identifies seven sites along the frayed edges of Boston’s Greenway. The Greenway is a one-mile-long linear park running through the heart of the city, reconnecting downtown Boston with its waterfront. Many of the parcels along its edges remain undeveloped and present mute, blank facades to the public realm. Addressing and repairing these edges through acts of infilling, layering, grafting, framing, and placemaking is the core focus of the studio—SUTURE.