Real job case study

Case study: a built-in bookshelf in Sydney, designed in 3D then built

A three-bay bookshelf brings open timber shelving together with sage-green shaker storage below. The design was checked in 3D and elevation in Carcasso, then built to match.

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The short answer

A bookshelf designed before it was built

Sydney built-in bookshelf

This built-in has three bays, three timber shelves in each bay, six sage-green 2-pac shaker doors below, and a 120mm kick. Carcasso's 3D view and elevation were used to shape the design, and the finished job followed that plan.

The brief

Open display above, closed storage below

The brief was for a built-in bookshelf in Sydney, with three open bays for books and display, and concealed storage across the lower section.

Three bays across the bookshelf.
Three timber shelves in each bay.
Six sage-green 2-pac shaker doors below the shelves.
A 120mm kick at the base.

The design

Reviewed in 3D and elevation

The 3D view shows the overall form and finish. The elevation makes the bay layout, shelves, doors and kick easy to review.

Carcasso 3D front view of a three-bay bookshelf with timber shelves and sage-green shaker doors — 3D front view

Carcasso elevation drawing showing three bookshelf bays, shelves, lower shaker doors and kick — Elevation drawing

The finished job

Built to match the plan

The completed bookshelf carries the same three-bay arrangement, open timber shelving and sage-green doors into the room.

Finished Sydney built-in bookshelf viewed from the front, with timber shelves and sage-green shaker doors — Finished front view

Angled view of the finished Sydney bookshelf showing its built-in depth and lower doors — Finished angled view

Design vs built

The planned form and finished bookshelf

Designed bookshelf in Carcasso 3D, with three open bays above sage-green shaker doors — Designed in Carcasso

Built bookshelf in Sydney, viewed from the front to compare with the Carcasso design — Built result

The paperwork

The full pack for this job

These are the documents Carcasso produced from the same design, for the same bookshelf. Open any of them to see every page.

Sheet 2 of the A3 plan set for the bookshelf: plan, wall elevation with the shelf gaps, 3D view and a made-of box — Real job: the A3 plan set we drew for it (13 sheets). Open the sample PDF

Page 1 of the installation pack for the bookshelf: set-out from the left end of the wall — Real job: the installation pack (3 pages). Open the sample PDF

The free A4 design summary for the bookshelf: plan, elevation, 3D picture and sizes on one page — Real job: the free A4 design summary. Open the sample PDF

A3 plan set: plan, wall elevations with the shelf gaps, cabinet marks, a hardware schedule, a selections sheet to sign and a site sheet.
Installation pack: set-out from the left end of the wall, fixing and hardware per cabinet, and an install order with tick boxes.
A4 design summary: free. Plan, elevation, 3D picture and sizes on one page.
3D share link: your client opens the design in a browser, no account needed.

The A3 plan set and the installation pack are paid features we are still finishing, so they are not on general sale yet. The design summary and the share link are free.