RAUNJIBA DESIGN CENTER 2020 | scottbenjamintucker-

Introducing

The RAUNJIBA Design Center,

BALTIMORE

Floor plans, Interior & Amenities, Business Model, Plan for Occupancy

RAUNJIBA Design Center

300 W 24th St in Baltimore MD

This 11,500 square foot Remington property has been reimagined

by artist, builder & furniture designer Scott Benjamin Tucker.

Owner of RAUNJIBA Design & Construction LLC

PRIMARY USE:

RAUNJIBA provides exceptional design / build & fabrication services. With over 20 years of commercial design and fabrication experience we are prepared to execute your project with professionalism, superior craftsmanship, on-time and within budget! RAUNJIBA is a design / build company specializing in custom furniture and accessory fabrication for the high-end residential, resort, and commercial markets. RAUNJIBA is expanding their market position and outreach with the launch of the RAUNJIBA Design Center in Spring 2020 in Baltimore, MD.

The opening of the RAUNJIBA Design House will allow us to simplify and accelerate the design / build process for our clients by combining proven experience with new technology.

RAUNJIBA uses state of the art tools and equipment allowing for faster turn around and a broader range of capabilities.
Our design office provides detailed plans and visual aids to effectively evaluate and translate client needs.
RAUNJIBA design studios and workshops are dedicated to achieving our clients creative goals on schedule and in budget. Professional technicians, artisans and installers carryout every execution swiftly and safely.

RAUNJIBA Clients have included:

Embassy of Cameroon in Washington DC: Senior Construction Management, restoration & wood work.

“Smitty & Mo’s” Newark, New Jersey: Interior Design & Furnishings

Recees Chicken” Baltimore, MD Client: Evolution LLC: Interior Design & Furnishings

“Table of Brotherhood” Client: Spike DDB, Black History Month campaign for Chevrolet: Design & Fabrication

NIKE Joga, Built and installed Pop-up Brazilian soccer village. Corona Park Queens NY. 2006. Client: MKTG Partners: Design & Production

“Evian Detox Experience” New York, 5th Ave and Beverly Hills, CA. Client: Evian France: Design & Fabrication

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RAUNJIBA has been creating custom furniture & accessories since 2007, hosting successful pop-up showrooms in

Brooklyn, Southampton, Miami & Los Angles.

Click Here To View: RAUNJIBA Furnishings

RAUNJIBA Potential 2020 Customers:

Residential & Commercial Design / Build:

McKissack Construction / Seawall Group / MCB real estate / Whiting-Turner Contracting Co / Turner Construction Co. / 29 Top Black Interior Designers / home owners / small business / local builders / Interior designers & architects

Marketing & Experiential Agencies:

SPIKE DDB / IDLWW / Under Armor / LVMH / Mission / SENSE Marketing / INVNT

Hospitality

Marriott / Hilton / Atlas Restaurant Group / Aman Resort Group / Palladium Note Group / Pendry Group /

Wholesale / Retail furnishings & HG Accessories, distributed through local & national retailers.

Design Distillery / Anthropology / Amazon / Gavigan's Furniture / Green Field Nursery / Valley View Farms / Simply Beauty Floral / Lynch’s Garden Center Southampton / Gallery Representation

RAUNJIBA Corporate summary available upon request.

RAUNJIBA DESIGN CENTER INTERIOR

Reception: Meet and greet clients

Design Office: Design & project management arena

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8000 square ft Fabrication Studio & Work Shop:

3D Printing & Laser Engraving Studio

RAUNJIBA Gallery & Artist Market (Curated by The Bishop Gallery Brooklyn)

BISHOP GALLERY BALTIMORE

Well established Gallery & Business Reputation

Marketing Partnerships, Artist Representation,

Education & Programing

Bishop Gallery Baltimore

Aims to provide emerging and established artists with an intimate space to connect with their audience and the expanding Baltimore art scene. We embrace all artists of varying cultures, genres and means of artistic expression. We hope to forge a lasting relationship with the artists who show in our space and the surrounding communities. Art can be a catalyst for bringing together communities and inciting conversations of change and development. We want to be the venue, where the ideas that bring about change happens.

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ON SITE EQUIPMENT

SMART EQUIPMENT:

4/ 3D printers (MAKER-BOT)

Prints in ABS or PLA

Takes files over Wi-Fi or an SD card

1/ Desktop precision CNC routers

Enclosed cut volume 3-axis capability

1/ computer workstations

Filament recycler

1/ Metal 3D Printer

FABRICATION:

plywood, plastic, and soft metals

4'x8' Laguna Swift with vacuum bed hold-down
1/ 4’x8’ bed ShopBot PRS Alpha CNC routers
1/ laser cutter, 28” x 40 bed

TEXTILES:

2 Juki industrial lockstitch sewing machines
1 6 Arm Screen Printer
1 Juki industrial walking foot sewing machines
1 Juki portable sewing machines
1 Brother computerized embroidery machine
2 cutting tables

CASTING & MOLDS:

Plaster, rubber & resin casting. Model making &

Classes on safety, materials and techniques.

Ceramic stations & kiln

WOOD WORK & CARPENTRY:

High quality commercial grade hand tool and bench tool selection

High-quality dust collection, hard-piped compressed air, and advanced LED lighting

1 V/R A/R STUDIO EQUIPMENT:

1 VR Ready PC workstations with 30” monitors

1 OCULUS RIFT
1 HTC VIVE

2 PC workstations with 30” monitors

2 MAC workstations with 27” monitors

AutoCAD product suite
Sketchup Pro
Rhino
3D Studio Max
Microsoft Office
Final Cut Pro
Poliigon
Adobe creative suite
36”-wide full-color Epson roll plotter
2 18”-wide Epson photo printers
Scanner
Photo backdrop and softbox light
Vinyl cutter

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Product photo studio

Backdrops & light boxes

Professional Lighting

Web Cam Studio

Roof 10'x10' Top Photography Platform

INTRODUCTION TO RAUNJIBA DESIGN CENTER FOUNDER

Scott Benjamin Tucker, artist, designer, fabricator and builder. The Brooklyn born entrepreneur began his creative education at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) for interior design before receiving his BFA from LIU (Long Island University). Following his internship as a draftsman for Sage Group Construction, he completed a study abroad program in design at the Winchester School of Art in the UK and acquired specialized skills in welding & stone work at the Corcoran school of art in Washington DC. In 2004 Tucker launched his design & construction business in Brooklyn NY, specializing in renovation, restoration, custom build-out and furniture design. His client list includes Fortune 500 companies such as NIKE, Evian France, LVMH and Hampton Resorts. The furniture and interiors in his portfolio display Tucker’s dedication to delivering exceptional design with structural integrity and attention to every detail. In 2018 Tucker relocated to Baltimore as the senior project manager overseeing restoration of the Cameroonian Embassy in Washington DC. RAUNJIBA Design & Construction LLC currently manages commercial, residential construction & community development projects. Tucker’s passion for woodworking fuels a beautiful and dynamic line of custom furnishings for luxury residential, commercial and hospitality projects. From 2008 through 2013 he opened a series of successful pop-up RAUNJIBA showrooms in Brooklyn, Southampton NY and Los Angeles. His work caught the attention Black Enterprise nominating Tucker for Entrepreneur of the year and Lincoln Motor Corp, making him the focus of ad campaign featuring minority designers.

In 2019 Tucker moved to Baltimore, MD and purchased a home in historic Reservoir Hill, with new wife Melani. Recognizing the opportunities available and the benefits of relocating his business to Baltimore is the driving force behind the RAUNJIBA Design Center concept.

Tucker's Honors & Recognitions include:

2007 Business Innovator of the year Nominee, Black Enterprise Magazine View article

Entrepreneur of the Week, Black Enterprise Business Report.

click to view segment https://youtu.be/WM1EG525q1I

Featured designer / entrepreneur, national advertising campaign Lincoln Navigator

click to view segment https://youtu.be/KcFw5iA-cRU

Received the Radio One, Black Faces in High Places Award 2007

Essence Magazine “Do Right Man” 2007. “For dedication to service and commitment to personal and career excellence.”

Featured artist, national Burger King commercial, 2003

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