Model Making

1:1000

This site model is of the Battersea/Chelsea area. It is at scale 1:1000. I used MDF wood and a large sheet of balsa wood. The site is the focus of my design portfolio. There is restricted views of the river as you can see the tall, large buildings and walls restrict views and access to the river front. The Thames path has to be diverted because of it. This is the first large site plan model Ive made, it can be time consuming, but worth it. "A guide to Model Making" has guided me through the process. Allot of my reading and experimenting of the book had been done during focus week.

Mdel Making

This model was inspired by the 'Slow House' by Diller and Scofido. The house was never actually built. It was based on views of the natural landscape. I have used the principles from it but enhanced the lighting. This was done in my focus week to enhance my model making skills.

Site Model

Exploring a site with a model is one of the best ways as you can analyze the entire site and from many different views. It is also good to understand the topography of the site as show here.

Model Making

Model Of shadwell Basin.
Materials: Mdf wood and
acrylic plastic.
1:100

Modeling

One interest I will expand this year is the making of models. Working with a varieties of materials, mainly wood, plastic and cardboard. I will need to research what resources are available to me regarding this.

Possible materials
1. Wood
2. Cardboard
3. Acrylic
4. Metal


The photos shown are good images
of simple models, one using foam the other cardboard and metal wires for trees.