30X40 Design Workshop
Architectural Model Making - Material Selection - An Architect's Guide (Part 2) In the second video in our multi-part series on architectural model making we review my favorite model making materials and reasons you might choose one material over another. Stick around at the end for 12 quick material tips.
| Length | 15:08 |
| Price | Free of charge |
| Subject | Architecture |
| Languages | English |
| Video Transcripts | English |
About the video
Material selection will be dependent – for the most part – on the model’s purpose as we discussed in part 1 and it’s the one factor that will most directly impact the finished cost of your model – in both real dollars and in time. More luxurious materials require more care to work with and are often less forgiving than inexpensive ones. For this reason, you’ll typically want to save the expensive materials for the more finished, presentation quality models or you may choose to use them strategically to highlight one particular portion of your model you want a client (or jury) to focus on.
I list a few unconventional materials too, things like: matchsticks, florist wire, guitar strings, sandpaper, zip ties, plaster, concrete, and wire screening.
At the end of the video I leave you with 12 quick material-based pro tips to motivate and inspire you.
Meet the instructors
Eric Reinholdt is a founder of Thirty by Forty Design Workshop which was established in June 2013 in a home he designed overlooking Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. In 2016, he designed and constructed the Long Studio to complement the Longhouse and serve as a full-scale model of his design principles and the latest in building science; this is the home for 30X40.
“My work celebrates humble materials, subtle contrasts and finely-crafted details. I have a strong interest in modern regionalist design, local materials and familiar building forms juxtaposed against modern, open floor plans. I employ a minimalist, Shaker-like palette of details inspired by the site and natural surroundings.”
Video syllabus
1) Cardstock (paper)
2) Kraft paper
3) Trace
4) Mylar
5) Corrugated cardboard
6) Chipboard
7) Foam
8) Foam core (and why I dislike it so!)
9) Clay
10) Museum board
11) Wood
12) Cork
13) Sheet plastics