30X40 Design Workshop
Architectural Model Making Tips + Tricks - An Architect's Guide (Part 1) An inside look at architecture models and part one in a how-to guide for building your own scale models. Part one of this model making guide gives an overview of the types of models architects, intern architects and architecture students build and two tips for planning your next modeling project.
| Length | 07:05 |
| Price | Free of charge |
| Subject | Architecture |
| Languages | English |
| Video Transcripts | English |
About the video
Each video in the series conveys both macro and (at least one) micro concept along to help you as you design and build your architecture models.
Macro concept: Define the model’s purpose.
The first step, one you take before building a model is to determine its purpose.
Micro concept: Use your models to narrate a story.
I use models to tell a story and speak for me when I’m not presenting. To do this I use scale figures in motion, add furniture and interior objects, lighting, and other entourage. A narrative model can be a useful design tool too, revealing possibilities not previously explored.
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
– Study models + parti models
– Presentation
– Daylighting
– Detail
– Material