MODEL IT WORKSHOP 1

In-class task one: 

a house constructed out of balsa wood

 

In-class task two:

a house constructed out of whitecard with four windows cut into the walls and roof

complexities increased with windows extending beyond just one flat wall

a fourth set of windows on the "attic" comprised of a lattice of cut shapes proved how difficult achieving clean straight edges were and helped me re-evaluate my approach to working with different materials

In-class task three:

The combination of the two houses together was a task in which i envisaged a structure which was both abstract but still maintained the original makeup of a house. The similarities between the two houses (being in the slope of the roofs and the symmetrical shapes) allowed me to combine the two houses at the roofs in such a way that created straight lines throughout the combined structure

Take home task:


The task was to build a 1:100 scale of the Barcelona Pavilion out of balsa wood.
Using plans and elevations I printed out templates to scale so that scales measurements did not have to be measured out every time I cut a piece out.

The steps which i took to make the model was:

1. cutting out the plan(floor) outline in balsa
2. gluing the walls onto the floor. This was done before the forming of the base for easy maneuver and a flat surface to work on
3. The stairs were cut out and pasted together, before forming the sides of the base around the entire floor
4. In what i thought was the last step I used the method of having removable roofs so that the inner walls and circulation of the building, and created the roofs in three parts. The double slate roof on top of each other in the pavilion is represented by the two pieces of balsa wood with the top layer protruding over the 2nd layer. The roofs can be fixed in place on the building through rectangular inserts which sits within the walls
5. after inspection of the 'final product' I realised I had failed to recreate the pool so I made adjustments to the base, allowing room for a reflective pool created from a coloured piece of paper and acetate on top

Cut out of pool area

Final Product of the Barcelona Pavilion: