Architectural Model Building

1. CONCEPT
MODEL
BUBBLE
DIAGRAMS
SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
SCHEMATIC
MODEL
PRESENTATION
MODEL
2-D DRAWINGS
3-D MODELS
THE DESIGN PROCESS
MODEL BUILDING and

2. SKETCH MODELS

3. MASSING MODELS

4. CONCEPT MODELS

5. SITE CONTOUR MODELS

6. PRESENTATION MODELS

7. SKETCH DEVELOPMENT MODEL
THE PROCESS……..

10. MODEL BUILDING MATERIALS
•MATERIALS
–MATT BOARD, STRATHMORE BOARD
–FOAMCORE BOARD
–CORRIGATED CARDBOARD
–BALSA AND BASS WOOD
Use #11 X-Acto knife blades – easiest to control

12. REMEMBER……. it’s an ABSTRACT
3-D interpretation of your design !
•Not a doll house
•Not a toy train set
KEEP ALL COLORS MONOCROMATIC !

14. VEGETATION
Shrubs and trees: Yarrow (weeds)
Store bought “Woodland Scenics..
Steel wool & Styrofoam balls work
Remember it’s an abstraction.
ENTOURAGE
GRASS: MATT BOARD
ROAD AND WALKS: MATT BOARD
SCORED

18. Use a metal straight edge for cutting, not your drafting equipment.
Draw out on the matt board where you want to cut using your
drafting table , triangle and hard lead pencil but …………..
PLEASE CUT ON THE BLACK CUTTING BOARDS!!!

19. BUILDING THE BASE AND CONTOURS