Material Modelling

An overview of the model.


I tried to create a balance with colour - the colours of the rainbow are used for the contours on the left side of the model, while the right is kept in neutrals, blacks and whites.


This image shows the stick and string composition that holds the ground and first floors up.

The coloured paper is felted as I wanted to explore exciting textures. The ramp up to the ground floor is composed of white card, black (flexible) foam and cork that illustrates a range of materials.

Completed model. I tried to create a balance effect using my first action, elevating. The top floor is held in mid-air using satay sticks and string that illustrates the idea of tensional and compressional forces. The second floor is my second action, splitting and is lowered below the first. I wanted to play with the concept of up and down, elevation and depression. Thus the ground floor is raised high and one must walk up to it, while the top floor is balanced below and one must walk down to access it.

View inside to the stairs.

This is the recreation of my first 1:50 balsa model - one of my transformations is splitting, and cutting the first model was impossible as the grain was consistently going up the model (my split was between levels). Thus i created this model, and did not attach the first and second floor so the transformation would be easier.

Roof off.


Roof is on.

Image of the 1:50 model prior to its transformation.