Fall 2011
ARCH 3011
Minjung Maing
Bristol paper, chipboard, acetate

 

Utilizing estimated floorspace sizes abstracted into room-size boxes, I created formal model iterations within my given site to play with the arrangement of spaces around the Centre Pompidou-style staircase. My iterations toyed with the ideas of a stair that split off and went up or back down, then went all the way up and steeply came back down, or finally, that just went up and left it at that.

I made a total of 14 models for this exercise, ending with two 1/16th scale chipboard schemes and a final 1/8th scale presentation model. I forwent any usual design process by focusing solely on modeling to get my ideas out, with the orthographic drawings and renderings coming afterward. This process helped me understand the importance of a physical model within the design process and ultimately set up a stronger understanding of design by doing for my personal tastes. My love of physical modeling stems from this project in particular.