Competence in the production of 3D models is the heart of modern construction process. An accurate model not only serves to coordinate the activities of the various trades, but it is the only tool that can truly satisfy the architect's need for meaningful oversight.
The models shown here were created by the staff of Feature Walters based on the architects drawings and details sketched by JB. Views are extracted from models to create submission sets and shop drawings and used again to create cut files, layouts, jigs, fixtures and assembly sequences.
As you can see below, the same technique has been applied to all projects, from custom optical rigs to large steel structures.
Model images used courtesy of Feature Walters
Detail of landing-to-stringer connection, Barneys NY stair, Scottsdale Arizona. Design by Gensler.
Full-freedom projector mount for 80-megapixel tiled display, ACDE, Chantilly, Virginia. Design by Julian Bowron and Otto Reider.
Image showing a typical flight of feature stairs in the NY HQ of Bloomberg, NYC. View includes stair structure, cladding and glass, concrete, supplementary steel and the jig to build the stair; all superimposed in 3D space to allow for coordination.
Rendering of the model of the rear stair tower in The Bow, Calgary, Alberta. Designed by Foster + Partners
Shown is the base mounting fitting and rotating bearing assembly of a spherical Holy Oils cabinet designed by Paul Bolland and fabricated by FEWA
Custom portable drilling rig designed for and used on the installation of .5km of eavestroughs, Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados. Drawing by intern Meike Fiedler.
The drill rig in use on site.
View of connection between signage and vertical window mullions, IAC building, NYC. Connection design by Julian Bowron, building by Frank Gehry, signage by Bruce Mau.
View of complete installation
Rendering of a section of VIA rail 1st class rail car. Interior planning and design by Jim Strasman and FEWA.
View of the underside of the landing of Tommy Hilfiger feature stair, 5th Avenue, NYC. Coordination view shows steel, cladding, drywall, supplementary steel and treads.
