Physical models play an important role in how I measure the quality of a project, both at the beginning and at the end. They ground ideas and give them shape. I enjoy making conceptual models most. Their abstract quality helps me explore ideas and dream about the future or, in some instances, confirm the past.
They stay with me throughout the design process. Digital models help me design, of course, but in a different way. They provide valuable data and a sense of reality.
I like to use materials that feel appropriate to the project and its imagined presence: a heavy Jesmonite model for a project embedded in the ground; a light timber model for a project hovering just above it. Often, I use foam or card, and Chiltern White paint.
Model making is deeply embedded in the way I think and work. My approach typically responds to the scale and complexity of a project. Smaller projects involve simpler models, developed independently and quickly, while larger schemes often provide opportunities to collaborate with model makers with whom I have experience working, and with whom I share a particular affinity and sensibility for making.
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