good that these are there, but they cannot visualize all information. Of course computer models can be less time consuming, but still I think the making of models and the drawing of models should be better balanced. You could argue that the resin model is finally less necessary, at least as an information piece, that’s for me the reason that the quality of the model as an object is getting more important.
Resin model by Adriel Quiroz Silva
Resin model by Hande Öğün
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You have a background in industrial design. How do you apply this knowledge to architectural models? And is the process of making the same with design furniture for instance? Yes, more or less but in an industrial design process I always start which techniques I will use and what kind of materials and how the product will be made finally, by a machine or by hand? That’s a different approach from the architectural world. During my studies I tried out many materials, like ceramics and later on resin, to find the potential of these materials. When Koolhaas saw the products we were making out of resin he suggested that it could be used for models as well. techniques. It is also sort of specialism that means that if you are good at it, you have to spend a lot of time to So it was basically his idea to see the potential of keep up the knowledge. Like the casting techniques is making models in volume instead of surfaces and to something I have always been doing but I can still refine become a three-dimensional diagram of space. This is more. You can compare it with a piano player and ask very useful especially for competitions: in one model ‘why don’t you play another instrument?’ There’s too you can show the view from inside as a section with an much to improve once you know you can do something idea of what it looks like. Although the floor plans are better. That’s also the reason why you are never quite abstract you can give an impression of the feeling finished to learn. So the basis of my work is the casting of the senses. And finally with colours in combination technique, especially resin, I used to do a lot of plaster with other materials you can make a sort of diagram: and ceramics, but that is also casting. We started the what is more important or less, what is empty and what model making for offices like OMA, but sometimes is full etc. So the model is quite sketchy but at the same they ask us to make something special like a resin time very sharp. I like this combination of sketchy ideas furniture, and that’s actually what we are doing now. It’s with sharpness of perfecting techniques and materials. a challenge and it takes a lot of time for research and calculations because to make a model is completely You are specialized in the casting of polyester different from a 1:1 piece furniture. The furniture for model making, are you also experimenting with cannot be produced industrially, because most of it is other materials and new techniques? handwork. So it is very special. Not so much actually, because at some point you get your repertoire, let’s say (laugh). I am more into redefining what I know instead of learning new
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