Day 16: Model Workshop

On the first day that Gijs Pyckevet was in the studio, the students were asked to build a detailed model--mostly at 1/4" scale--of a portion of their project to look at the most detailed issues of structure and material. Through this 4 hour exercise, Gijs was introduced to all of the student projects while also providing input on their ideas of structure and material. For a number of students the exercise was quite useful to clarify the ideas of the project in such a way that it gave input to their general urban proposal. Of course, in any architectural project the relationship between the detail and the larger scale of the site and the broader conception of the project is crucial. In this week leading up to the mid-review it allowed all students to consider what, at this time, is their most detailed moment.