Models

Re-imagined room with extensions
Scale: 1:50

Additions:
 - an elevated new room, accessed via stairs
 - tall glass windows next to stairs for natural light
 - additional glass doors for natural light
 - short storage room accessed via the original room

Materials: Coloured foam board and white paint

Positives - easy to cut, strong and sturdy, clean edges, paint makes the corners look clean
Negatives - easily punctured and squished, gets burnt by strong glue so only PVA glue can be used which takes longer to dry, needs to be coated with paint for a cleaner finish

Models

Re-imagined room with extensions

Scale: 1:30

Additions to the room:

 - an elevated new room, accessed via stairs

 - additional tall window at top of stairs for natural light

 - additional glass doors for natural light and access to outdoor balcony

 - an outdoor balcony that surrounds the new elevated room

Materials: Cardboard from boxes, toothpicks (balcony), cellophane (windows & glass doors) and white paint

Positives - Cardboard: easy to cut and fold, easy to paint over. Toothpicks: easy to cut, visually represent the balcony. Cellophane: easy to cut

Negatives - Cardboard: can't hold a lot of weight, bends and warps easily when painted/wet. Toothpicks: difficult to work with because of small size, difficult to glue down, easy tip over and slant. Cellophane: difficult to glue, tears easily

Models

Basic model of room shape
Scale: 1:50

Material: corrugated cardboard

Positives - sturdy, thick and strong, doesn't easily bend, produces a clean shape

Negatives - requires to be cut not folded, more difficult to cut, easily squished and flattened requires stronger glue, needs to be painted or covered in paper to create a more finished look

Fusion 360 and Laser Cutting

Fusion 360 model

Model layout

Model layout drawing

Model layout laser cutting file

Models

Re-imagined room with extensions
Scale: 1:50

Additions to the room:

 - an elevated new room, accessed via stairs

 - additional tall window at top of stairs for natural light

 - additional glass doors for natural light and access to outdoor balcony

 - an outdoor balcony that surrounds the new elevated room

 - a lowered room accessed via a new staircase in the original room

 - additional glass doors to open the lowered room out to the environment and to allow for natural light

Materials: Cardboard from boxes and paper

Positives - more sturdy and easy to manipulate

Negatives - requires stronger glue, needs to be painted or covered in paper to create a cleaner look

Models

Planning sketches

Living room interior

 Room shape and dimensions

Room plan and dimensions

Basic model of room shape
Scale: 1:50

Material: Paper

Positives - the paper folds easily and is easy to glue together as it doesn't require heavy amounts of strong glue
Negatives - flimsy and crumples easily, harder to present a clean shape with

Folding Techniques

1. Dividing the paper

2. Basic pleats

3. Simple spirals

4. V-pleats

5. X-form pleats

6. Masu box

7. No crease

8. Crumpling