So before modeling the final wood model, I decided to have a trial run of modelling my design, but in paper. I wanted to have an idea of what the model would look like, the size, and also see to what scale I would need to have it for it to be made from the wood I had. The idea behind it was never to have a complete paper model, but rather go through a possible method to see what was best for the actual thing. The thinking here is to build the outside, or the shell first. So I did that, and only modeled the ground floor arches, the outside of the first floor, as well as the cross corridor.
First I sketched out the shapes I would be cutting out and their dimensions. At the moment I'm taking all the measurements from Sketchup which are in metres, and just turning those into centimeters, so the scale is 1:1000. Cut all the shapes out, and stuck them together. To my pleasant surprise, the paper model only took 2 of the 7 56x36cm sheets of paper I had. This means that when working on wood I'll have 5 boards left after having created the same thing as below.
Although a very simple exercise, with a less than good looking outcome I did learn quite a few things. The first thing I learnt is that the model isn't really interesting if it's only the outside so it'll need to be interactive in some way, and offer a view of the inside I think. Considering that building the outside first is not the best idea.What I'll do is build the inside first, the columns, the base floor for the first levels and the corridors. Then I'll take the measurement for that and make the outside as a solid piece, so it can be taken on and off easily. The other thing I learnt here is that the model looks underwhelming like this, ideally I'll do at least two levels, which I think I can do. This leads me to my final point which is that the scale 1:1000 is a good one, the model isn't too small that it looks cramped, but not too big that I won't have enough wood to make it.
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