10 Ideas for Presenting Your Project With Concrete Models

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Physical models have, for centuries, been a highly-effective way of explaining an architectural idea, allowing the audience to experience a concept in a plan, section, elevation and perspective all at once. However, a model can communicate so much more if you deviate from traditional cardboard materiality. If you want to express the monolithic massing of your latest scheme, or its expressive texture, then a model of plaster or cement may capture so much more than a digital rendering ever could.

Creating a concrete model is profoundly engaging, as it forces us to follow a methodology similar to that of large-scale construction: make a mold / formwork, mix the cement or plaster with water, and then pour. When done correctly, the resulting model could stand as an architectural sculpture in its own right. 

Below, we have rounded up concrete models from the ArchDaily archives, giving you the inspiration to set your concrete model ideas in stone. 

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Cite: Franco, José Tomás. "10 Ideas for Presenting Your Project With Concrete Models" 25 Apr 2019. ArchDaily. (Trans. Walsh, Niall) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/866899/9-ideas-to-present-your-project-with-concrete-models> ISSN 0719-8884

Solo House / Pezo von Ellrichshausen. Image © Pezo von Ellrichshausen

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