Two scale models for Porcelanosa

The project

For Porcelanosa’s 24th International Exhibition of Global Architecture and Interior Design, held in 2017, we produced two large-scale architectural models. The commission brought together two stages of its industrial architecture: the existing facilities in Vila-real and a new wall tile plant that was under construction at the time.

The model of the existing facilities measured 2.6 × 1.6 m at a scale of 1:500. The model of the new plant measured 1.6 × 1.6 m at a scale of 1:250. Together, the two physical models represented both the extent of the facilities and the layout of the future plant.

The new plant was presented as a project with more open spaces and long spans, intended to increase production and accommodate large-format ceramics. Its model helped explain Porcelanosa’s plans for the near future alongside a representation of its operating facilities.

Our contribution was the production of both models. Rectangular volumes and repeated linear elements in white, black and grey gave form to the architecture represented. Work on the overall models went hand in hand with the handling of small components, documenting different scales of work within the same commission.

Two formats and two scales to represent the existing facilities and the plant under construction.

Linear elements and small volumes make up the geometry of the models.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.