Conceptual model of the Nueva Fe masterplan
Collaborative project
Architecture, construction and property
Scale models
Manufacturing, Cutting and fretwork, Staining and dyeing, Painting and lacquering
Paper and card, Wood, Acrylic, Other natural materials
The project
Archicercle translated the ideas and drawings of DND Architectes and FVAI into a conceptual model for the Nueva Fe masterplan architecture competition, which concluded in 2018. The work brought the architectural and landscape proposal together in a large-format physical model.
Architecture practice DND Architectes and engineering practice FVAI were the authors of the proposal. Our contribution focused on making and finishing the model from their documentation. The proposal did not win the competition.
The model was made at 1:300 scale, with dimensions of 2 × 1.2 metres. Its composition brings together rectangular volumes, white and brown surfaces, patterned façade elements and green areas between the buildings. Routes and curved landscape forms contrast with the geometry of the architectural volumes.
We combined card, wood, acrylic and real vegetation brought specifically from France. Fabrication involved laser cutting and finishes using water-based stains and metallic spray paints, rather than relying on a single material or treatment throughout the model.
The finished conceptual model brings buildings and landscape together in a single representation. The arrangement of the volumes, open spaces and vegetation makes the relationships between the different parts of the masterplan legible.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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