1:40 spa model for Kenza
Academic project
Education and research
Scale models
Manufacturing, Painting and lacquering
MDF, Solid board and paperboard
The project
Kenza, an architect studying interior design at the Barreira school of art and design, commissioned us to make a model of her spa proposal. The work translated her academic project into a physical model at 1:40 scale, with a copper-coloured finish imitating the materials specified in her design.
The scale was a distinctive aspect of the commission. Working at 1:40 meant moving away from the scales we usually used for models of buildings or urban schemes. Here, the subject was an interior design proposal, including its enclosing walls, entrances and internal layout.
We made the model using MDF and pankaster, incorporating a copper-coloured lacquer finish to reproduce the material appearance of Kenza’s project. Copper refers to the applied finish, not the underlying material of the components. The original interior design proposal was Kenza’s; our contribution was making the model.
Perforated wall panels, façade openings and the ‘TOPKAPI’ sign define the exterior. Inside, several curved volumes contrast with the perimeter of the scheme. The model brings together the proposal’s external expression and spatial organisation in a single representation.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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