Industrial scale model for Porcelanosa
Bespoke commission
Industry and manufacturing
Scale models
Graphic design and illustration, Digital modelling and visualisation, Additive manufacturing, Cutting and fretwork, Painting and lacquering, Manufacturing
Acrylic, Wood, Solid board and paperboard, Cardboard
The project
Representing a factory means considering both its buildings and the machinery inside them. For Porcelanosa, we made a scale model of the Monker facility that brings these two levels of detail together. The representation was updated annually to reflect changes to the factories at the time of the trade fair.
The work began with site visits. We documented architectural elements and machines through photographs and sketches, which then informed the modelling and preparation of the components. Archicercle’s contribution was to translate the existing facility into a physical scale model, from gathering references through to fabrication.
The model combines 3D printing with laser cutting and engraving. We used acrylic, wood, cardboard and paperboard, with hand-painting documented for the paperboard components. The process brought modelling, digital fabrication and manual finishing together in a single piece.
The model brings the factory buildings and production elements together with the roads and outdoor areas. Repeated machinery components, building volumes and transparent elements allow the layout of the plant to be explored visually, connecting its industrial interior with the wider facility.
Annual updates were a defining aspect of the project: the model was not treated as a fixed representation. It was modified to keep its appearance aligned with the factories at each edition of the trade fair. This ongoing work incorporated changes to the facilities into the model.
Photographs and sketches gathered during site visits provided references for modelling the architecture and machinery.
Annual updates kept the representation connected to changes at the facilities.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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