analogue / digital modelling : introspector

analogue & digital modelling

the architectural model as exploratory medium

ism Tiemen Schotsaert

An eight week elective studio in the second bachelor in Architecture & Interior Architecture focusing on the similarities and differences between physical and digital model making and form finding. Crucial for this studio was the notion of the model as an exploratory medium. The question behind this workshop was whether digital and analogue models could be used as working models, playing an active role in the design process, rather than presentation models.
Students were asked to design an exhibition pavilion within the school's courtyard by modelling directly in 3D (both physical and digital). We limited the programmatic scope of the design, so students could freely explore physical / digital modelling as a design tool, and be conscious of their design decisions.