It wasn't so long ago that we built models in our office by hand: desks were often covered with grey chipboard, exacto blades, and modeler's glue. We used these models extensively for design--to make sure what we were designing was what we wanted--and for presentation--to make sure clients knew what we were giving them. And clients loved them. There is nothing quite like holding a well built scale model up to your eye and imagining walking inside it, around it.
Today we have shifted almost entirely to computer generated modeling, using advanced software systems. Truth is, they require a lot of hours to build a detailed model, but the benefits come the moment the first, inevitable design change appears. In very short time, roofs can be raised, window patterns altered, materials substituted.
The image shown above represents our design for a carriage house, replacing an existing garage, on the grounds of a lovely estate with a spectacular view of Boston. The glass wall you can see to the left of the model is positioned to capture that view. The estate has some lovely gardens, which will be augmented, when this project is built, by a handsome new greenhouse.
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