SITE VISIT + FINDING + OBSERVATION
The group I was involved in was assigned to do the space model of Jao Tim building. We had the chance to look at and understand each of the architectural elements of the building as we had to build it into a 1:50 scale.
A site visit has been done by my group members and I was unable to join. I visited the unique cafe myself during my free time to understand and experience of the interior of the cafe. Many of the picture taken as reference when during the model.
The interior of the cafe had and obvious rustic and the wall areas are uncovered and exposed brick walls. Even the ceiling also open as you can the roof trusses and the skeletal steel of the skylight. The color of the entire interior are more to the earthy and nude color. Materials used in cafe were wood and steel.
During the site visit, even the exterior and the surroundings where many of old shoplots are still there at the city center.
MODEL MAKING + CONSTRUCTION
The base were constructed using layers of foam board, glued and sand on the side to make sure all the surfaces are smooth and nice. As it is cut into two to show the section of the interior of the model, the foam board is then attached with a door hinges to allow it to be open and close to show the section of the interior.
The material for the wall of the entire model is using balsa wood and to show the finishes, the flooring, roof, facade and the staircase and wallpaper of the bricks wall.
The material for the wall of the entire model is balsa wood and to show the finishes, wallpaper of the bricks and brown colored painted. The walls are constructed separately and all four level are connecting with using the glue. For the flooring of the model was using two materials which are balsa wood and modelling board.
The roofs were built by cutting corrugated paper to size and pasting it onto a modelling board with the one of the layer with aluminium foil stick on top to the corrugated paper to show as zinc roofing. The roof trusses were assembled using three different width and thickness of balsa wood.
The staircase for Jao Tim was meticulously cut and assembled to resemble the exact staircase in the cafe. Balsa wood of different sizes and thickness are used to achieve the exact staircase of Jao Tim.
The facade of Jao Tim was carefully carved to mimic the actual window shape using the balsa wood and PVC sheet for the window. The signage of the Jao Tim itself was cut using the laser cutting to get words "Jao Tim" more realistic that display of the shopfront.
FINAL RESULT OF SPACE MODEL
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