Week 9-10 Models

I created my final 2 models this week. My first was a model of a tennis court (1:100 scale). I chose this scale as a tennis court is relatively large in real life with a length of over 10m and this scale was the easiest to work with. My ideal living space, externally speaking would have a tennis court, reflecting my interest and love of this sport. I spent a while trying to figure out how I would create the net and attempted to weave one myself, however, at this smaller scale, it was too difficult. I ended up wrapping cotton thread around a piece of cardboard in order to resemble this feature. The bordering trees were created from foam that I painted with watercolors. I then used matchsticks as the trunks and tracing paper for this leaves/foliage. I also added a hilly landscape as the background as this would be my ideal landscape for my living space. 

My second model this week was a final iteration of my ideal living space (1:50). I included a folded roof which is more practical in terms of water drainage compared to my week 8 model. The interior design is similar to my week 7 model, however, I incorporated the windows I included in my week 8  model as I liked the way the light shone through it. I tried to create a glass-like texture for the half walls on the mezzanine level, however, I'm not sure the method I used expresses this well. The mezzanine level would be used as a study space as my current room/house does not have a designated study space. This would be helpful when working from home. The lower level is intended for a sleeping and living situation, with a model of a bed and a sofa expressing this. If I was to design this again, I would probably make the roof angled to create some aesthetic interest when looking at the model from the outside.