To explore how we might integrate the narrative of materials in a architectural model I stripped one of my old models down to explore the root material Pine. I then thought about what impact the pine used in this model might have on the buildings environment. I tried to depict this in a cad model, but i don't think the narrative is very clear. Because the model is floating swell, it is not obvious where the building is situated. However it was useful to explore how interpreted material surface in virtual space and how you might navigate a building in vr. The scale of the building made it quite clear that the focus of the narrative was about the building - as many architectural models come in this scale - however it only really presented information on the material and not the environmental impact.
I tried to explore the water use that goes into the manufacturing of architectural materials and the impact on the existing inhabiting creatures which the original site houses. These are all environmental issues which can be explored in virtual space.
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