A model is a question.
Why a small piece of card can be more useful than another polished image.
From the practice
Thinking in three dimensions
A simple model can make a question visible before it has an answer. A roof can be lifted, a wall moved and an opening tested without pretending that a decision has already been made.
Keeping the conversation open
The models on our working table are not presentation objects. They help us speak about scale and light in a way that a flat drawing cannot always do. Their unfinished character is useful.
By leaving room for adjustment, a model invites the people commissioning a building into the process. It makes the conversation more direct, which is how we prefer to work.