Architectural Model builders

Professional architectural model builders South Africa

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Inventive Studio Architectural Model Builders was established in 2000 and has over the past 23 years grown into one of the leading scale model makers in South Africa. We build and supply scale models for various architects, engineers and property developers throughout South Africa and abroad. As a result of years of experimentation during the process of meeting client demands for Architectural, Engineering and Topographical Models, we have at our command a vast knowledge of materials and their applications. In house laser cutting and 3D printing facilities insures accurate reproduction of all necessary parts

Topographical Scale Model

The Delta Wildlife Park model was built for SarnerPFM Resorts Limited and shipped from South Africa to Nigeria in early 2014. The topographical model showed the layout of the wildlife park, which featured a zoo, walking trails and overnight accommodation. At a scale of 1:1000, the buildings were basically block form.
Architectural Scale Model

Client: Calgro M3, Architectural model of a retirement village at a scale of 1:360 Model of site showing all buildings, structures, driveways and vegetation This scale is a bit difficult to work in, as the buildings are very small, yet big enough to show some level of detail. The scales that models are built in, would typically be influenced by the size of the site. Ease of transportation is a factor I often advise my clients about, especially if I am aware of the fact that the model is going to travel a lot.
Engineering Scale Model

This model was built for MBE Minerals (formerly Humboldt Wedag) , an international engineering company that designs and build equipment for the mining industry. We have done various engineering models for them over the years, the models are used at exhibitions worldwide, as their products are too big to ship to some of these events. The scales varied at around 1:20 and the models were very detailed in order to show all the design features the client needed to demonstrate.
Architectural Scale Model

Harbour Bay – Simonstown. Client: Bau Design Architects & Latitude Properties. Scale: 1:200 Architectural site model. This model was built for marketing purposes and was on display at Seeff offices in Cape Town. The scale of 1:200 was functional for good detail, but small enough in order to fit the whole site onto a model that was still easily transportable.
Architectural Scale Model

Ecobank head office, Ghana. Client: ARC Architects. Architectural model in a scale of 1:220 of the headquarters of Ecobank in Ghana. The building was lit up with interior LED lights.
Topographical Scale Model

Topographical / site layout model of the Port of Richards Bay. This model was built to show the proposed long term layout Transnet envisions for the Port of Richards Bay. Due to the vast area that needed to be covered, the scale was very small (around 1: 5000), some detail had to be exaggerated in order for it to be more recognizable. A model maker would use this technique from time to time, as this is not an architectural model , and seeing the detail was more important to the client than the architectural correctness.