Modo House / Sentinel

Model photographs.

Five views of the architectural study. Softness, grain and shadow give each still the feel of a photographed object.

01 / Form

The house as a whole

The original house, new rear building and two crossings, seen together.

Oblique physical model view showing the two buildings and both bridges. — Model photograph / 2048 × 1536Download photograph Download clean render

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02 / Connection

Across the courtyard

The rear bridge links the living level to the roof deck, with the courtyard below.

Model view across the rear bridge toward the house and roof deck. — Model photograph / 2048 × 1536Download photograph Download clean render

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03 / Ground

A place between the buildings

Layered contours, the driveway edge and the lowered courtyard make the change in level visible.

Physical site model viewed from the driveway side, showing the contours and courtyard. — Model photograph / 2048 × 1536Download photograph Download clean render

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04 / Light

Through the timber screen

A separate section study using the timber screen from the source model. The stair, wall and skylight frame are simplified; the lighting is illustrative.

White card section model of the timber stair screen and patterned shadows. — Model photograph / 1600 × 1200Download photograph Download clean render

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05 / Explore

At the scale of a person

A lower viewpoint brings the entry bridge, standing figure and projecting canopy into focus.

Low model view of the front entrance and bridge with a standing scale figure. — Model photograph / 2048 × 1536Download photograph Download clean render

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