Photogallery of Chrudim model
Photos of finished model and making-of documentation
Depicting of towns and cities came a long way from the early schematic drawings of the Middle Ages, all the way through the Renaissance paintings and engravings, up to the prints of 18th and 19th centuries. All these images generally known as vistas emerged as a testimony to the beauty of the city for contemporaries and for the future. Today we have these works as valuable sources allowing us insight into the history of the constantly changing urban organism. We can see on them long gone houses, city walls, the surrounding countryside and churches before the conversions or fire.
Although it might seem that this is a very slow process, cities are constantly evolving. Often it takes just a few years or months and our squares, parks, and buildings will change beyond recognition. It is hard to recall how our environment actually appeared 5, 10 or 50 years ago. Photos provide only partial information on this because they fail to adequately capture the three-dimensional reality.
Model of Chrudim is conceived as a contemporary vista. This means that it captures as accurately as possible the character of the city in April 2015, when materials for it's creation were collected. Because the authors of the model recognize the potential importance of such work for the future, they put extreme emphasis on accuracy and faithfulness to reality. Although the model is graphically abstracted, geometrically it corresponds to the reality with an accuracy of ten centimeters, and is thus the most comprehensive depiction of the city in its history.
Photos of finished model and making-of documentation
The main base for the production of a detailed model was Rough 3D scan of the city derived from 650 aerial photographs taken on Easter 2015. This reference enabled an accurate representation of spatial relations in the city...
Shots of the 3D printed model displayed on the Architecture week exhibition in Prague.
Check out the video of the model's production, all the way from the modelling to the 3D printing and painting...
Due to the small physical scale of the model and protective cover the viewer can not appreciate enough to the depth of details involved in the model, this way you can see how it looks inside the world of model...
Part of the informational value of the model is interactive lighting of 16 most important landmarks of the city accompanied with a brief description
To view information about the selected building, place mouse over the red dot in the picture...
Making of the city model required cooperation of several subjects
Authors of the model. Model design, analysis of the current state of the city, 3D modeling, 3D print and final assembly...
The client
Acquisition of aerial photographs 3D scan of the city.
Production of Plexiglas components including prints.
Production of terrain - milled on a CNC router.
Production of custom electronics.