the Model

"Recycling" and "Exploding" are the words that I embodied by building this gallery. The words were taken from the works of Tracey Moffatt and Fiona Hall.
The above ground part is developed from the word "exploding", and I tried to make the roof in different levels from each other so that it would look like they were moving, or at least not as still as "normal" roofs usually look like.
The below ground part is from the inspirational word "Recycling", and I was picturing some kind of machine that would turn waste into reusable items, and therefor the below ground shape looks like it does, in a way machine-like.

The walls are built really thin in this building because of the effort to try and make people experience the space together even if they are not in the same room. Because of the two minor elevations, it cuts up the three different floors even more, and by doing the walls thin you will still hear people and feeling their presence even though the wall might look like solid stone.

This is the roof of the model, and the only source of light comes through here. I made it like this because i wanted all the walls inside to be free to hang up paintings or other sculptures on. The walls in the building are mostly covered in stone, my own textures and also a yellow colour, giving the gallery a soft and warm appeal.

The back of the building.

Side view.

Side view of the building.

A view of the gallery from the outside.

This is the first floor and one minor elevation half way up to the second floor. This is the floor where you enter the building. Visible in this picture, you are able to see the entrance door together with two of the stairs going up to the second floor. Even the stairs to the bottom floor are visible.

This is Fiona Hall's studio at the bottom floor with her piece out for exhibition in a display case. There are a few benches put out for people to take a seat during their visit.


This is the upper floor where Tracey Moffatts piece Doomed is hanging in a frame at the end of the exhibition room. There is a small elevation from the second stair that's leading up to this room.