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Data Centres as Urban Catalysts: A prototype for a presentation model for the Venice Biennale 2025. 1:500 scale Huntingdon Estate Model tests OMI St. Johns, Blackburn 1:200 Blackfriars Concept Models Timber site model massing at 1:500 scale 458 Oxford Street 1:20 section detail model Site Model Prague Station 1-500-01 Aberdeen City Gardens Misk Art Institute SA 1.500 Arborea 1:200 Site Model - This model represents Arborea, a mixed-use development in San Bernardino, Paraguay, designed to interweave wellness, landscape, and community life. Constructed from hand-cut balsa and walnut woods, it expresses the project’s material sensitivity and structural lightness. Rooted in regional techniques and tactile traditions, the model reflects how architecture can cultivate a profound connection between environment, culture, and contemporary experience. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library presentation model BBC Television Centre, 'The Helios' Presentation Model Kaohsiung Station site context model, Taiwan Valsier house, 1:50 Section Model, 2020 Austin Post Office 1:00 presentation model Diagramatic Model ‘A Monastery in the City’, Harborne, Birmingham - Manresa House; 1:500 site model, 2021 Façade test Hotel Boxmeer at 1.500 1_500 Scale Model study for the archaeological museum in Rostock 1_200 Scale Study of roof shapes for Die Glocke in Bremen Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (1) Medina House Topography cardboard waffle structure with ricepaper - Clubhouse S. Korea 1.500 Regents University – 1:200 Massing and negative space concept models Pembroke College 1:50 LAURIESTON MODEL St James Square Section Model Edge London Bridge facade study model Heaton Moor extension at 1:20 scale Skywell house study models SHIP Architects (1) NEOMA Business School 1-50_© Rasmus Hjortshøj Warburg Section Model 1:25 Mummies Museum in Celaya •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:150 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and clay Cambridge West Hub – 1:100 Prague Station 1-500 Grangetopia Co-Design workshop utilising modelmaking with the community. 1:100 Battersea Power Station section model Water Farm Concept Rundeskogen - LargeModels TRON THEATRE MODEL Stallan-Brand Diakonhjemmet Campus 1-250 SHOP Preston, Paper Collage Seymour Centre Interior Model Interior floor plate model at 1:100 Revoe-Modelling Migrancy and Community Blackpool. Models were made with community members during this research project funded by MIDEX 1:100 Residential Presentation model Gasteig cast presentation model Four Dwellings, School-Engagement Model Design development models at WW+P Naked House Building Alder Hey Section Detail OMI Annaconda Cut Massing 1:500 Saint-Denis 1-500 Floating in the forrest 1.50 model SHIP Architects (1) Willet Site Model Thorpe Lodge study development and presentation models. Mixed-use corner development_Beith Scotland_1:200 proposal model with superimposed handrawn illustration with Lee Ivett Material Lab experiments 62 different tiles using only waste materials - Expo Paris Huntingdon Estate Models Orchid Pavilion •⁠ ⁠Scales: 1:100, 1:33, and 1:25 •⁠ ⁠Model types: Working and construction process models •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, clay, and 3D-printed resin Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Site concept competition model 1_500 Scale Set of explorative studies for Die Glocke in Bremen Facade Study Model Bristol Old Vic interior model 1:25 Changing Our Footprint Exhibition_World of Volvo 1-50_© Rasmus Hjortshøj Battersea Arts Centre 1:25 Battersea Arts Centre 1:1 Ørestad church 1-50 OMI Yew Barrow 1:500 Ibstock Place School – 1:200 Chapel Road – 1:50 Model, 2024 Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (2) Haigh Hall 1:50 Concept Layered Model, 2025 • Produced during RIBA Stage 2 to explore form of the new roof terrace. • Materials and techniques: The model was created using the Cricut Maker Machine with paper only. Manchetser School of Art 1:50 Section model Bridge part of Masterplan La Paz •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:300 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: 3D-printed resin and acrylic The Link Floating in the forrest 1.50 model SHIP Architects (2) Maggies Oldham, Presentation Model Gasteig competition model 'Drum' Steamed plywood structural study model Haigh Hall Wigan 1:50 model made using paper and cardboard Beyart 1:100 Facade Model St Paul’s Girls’ School – 1:100 Huntingdon Estate Corner Study Model New Højvang Church 1-50 Skywell house study models SHIP Architects (2) Rabat train station Chobham Academy Chobham Academy Detail Iterations for Urban planning 1.1000 Thorpe Lodge Presentation Model Bramhall Extension - 1:50 Model Interior scheme testing possible arrangements Multipurpose Building, part of the Sports Complex La Paz •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:75 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Structural study model •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and spray paint Gascoigne Road Site Context Model Naked House Components Reconstruction Buildings in México City: ⁠Av. México, La Morena, and Citlaltepetl •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:150 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, trivicel, and spray paint Palapa 1:50 Structural Model - A palapa is a traditional Mexican structure with Indigenous roots, defined by its wide thatched roof and open, breathable form suited to tropical climates. Developed in dialogue with renowned palapa expert Simón Vélez, this study explores its structural logic through a hand-crafted balsa wood model. The act of making becomes a form of knowing, revealing how Indigenous knowledge persists through material practice—offering sustainable responses to environmental conditions and inviting renewed attention to the climatic intelligence embedded in vernacular traditions. Meelpakhuis - 1:50 Model Interior 3D printed Iterative lighting prototypes for a Global Non-Profit Foundation BBC Television Centre, 'The Helios' Interior Layout Model Data Centres as Urban Catalysts: A prototype for a presentation model for the Venice Biennale 2025. 1:500 scale Carriage Section Model Project Bell Model Grosvenor Waterside Model Jedburgh Model TONGATE Stallan-Brand Haigh Hall Wigan 1:200 model made using paper and cardboard Former Rawcliffe Pavillion - York Studio • The intention from the outset was to use the model as a method of conveying the building as it was originally constructed in the early 1900s, prior to later alterations both internally and externally. As such, I have modelled the building as it was originally, including the interior, aided by archive plans of the original building. There is thus a story telling aspect to the model that ties in with our intertwined HC and Architectural approach to projects, serving as a physical and tactile representation of the original, as opposed to the typical archive plan, which can be difficult to interpret by those not familiar with architectural drawings. The model was built for the current tenant of the building, a childcare charity. Romanian Shop-Berlin 1:20 spatial model of existing space Smithdon School - 1:2 Moraltwerke Bad Tolz_model_1-1000 Malmo Stadsteater 1:50 Meelpakhuis - 1:50 Model Site Master Plan Model RA Model - Describing sustainability initiatives 1:500 Residential site model '3 Houses Martin’ at 1.100 scale Paper & Card Concept model Forest of Fabrication Exhibition Pitzhanger Manor – 1:50 Massing arrangement testing with wood & cardboard Seymour Centre Interior Model Woodford extension model at 1:100 scale, front view Montevideo Tower Diagramatic Model ‘A Monastery in the City’, Harborne, Birmingham - Manresa House; 1:500 site model, 2021 Set of Model studies for the a mixed use concept at the Köln Deutz Hafen Volvo Campus Torslanda 1-200 Exhibition model Taller Cubierta 1.50 Section Mode Viaduct section site study model Former Rawcliffe Pavillion - York Studio • The intention from the outset was to use the model as a method of conveying the building as it was originally constructed in the early 1900s, prior to later alterations both internally and externally. As such, I have modelled the building as it was originally, including the interior, aided by archive plans of the original building. There is thus a story telling aspect to the model that ties in with our intertwined HC and Architectural approach to projects, serving as a physical and tactile representation of the original, as opposed to the typical archive plan, which can be difficult to interpret by those not familiar with architectural drawings. The model was built for the current tenant of the building, a childcare charity. Water Farm Site Model Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (5) 458 Oxford Street 1:50 section detail model Wick Lane Massing Model 1:50 Section Model Data Centres as Urban Catalysts: A prototype for a presentation model for the Venice Biennale 2025. 1:500 scale BROOMLANDS MODEL VIEW Stallan-Brand Regents University – 1:200 Water Tower Residential project - 1:100 section model 1.10 table model SHIP Architects Wei Wu Ying Orchestra Configuration interior model T-House 1.50 study model SHIP Architects Blackfrairs Column study model Kunstlank Mobiel Theatre - 1:100 Model Didsbury extension process models at 1:100 BBC Television Centre, 'The Helios' Context presentation Model Pitzhanger Manor – 1:50 John Grey High School CANDLERIGGS MASSING Stallan-Brand Bridge part of Masterplan La Paz •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:150 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and concrete BOTANIC MEWS MODEL Stallan-Brand Paper sketch model designs for a theatre World of Volvo study model 1-50 'Drum' Steamed plywood structural study model custom bending jigs 1:100 Battersea Power Station section model Luna Tower Model Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (3) Dudley municipal centre facade study model Smithdon School - 1:20 Portsoken pavilion Jersey South Hill Site Model Walthamstow extension facade study at 1:20 scale Olympia – 1:200 Water Farm Model w/Carry Case Knoll Site Model Set of 3 models presenting the history of Thorpe Lodge in Notting Hill, London. 1817. 1875 – 1890 and 1906 -1922 Prestbury facade study model 1:50 scale 1:500 Scale Office iterations Queens Yard Hackney – 1:1000 The Green Mile Amsterdam HEC University of Liege Extension Edge London Bridge presentation model Knoll Massing iterations HIGH STREET_MODEL Stallan-Brand Competition model at 1:100 scale Didsbury extension model at 1:100 Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (4) Manuel Vargas Izquierdo Stadium •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:75 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and spray paint Valsier house, 1:50 Section Model, 2020 Soho Place section Model OMI Manchester Grammar School 1:200 Paper sketch model designs for a theatre Set of Formal and Cladding studies for the archaeological museum in Rostock The Prear Project Artistic Residence at Longsight Art Space. Longsight Market stall, Manchester. Photo by Omari Taylor Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Trust Presentation Model Kaohsiung Station, Taiwan OMI Model Selction Timber and Card Residential Scheme - 1:100 presentation model Bird College Dance Music and Theatre Iterations Endless Stair Exploratory Sketch Model Concrete Model Test 107 Devoe St. •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:75 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Working model •⁠ ⁠Materials: Pigmented concrete Gloria model 1-500 Atlip Road Site Context Model Woodford_ model and material palette for client meeting Tirana Tower competition model
Taller Cubierta 1.50 Section Mode Valsier house, 1:50 Section Model, 2020 BBC Television Centre, 'The Helios' Context presentation Model BBC Television Centre, 'The Helios' Presentation Model Woodford_ model and material palette for client meeting 1_500 Scale Model study for the archaeological museum in Rostock Prague Station 1-500-01 BBC Television Centre, 'The Helios' Interior Layout Model Wei Wu Ying Orchestra Configuration interior model Kaohsiung Station site context model, Taiwan Didsbury extension process models at 1:100 Bird College Dance Music and Theatre Iterations Walthamstow extension facade study at 1:20 scale Water Farm Concept '3 Houses Martin’ at 1.100 scale Austin Post Office 1:00 presentation model Portsoken pavilion Bramhall Extension - 1:50 Model Olympia – 1:200 Forest of Fabrication Exhibition Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (4) Massing and negative space concept models Rundeskogen - LargeModels Gascoigne Road Site Context Model Ørestad church 1-50 Paper & Card Concept model 458 Oxford Street 1:20 section detail model Montevideo Tower Grosvenor Waterside Model Cambridge West Hub – 1:100 Volvo Campus Torslanda 1-200 458 Oxford Street 1:50 section detail model Water Farm Site Model Material Lab experiments 62 different tiles using only waste materials - Expo Paris Huntingdon Estate Model tests Queens Yard Hackney – 1:1000 Smithdon School - 1:20 1_500 Scale Set of explorative studies for Die Glocke in Bremen 1:500 Scale Office iterations OMI Yew Barrow 1:500 Site Model Skywell house study models SHIP Architects (1) Pembroke College 1:50 Data Centres as Urban Catalysts: A prototype for a presentation model for the Venice Biennale 2025. 1:500 scale Gasteig cast presentation model Luna Tower Model Tirana Tower competition model Timber site model massing at 1:500 scale Haigh Hall Wigan 1:200 model made using paper and cardboard Naked House Building Façade test Hotel Boxmeer at 1.500 Floating in the forrest 1.50 model SHIP Architects (1) Grangetopia Co-Design workshop utilising modelmaking with the community. Beyart 1:100 Facade Model Data Centres as Urban Catalysts: A prototype for a presentation model for the Venice Biennale 2025. 1:500 scale Former Rawcliffe Pavillion - York Studio • The intention from the outset was to use the model as a method of conveying the building as it was originally constructed in the early 1900s, prior to later alterations both internally and externally. As such, I have modelled the building as it was originally, including the interior, aided by archive plans of the original building. There is thus a story telling aspect to the model that ties in with our intertwined HC and Architectural approach to projects, serving as a physical and tactile representation of the original, as opposed to the typical archive plan, which can be difficult to interpret by those not familiar with architectural drawings. The model was built for the current tenant of the building, a childcare charity. Haigh Hall Wigan 1:50 model made using paper and cardboard Orchid Pavilion •⁠ ⁠Scales: 1:100, 1:33, and 1:25 •⁠ ⁠Model types: Working and construction process models •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, clay, and 3D-printed resin Prestbury facade study model 1:50 scale HIGH STREET_MODEL Stallan-Brand World of Volvo study model 1-50 Water Farm Model w/Carry Case 1:100 Residential Presentation model LAURIESTON MODEL Former Rawcliffe Pavillion - York Studio • The intention from the outset was to use the model as a method of conveying the building as it was originally constructed in the early 1900s, prior to later alterations both internally and externally. As such, I have modelled the building as it was originally, including the interior, aided by archive plans of the original building. There is thus a story telling aspect to the model that ties in with our intertwined HC and Architectural approach to projects, serving as a physical and tactile representation of the original, as opposed to the typical archive plan, which can be difficult to interpret by those not familiar with architectural drawings. The model was built for the current tenant of the building, a childcare charity. Maggies Oldham, Presentation Model Multipurpose Building, part of the Sports Complex La Paz •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:75 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Structural study model •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and spray paint Four Dwellings, School-Engagement Model Knoll Site Model Edge London Bridge presentation model Haigh Hall 1:50 Concept Layered Model, 2025 • Produced during RIBA Stage 2 to explore form of the new roof terrace. • Materials and techniques: The model was created using the Cricut Maker Machine with paper only. Edge London Bridge facade study model The Green Mile Amsterdam Jersey South Hill Site Model Meelpakhuis - 1:50 Model Kunstlank Mobiel Theatre - 1:100 Model CANDLERIGGS MASSING Stallan-Brand 'Drum' Steamed plywood structural study model 3D printed Iterative lighting prototypes for a Global Non-Profit Foundation Iterations for Urban planning 1.1000 Gasteig competition model Ibstock Place School – 1:200 Huntingdon Estate Corner Study Model Heaton Moor extension at 1:20 scale Mummies Museum in Celaya •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:150 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and clay Aberdeen City Gardens SHOP Preston, Paper Collage RA Model - Describing sustainability initiatives Battersea Arts Centre 1:1 Bristol Old Vic interior model 1:25 Chobham Academy Thorpe Lodge study development and presentation models. 'Drum' Steamed plywood structural study model custom bending jigs Didsbury extension model at 1:100 1_200 Scale Study of roof shapes for Die Glocke in Bremen Diagramatic Model ‘A Monastery in the City’, Harborne, Birmingham - Manresa House; 1:500 site model, 2021 Wick Lane Massing Model Blackfriars Concept Models Pitzhanger Manor – 1:50 St Paul’s Girls’ School – 1:100 NEOMA Business School 1-50_© Rasmus Hjortshøj The Link Dudley municipal centre facade study model OMI Annaconda Cut Massing 1:500 T-House 1.50 study model SHIP Architects Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (5) Saint-Denis 1-500 Facade Study Model Set of Formal and Cladding studies for the archaeological museum in Rostock Chapel Road – 1:50 Model, 2024 Regents University – 1:200 Naked House Components Regents University – 1:200 Project Bell Model Water Tower Residential project - 1:100 section model Malmo Stadsteater 1:50 Changing Our Footprint Exhibition_World of Volvo 1-50_© Rasmus Hjortshøj Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Site concept competition model Rabat train station Bridge part of Masterplan La Paz •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:150 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and concrete St James Square Section Model HEC University of Liege Extension 1.10 table model SHIP Architects Timber and Card Residential Scheme - 1:100 presentation model Reconstruction Buildings in México City: ⁠Av. México, La Morena, and Citlaltepetl •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:150 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, trivicel, and spray paint Atlip Road Site Context Model Concrete Model Test 107 Devoe St. •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:75 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Working model •⁠ ⁠Materials: Pigmented concrete BOTANIC MEWS MODEL Stallan-Brand Seymour Centre Interior Model Carriage Section Model The Prear Project Artistic Residence at Longsight Art Space. Longsight Market stall, Manchester. Photo by Omari Taylor Pitzhanger Manor – 1:50 John Grey High School Palapa 1:50 Structural Model - A palapa is a traditional Mexican structure with Indigenous roots, defined by its wide thatched roof and open, breathable form suited to tropical climates. Developed in dialogue with renowned palapa expert Simón Vélez, this study explores its structural logic through a hand-crafted balsa wood model. The act of making becomes a form of knowing, revealing how Indigenous knowledge persists through material practice—offering sustainable responses to environmental conditions and inviting renewed attention to the climatic intelligence embedded in vernacular traditions. Huntingdon Estate Models Smithdon School - 1:2 Blackfrairs Column study model Site Master Plan Model Manchetser School of Art 1:50 Section model Massing arrangement testing with wood & cardboard Misk Art Institute SA 1.500 Gloria model 1-500 Jedburgh Model Arborea 1:200 Site Model - This model represents Arborea, a mixed-use development in San Bernardino, Paraguay, designed to interweave wellness, landscape, and community life. Constructed from hand-cut balsa and walnut woods, it expresses the project’s material sensitivity and structural lightness. Rooted in regional techniques and tactile traditions, the model reflects how architecture can cultivate a profound connection between environment, culture, and contemporary experience. Moraltwerke Bad Tolz_model_1-1000 Manuel Vargas Izquierdo Stadium •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:75 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: Cardboard, wood, and spray paint Design development models at WW+P 1:50 Section Model Chobham Academy Detail TONGATE Stallan-Brand Floating in the forrest 1.50 model SHIP Architects (2) Paper sketch model designs for a theatre Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (2) 1:100 Battersea Power Station section model Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library presentation model Viaduct section site study model Alder Hey Section Detail Seymour Centre Interior Model Warburg Section Model 1:25 Meelpakhuis - 1:50 Model Interior Woodford extension model at 1:100 scale, front view Revoe-Modelling Migrancy and Community Blackpool. Models were made with community members during this research project funded by MIDEX Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Trust Presentation Model Endless Stair Exploratory Sketch Model Thorpe Lodge Presentation Model BROOMLANDS MODEL VIEW Stallan-Brand Kaohsiung Station, Taiwan Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (1) Battersea Arts Centre 1:25 Skywell house study models SHIP Architects (2) OMI Manchester Grammar School 1:200 Diagramatic Model ‘A Monastery in the City’, Harborne, Birmingham - Manresa House; 1:500 site model, 2021 Prague Station 1-500 Soho Place section Model TRON THEATRE MODEL Stallan-Brand Interior floor plate model at 1:100 Topography cardboard waffle structure with ricepaper - Clubhouse S. Korea 1.500 Exhibition model Skywell house 1.50 section model SHIP Architects (3) Data Centres as Urban Catalysts: A prototype for a presentation model for the Venice Biennale 2025. 1:500 scale Set of 3 models presenting the history of Thorpe Lodge in Notting Hill, London. 1817. 1875 – 1890 and 1906 -1922 1:100 Battersea Power Station section model Knoll Massing iterations New Højvang Church 1-50 Set of Model studies for the a mixed use concept at the Köln Deutz Hafen Medina House Bridge part of Masterplan La Paz •⁠ ⁠Scale: 1:300 •⁠ ⁠Model type: Office archive and collection •⁠ ⁠Materials: 3D-printed resin and acrylic Diakonhjemmet Campus 1-250 Interior scheme testing possible arrangements 1:500 Residential site model Willet Site Model Paper sketch model designs for a theatre Romanian Shop-Berlin 1:20 spatial model of existing space Mixed-use corner development_Beith Scotland_1:200 proposal model with superimposed handrawn illustration with Lee Ivett Valsier house, 1:50 Section Model, 2020 Competition model at 1:100 scale OMI Model Selction OMI St. Johns, Blackburn 1:200

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