Marché Saint-Charles - Parvis église

Saint-Charles Market – by LineBox Studio in Ottawa

PRESENTATION MODEL FOR LUXURY CONDO PROJECT SAINT-CHARLES MARKET IN OTTAWA.

 

OVERVIEW:

Date of completion : 2017
Time for completion : 10 weeks
Scale 1:100
Dimensions : 36″ x 24″ x 12″
Materials : Linden wood | Acrylic | Russian Birch plywood | Plants | LED Lighting

 

DESCRIPTION:

The Saint-Charles Market Project is located in Ottawa’s Beechwood Village neighborhood. This project is situated on city block occupied by a historic church between Beechwood Avenue, St-Charles Street and Barrette Street. The model was commissioned by LineBox Studio to present the project to citizens and authorities. It was carried out in 2017 and its execution lasted about 10 weeks. The overall dimensions of the model are 36 x 24 inches for a height of 12 inches.

First, the model is at a scale of 1: 100. This scale allows to represent the church that occupies the center of the site with its architectural details such as the steeples. The base of the model was made of Russian birch plywood covered with a maple plating to identify the city block on which the project is implemented. For the building, linden wood was used to designate all cladding materials. Its texture has been worked to demonstrate the variations in the facade of the new projected building. This made it possible to standardize the aesthetics of the two buildings present on the site: the existing church and the new building with condos and thus support the architectural concept of a unified development where the new and the old occupy an equal place.

The glazing of the model was made of acrylic, because an LED lighting system was incorporated into the base of the model to illuminate it from below. Then trees, furniture and people add life throughout the project and help to communicate the project scale. Finally, the model is covered with an acrylic protection case and was delivered directly in Ottawa by Maquette.ca.

Visit the project website: Saint-Charles Market

Stanley Cup Model - Integrated lighting detail

Stanley Cup National Competition of Public Art Design

THE STANLEY CUP PROJECT IS THE WINNING PROPOSAL OF LSMMI‘S NATIONAL PUBLIC ART COMPETITION FOR THE DESIGN OF A MONUMENT CELEBRATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STANLEY CUP.

 

OVERVIEW:

Date of completion : August 2016
Time for completion : 2-4 weeks
Scale 1:10
Dimensions : 12″ x 36″ x 12″
Materials : Styrene | Acrylic | Russian Birch Plywood | Steel | Linden Wood | LED Lighting

 

DESCRIPTION:

The Stanley Cup model is a scaled-down representation of the team Covit/Nguyen/NORR proposal. It was manufactured in August 2016 to accompany the presentation documents at the jury. The design of this project was strongly regulated by the rules of the contest. The specified the size of the model base at 12 x 36 inch and the scale of representation at 1:10. Maquette.ca made the whole model in its workshop apart from the metal cup. The production of the cup in steel required a particular artisanal expertise and was done in collaboration with the Montreal sculptor Michel Bernier.

First, the base of the project was made in Russian birch plywood with integrated colored LED lamps. Then, the ground designed to resemble an ice rink was made with a painted and perforated styrene plate to allow recessed spotlights to illuminate the metal structure of the cup. Blue lighting has also been incorporated under the hockey puck shaped bench. Finally, given the large scale of the model, two white acrylic characters were handcrafted to give the jury a better appreciation of the project’s size. In conclusion, the execution lasted four weeks and the final height of the model was 12 inches.

The mandate was completed with a plywood transport crate and sample box that were custom designed to ensure the safe transport of the model. The jury was taking place in Ottawa so model had to be moved for the presentation. The winners were announced in November 2016 and the construction of the monument began in March 2017.

See the article for the competition here: Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument Public Art Competition Winner Annonced