Process
I exported the SketchUp template in the top view in a parallel projection as a dwg file. Then I opened it in AutoCAD and changed the scale 1:100. But when I started cutting pieces at the laser cutting workshop, I realised that the model will be quite large and heavy and probably I would not be able to find a strong enough glue to stick all pieces of the model properly. Therefore, I decided to stop the process and reduce the scale of the template by three times. As a material I used clear acrylic 2 mm.
Since I decided to use frozen glass in the design of the project, I decided to paint the acrylic with a matte transparent vanish spray on both sides.
After that, I started to stick pieces of the model with transparent resin glue. I also looked at the model in the SketchUp to understand which parts to connect to each other.
After that, I cut a plywood board on the wood workshop and covered it with a vanish in a few layers and then painted it with white acrylic. After that, I realised that as the floor of the building goes underground, I have to cut holes in this board. I went to the wood workshop again and the technicians advised me to use a machine that cuts using a Cad file. Therefore, I prepared an AutoCAD file with a drawing of holes in the board. Then I cleaned the board using the sandpaper to make it smooth and attached it to a larger board so that it could be fixed on the machine. I also cut 4 legs as a stand so that the underground floor could be visible. After that, I painted the board with white acrylic again.
When I tried to push the model into the hole in the board, I realised that I made a mistake in the calculations by about 1 mm. I used size 80 sandpaper to remove the extra millimetre. I painted the board again, but with a spray. I tried to paint other details of the model with acrylic, but there were traces of a brush or a roller on them, so I decided to use spray paint.
I also realised that I glued the parts of the model incorrectly, so I removed the glue and then glued it again in a right way, constantly checking with the model in the SketchUp.
Then I made columns of different organic shapes as I planned from polymer clay and painted them with dark red polish. I chose this colour for the columns because it creates a contrast with the green environment and as a result highlights the entrance to the building.
I also made trees using a tissue. I took a small piece of tissue and twisted it into a tree. I also decided not to use water and so the tree was ready right away and I didn't have to wait for it to dry. After that, I decided to add leaves using polystyrene balls and PVA glue.
Then I glued the rest of the model.
At the end, I painted the roof with red polish, the same as the columns. I planned to choose one of the three colours described in the previous post. I doubted for a long time about the choice of colour, but since the main aim of the colour was to highlight the active functional zones, I decided that red would be best able to make an accent on the green background.
I also added rounded corners of the building made of tracing paper. I planned to make it from acrylic and then bend it, but I wasn't sure if I could bend such a small piece.
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