{"id":4831,"date":"2019-10-07T20:52:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T20:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/?p=4831"},"modified":"2020-05-14T08:12:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T08:12:21","slug":"modelmaking-above-alexanderplatz-peter-lee-at-henn-architects-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/?p=4831","title":{"rendered":"Modelmaking above Alexanderplatz – Peter Lee at HENN Architects, Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this summer I visited MSA Graduate Peter Lee at HENN Architects<\/a> Berlin Office. Located overlooking Alexanderplatz, HENN is an international architecture office with additional offices in Munich and Beijing. They have a wide-ranging experience in work space, culture, health, education and research as well as production and master planning. It’s a great pleasure to see graduates take their modelmaking skills into practice. Where possible I always try to take the opportunities to learn just how these skills are used in their work and this has been one such occasion. Peter has been kind enough to discuss his experience over the last 3 years in practice since graduating from MSA.<\/p>\n

\n

After graduating from my masters in 2016 I wanted a bit of a change from Manchester so started applying for jobs in cities that I wanted to live in, mostly abroad, and HENN was the first place that got back to me. The job description was particularly interesting in that it was a mostly model making role within the design \/ competition team, which suited my skill set pretty well.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

On a day to day basis I produce a lot of sketch models, mostly for internal use which really helps with making design decisions. Because of the fast pace of competitions (they generally last a month or two), people are often jumping between projects. Having a model in front of you is a much easier way of understanding site conditions, massings and contextual relationships than working purely with software because it has this tangible quality.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The workshop has a laser cutter, spray booth, hot wire cutters, disc sander, sandblasting cabinet and Ultimaker S5 3D Printer. Mostly we work with foam, card and acrylic – occasionally we get things outsourced or made in the HENN Munich office, which has more machines available for woodwork.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t