FABRICATION 1

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CENOTAPH TO NEWTON 
1:500 SECTIONAL MODEL - ETIENNE LOUIS BOULLEE 

This sectional model conveys qualities of material and texturality, the of surfaces capturing light and reflection. Celebrated in these geometries is symmetry, mathematic formulation and materiality. As evident, this fabrication captures sensory qualities quite well, however the detail does not express the monumentality of the precedent as one would intend. 














Scale 1:500 
Materials 
- Hydrocal Plaster 
-Blue Foam
-Acetate 
- Copper 

Technique 
- Wooden lathe (blue foam)
- Vac forming 
-Casting 
-Metal shaping 
-Metal work / welding 

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