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Make models: 20 and 22 Ropemaker Street gift models
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Make models: 20 and 22 Ropemaker Street gift models

  • Client Old Park Lane Management Ltd
  • Scale 1:1000
  • Dimensions 130mm (l) x 130mm (w) x 150mm (h)
  • Time to make 24 models – 3 weeks
  • Materials Fast-cast resin with brass and bronze powder, machined stone base
  • Model-makers Susie Cole, Paul Miles, Theodore Polwarth, Alex Stewart, George Taylor, Cristiana Dumitru

The project

This new commercial building will bring more than 400,000ft² of Grade A, BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ office space to a prominent corner site just north of Moorgate Station. With a strong vertical rhythm, our design features a series of stepped slices that protrude forward and recess back, creating five roof terraces and facilitating a variety of floorplates to accommodate different tenants. Most of the levels have balconies, meaning virtually every floor has access to outdoor amenities. We’ve designed the ground floor lobby as a community space for the building’s occupants, with a variety of event spaces, places to work and a coffee bar greeting workers on arrival.

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The model

This set of gift models was commissioned by Skanska to commemorate the topping out ceremony of Ropemaker in October 2022.

We first took the CAD (computer-aided design) model of 20 Ropemaker Street and made a simplified version that would work for moulding and casting. We 3D-printed a prototype on our Formlabs 3D printer using SLA resin, then, once the print was cleaned and cured, we lightly sanded the models to remove the build lines. After applying a coat of primer paint, our mould was ready to cast. We made an acrylic box slightly large than our 3D-printed model and filled it with silicone. Once it had set, we removed our master print and were left with a hollow mould we could cast into.

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