Models · 3 Jun 2026 · 3 min

Cardboard first

A white card model on a table

Every project starts as a card model under a desk lamp.

We move the lamp in an arc over the model, from morning to evening, and photograph each hour. It is the cheapest way to see a building in light before it exists.

Computers do it more precisely. The lamp does it faster, and clients understand it at once.

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