This hands-on workshop guides you through creating a physical scale model of your own home at 1:100 or 1:50, and teaches you how to use that model as a practical design tool.

Whether you’re planning a renovation or just want clarity, this process helps you understand space, proportion and possibilities in a way drawings alone can’t.

How the Workshop Works
Session 1 – Capture Your Home (Photogrammetry Basics)
Learn a simple, accessible method to digitally capture your home using photogrammetry.
You’ll submit your files after the session and before session 2.

Duration: 90 mins

Light refreshments and food provided

Between sessions:
Your model will be cleaned up, scaled accurately, and converted into printed floor plans and elevations, ready for model making.

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Session 2 – Build Your House (Model Making)
Using your printed drawings, you’ll cut, assemble and glue your house into a physical model — step by step, with guidance.

No prior model-making experience required.

Duration: 120 mins

Light refreshments and food provided

You'll have a take home model making kit to completed your model at home, if you need more time.

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Session 3 – Design With Your Model
Learn how to use your model the way architects do:

- Test changes
- Understanding spatial relationships
- Exploring renovations and additions
- Identifying design opportunities and constraints

Duration: 90 mins

Light refreshments and food provided

This session is about thinking, not just making.

What’s included / Your Take-Home Model Kit

Your kit includes:

Professionally printed floor plans & elevations on 250 GSM card (2 x copies)
2 x Scale figurines (to test proportion and occupancy)
Scale ruler (1:100 / 1:50, matched to your chosen scale)
Model-making glue
Fine paintbrushes
Additional off-cuts and shared materials will be available during Session 2.

Who This Workshop Is for?
Homeowners considering renovations or extensions
People who struggle to visualise plans and drawings
Hands-on learners
Curious non-designers
Anyone wanting more confidence before making changes to their home