BjB-design: Cardboard Impressionistic Model for East London IDZ

Image 1: Top view of model.

The site for the concept of a new AGRO-Eco Industrial Park is situated near the N2 road outside of Port Elizabeth. I was approached by the Engineer on the project, Jaco Spies and asked to build an impressionistic model to further articulate the concept at a presentation in February 2014.

Image 2: Lumion 3d impressionistic model by Heather Fouche

Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) are a new type of industrial organization designed according to the principles of industrial ecology (IE). For the companies involved, the eco-industrial park offers the opportunity to decrease production costs through increased materials and energy efficiency, waste recycling, and elimination of practices that incur regulatory penalties. Increased efficiency may also enable park members to produce more competitive products.

Image 3: Legend.

The scale of the model needed careful consideration as the physical size of the scaled model had to be easy to transport, yet not disregard a certain level of detail in the final product.

Image 4: Model in Progress.

The decision was made to scale the model to 1:1250, with the size of the model being 1.2m x 1.4m. The model consists of 2 separate sections of land, made clear by a key reference diagram in order to illustrate the new wind farm as well.

Image 5: Wind Tower model.

Image 6: Aerial perspective of Wind Tower Model.

The model had to be built in 3 week which is a very short time frame for a model of this size. From my experience at a varsity level, doing this task on my own, in my own time after hours would be challenging and could have possibly compromised the outcome of the product.

Image 7: Warehouse Building and Silos.

Image 8: Street Perspective on model.

To avoid this from happening and to ensure that the quality of the product was of a high standard, I asked Julius Grobbelaar to help me. There is no one else who I would trust more with accuracy and precision than this man. The additional input of someone with more experience was vital in the quality of the final product.

Image 9: Vegetable Tunnels.

Image 10: Perspective View of Model Before Perspex Box.

The buildings on the model were laser cut for additional precision and to save time on. The vertical scale of the buildings and structures had to be exaggerated slightly in order to make a clear impression of their functions.