Unfortunately I only had a week with Vogt since I'd secured 2 weeks with another practice after. However in the week I was there, I worked with a lovly Columbian product designer turned landscape architect - Maria. Vogt's approch to almost all of their designs, is to make models first. Maria left me to make a 1:20 model section of an embankment - retaining wall - filtration pond - concrete wall - path - embankment, for a major project the company is working on. Since model making is not always top of my list when it comes to the design process, it was brilliant experience to spend the time doing something physical and tangible.
The point of the model was to make decisions on the concrete wall, what finishes they want and gradients of the embankment. (which the client had changed from one to one then back to the first one again)
Plaster cast in its mold waiting to dry. Man standing for scale 1:20.
Results of the plaster wall - with exposed aggregate finish.
Plant population.
This is the section of the main model (1:50) that I was reproducing at 1:20.
The 1:50 model. In a short week, I learned a lot....did some other research for the company and spoke to various suppliers. If I had the opportunity, I'd definitely consider a company like Vogt. Thanks to them all.
