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Overview of the 1:20 scale model

Original photograph of room 1

Main part of this exhibition was a model, filling the entire room, 1:20 in scale. Due to this model, the entire exhibition was over budget meaning some other ideas had to be scrapped. This model should be the highlight of the exhibition; giving a good view of the plan. The entire model is interactive in a static way. It takes the visitors on a journey through a conceptual plan. It gives visitors a view of what the Cityplan could look like. Its scale of 1:20 and the raising of the ground level to eye height make sure the model actually feel enormous and towering.

Main model

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Public spaces

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Views

Two pictures were displayed with the model to give an idea of location. The first of these was a picture placed at eye height of the current Pullman hotel. The second view was towards the Saint Catherine’s church. The original pictures of these buildings weren’t preserved so they have been replaced by modern equivalents in the 3D model.

Towers

The main towers in the model are actually the only parts of the design which were final. The infill between the towers was just an indication of the architect how they would see the final design of the cityplan.

Unknown model parts

1:20 Main Model Main part of this exhibition was a model, filling the entire room, 1:20 in scale. Due to this model, the entire exhibition was over budget meaning some other ideas had to be scrapped. This model should be the highlight of the exhibition; giving a good view of the plan. The entire model is interactive in a static way. It takes the visitors on a journey through a conceptual plan. It gives visitors a view of what the Cityplan could look like. Its scale of 1:20 and the raising of the ground level to eye height make sure the model actually feel enormous and towering.

Raised groundlevel

Main plaza

A large part of the model consisted of public spaces, including detailed elements like phoneboots, benches and lampposts. This gave the visitors a feeling than it was already a final design but also created a good impression of the public spaces in the future.

Detailed public spaces

Construction of the model

The public response to this room was overwhelming. It played a large role in the discussion about the plan and the exhibit. The main focus in most of the articles was on the large model, even showing pictures of the model in a large part of the news articles. It is mentioned as being impressive and an innovative way to show the plan. Although a lot of reactions were positive, there were also some critics. The large size of the model made it hard to get a feeling for the scale. As one critic mentions “Repeatedly I noticed myself checking the scale; looking for a model car or person..” It was also mentioned to be very instructive and suggestive presentation.

So what were the intentions of room one? In part it was meant to impress. It was to show the visitors how great life could be with this project, but this was secondary. The first objective was to engage the people of Eindhoven with the Cityplan. To give them a way to voice their opinion in a way in which architect and user would come closer together.  This was because Leering had discovered a gap between the visitor and the art he often exhibited in his museum. People had to interact with it, and being an architect himself, he incorporated architecture in his museum.