My Artefact
As my artefact, I decided to make a SketchUp design (SketchUp is a 3D modeling software) and then made it 20 times smaller and made it out of cardboard. I made this design based on a tiny house I saw on YouTube.
I used a 1:20 scale so for every 1cm in my cardboard model; it was 20cm on my SketchUp design.
As you can see from the images, all the measurements are in centimeters. When calculating the ratio 1:20, I would divide the number shown in the SketchUp design by 20. Here are some examples:
650÷20=32.5cm
110÷20=5.5cm
This is the YouTube video that I made the replica of in SketchUp because I really like the design and how cozy it feels.
With the loft
The stairs were one of the most difficult to build in SketchUp and out of cardboard because first I had to measure the footprint I wanted the stairs to take up on the floor plan, and then I had to figure out how many steps I wanted without making it feel as though you are climbing a ladder or having to small steps that it felt like you were falling off the stairs. I ended up landing on the number 6; it had the right balance of all my requirements.
Once I had made calculations, it was time to make it 20 timessmaller and make it out of cardboard. I had to line everything up and cut the cardboard into really small pieces. In some way, though, it was really relaxing, almost like LEGO. Once everything was cut and measured, it all clicked together.
Without the loft
This is the final product. I might put some paint on it, but the basic structure and elements are there. Even the really small elements, like the little nook in the bathroom to put your shampoo bottles in, and the nook in the kitchen, are there, and it’s all to the same scale of 1:20.
I even made elements in my cardboard model that make it easier to see some things. like the cardboard model has 3 walls so you can see straight inside and the loft area, and the table can both slide out. The table creates a bed between the two lounges, and underneath the loft, you can see the bathroom and the kitchen
