I’m working on the two main stairs at Bexhill. Both sit
inside bold glass cylinders that mark entrance positions, a typical Mendelsohn
device. On the street side the glass is faceted, reserving the expense of
larger, curved panes to tbe sea – facing version.
This faceted curtain wall is cantilevered out over the pavement. Where it meets
the slim concrete canopy there is a shadow-gap detail in steel, emphasising the
effect of lightness. A transparent prism hovering in space. I have used an
in-place modeled sweep for this element in the Revit model.
It’s not always easy to remember the location of photos taken a decade ago.
There is a small landing at ground level. Three steps up, then three steps back
down to a fire exit. I had this rift at first, then changed it. All part of the
learning process.
It’s neither possible, nor desirable to think everything out before modelling.
This is my BIM pencil, an extension of my hand and brain. The thinking takes
place beyond my body…