Chapter six revolves around the realization of the SRB XXL’s scaled model. As the Smart Rainwater Buffer XXL is considered a big scale project, a prototype must be created before one can build the real-scale design. The creation of this model is described in the following sections, together with its technical details.
6.1 Technical Details and Tools
This section elaborates the technical details and tools the creation of this scaled model requires. This includes the materials used for the scaled model, as well as the dimensions, measures, and what scale this model is built in.
6.1.1 Technical Details
The SRB XXL scaled model will be built at a 1:17 scale. In tab. 6.1, the true measurements versus the scaled measurements can be viewed, for each part of the model respectively.
SRB XXL Part / Context True Measurements Scaled Measurements 1:17
Tank Height 5m 29.4cm
Tank Diameter 3m 17.6cm
Platform Height 3.2m 18.8cm
Garden Height 1.2m 7cm
Garden (+ Tank) Diameter 6.3m 37cm
Seat Height 0.45m 2.6cm
Seat Length 0.4m 2.4cm
Seat Thickness 0.2m 1.2cm
Human Height 1.8m 10.6cm
Performance Factory Height 8m (estimated) 47.1cm tab.6.1 SRB XXL True Measurements vs Scaled Measurements
After determining the measurements of the scaled model, the materials were chosen in order to construct the prototype. The components necessary for the scaled model and what purpose they served is further elaborated in tab. 6.2.
Material Purpose
Laser Cut Wood Garden Platform, Benches, Human Scaled
Models, Performance Factory Context
Acrylic Glass Performance Factory Context Windows
Coffee Stirrer Wood Pieces Fence of Garden Platform
Glass Vase SRB XXL Tank
Soil & Artificial Greenery Garden Fillings
Decoration Gravel Context Gravel
Foam Board (50x100x10) Environment Context
Texture Prints Environment Context Texture
tab.6.2 SRB XXL Scaled Model Materials & Purpose
6.1.2 Tools
The tools used in order to build this scaled model can be found in the following table, combined with the purpose these served during construction.
Tool Purpose
Laser Cutter Cut Garden Platform, Benches, Performance
Factory Context, Human Scaled Models
Glue Glue Garden Platform Fence, Env. Texture,
Benches, Performance Factory Context
Hot Glue Attachment of Garden Platform to Tank
Scissors Cutting of Texture Prints, Artificial Plants
Cutter Knife Cutting of Garden Fence Pieces, Texture
Prints, Foam Board, Artificial Plants tab.6.3 SRB XXL Scaled Model Tools & Purpose
6.2 Construction of Final Model
After determining the dimensions, materials, and tools, the scaled model is in position to be built. The progress of the construction is protocoled in this section and will be explained together with process pictures.
Firstly, the garden platform must be laser-cut and prepared for the connection of the upcoming fence. A second attachment is placed on top of the platform, offering space for the fence to be glued on, as it is visible in fig. 6.1. The wood sticks must all be glued to the platform, in order to get a result as it is visible in fig. 6.2. Then the garden can be glued to the tank.
fig.6.1 & 6.2 Construction of Garden Platform
The second step consists of glueing the platform to the glass vase, representing the SRB XXL’s tank. This can be done in different ways, however hot glue has proved to be a quick and stable solution. After the base of the tank is finished, it can be filled with soil. The progress of this is presented in fig. 6.3.
Having the platform properly attached to the tank, it can be filled with soil, gravel, and greenery, representing the nature in the original model. The flowers are represented by artificial plants, while gravel consists of decorative stones; both are placed on top of the soil. The platform holding the soil is also padded with newspaper, in order to avoid exceeding the weight limit. The result can be seen under fig. 6.4.
fig.6.3 & 6.4 Filling of Garden with Soil and Greenery
Continuing from this step, the environment of the model must be prepared. This includes the
context of the SRB XXL, which can be defined as the place it will be located at. In this case, “de
Bothoven” is the target area, neighboring the “Performance Factory”. Therefore, models of it
and its texture have been cut and printed. These can be viewed under fig. 6.7.
Additionally, the texture has been glued to the ground, together with a 35x40cm grass
field, which was later also replaced by a printed grass texture.
Having glued the context to the environment platform, the SRB XXL scaled model can be
placed on its designated location. The two finished versions can be seen under fig. 6.8andfig.
6.9. Depending on what version is preferred, it will serve as the finished scaled-model. In this
case, the second version is preferred due to the coherency of the ground texture and the
interactions of the scaled human models.
Fig.6.8 & 6.9 Finished Scaled Model (Ver.1&2)
Under fig. 6.10 and 6.11 details of the garden and a filled water tank are visible. The human
interactions are also highlighted.