<p>Hello, I am an architecture student currently taking an architecture class that deals with making models of real-life buildings.</p>
<p>I am in the process of selecting a building for my next project and have been thinking about choosing a house or building that has some kind of a curve to it.</p>
<p>An example would be something like this: [Saegeling</a> Medizintechnik Office / Gerd Priebe Architects | ArchDaily](<a href=“Saegeling Medizintechnik Office / Gerd Priebe Architects | ArchDaily”>Saegeling Medizintechnik Office / Gerd Priebe Architects | ArchDaily)</p>
<p>Any recommendations for the kinds of materials that don’t look to shabby and can be formed in a curve will be helpful! Thank You!!</p>
<p>It depends on what the school allows or requires. DD1’s school has an aversion to balsa wood so models have to be basswood… If balsa is allowed, or you can procure and work with basswood or other veneer, then the usual techniques can be used, ie. laser cut the ‘top’ and ‘bottom’, laser cut some thicker material to support the curvy veneer, wet the veneer, and go from there. </p>
<p>What you showed can be done with 1/32" balsa or basswood as described above. Do a mock-up of the most challenging curve and see how it can be done. Search for techniques on steam-bending basswood and the like.</p>
<p>Alternatively you can build the curvy part from 1/8" strip and sand to shape, but it requires a lot of work.</p>