Cardboard, manila, and die-cast

Our architect came over last night to show us the latest developments in our home renovation. After dinner and catching up, he asked his assistant Michelle to come over with the new, improved cardboard model. (The addition is in manila.)


I felt a little bad about having Michelle come over so late at night, but it turns out she's a GR reader. It was also nice to finally meet the person who's been lurking around our yard, taking photos and measurements.


Michelle was introduced to our architect when he was buying a bunch of cardboard at an art store. The person who was helping him said that he had to meet her because that's her expertise. Now she's making a cardboard neighborhood to surround the model of our home.


This model will be helpful to see the work in context and also to figure out landscaping. See that tree? Michelle is making those, too.


Only one thing was missing, but I forgive our guy because it's something that isn't covered in most architecture courses. Luckily, I had some die-casts on hand to complete the picture. UFO Dai Apolon to the rescue!


I can hardly wait for the future.