Cardboard City
WHAT WE ARE DOING
WHY WE ARE DOING IT
Ready us for building our medieval cardboard city model
Learning about cardboard fabrication in prototypes: cutting, shaping, and joining cardboard elements
ACTIVITY PROMPT
We will take our previous sketches of the different areas, redraw them at 1:50 scale, and start placing the buildings. Then, we will cut out the shapes from cardboard
SCALE
If the characters are 1:50, the entire city must be planned in the same scale.
At 1:50 scale:
- 1 cm =0.5m
- 10 cm = 5 m
- 30 cm = 15 m
1st
Planning the city map
Take your previous sketches of the town areas (center, streets, suburbs, etc.). Redraw your area at 1:50 scale. Use a ruler to convert real-life measurements to model size (1 cm = 0.5 m).
Step 1:
- The group working on the gate area starts. You will, on a 200 by 200 cm ,draw the periphery of the city. Set where the gates are and if you have a river think of bridges.
2nd
Gradually each group draws their city layout with buildings.
Building dimensions in next slides
1st
Streets between blocks: ~2–4 cm
Walls: ~10 cm tall
1st
Streets between blocks: ~2–4 cm
Walls: ~10 cm tall
1st
Streets width ~2–4 cm
Walls: ~10 cm tall
3rd
Cardboard Models
- Follow the steps steps on how to build with cardboard. Carefully cut the building shapes from cardboard.
- For taller structures (church tower, merchant houses), you can layer pieces to get the correct height.
ACTIVITY MATERIALS
ACTIVITY RESSOURCES
ACTIVITY LESSON
CARDBOARD
- Readily available
- Easy to manipulate
- Strong
Corrugation
CARDBOARD
Structural in one direction and bendable in the other
Bendable one direction
CUTTING TECHNIQUES
Cutting
Straight
Cutting
Curves
SHAPING TECHNIQUES
Shaping:
Bending
Shaping:
Faceting
Shaping:
Score + Bend
Straight
Shaping:
Score + Bend
Curve
Shaping:
Score + Bend
Shaping:
Layering
JOINERY
Joining:
Hinge
Joining:
Hinge
Joining:
Braces
Joining:
Tabs
Joining:
Tabs
Joining:
Slotting
Joining:
Slotting
Joining:
Tabs/
Notching
Joining:
Tabs/
Notching
Joining:
Butt Joint
Joining:
Brads
Joining:
Skewer
Joining:
Skewer
Joining:
Flange
Joining:
Strap
Joining:
Strap
Use Printable Template Pieces
You’ll print and cut out shapes to build your environment.
- Fold along dotted lines
- Use glue/tape for assembly
- Add designs or patterns that match your main structure
Print templates and place them on cardboard and cut them out!
Cardboard Forms
Advanced 3D Geometry Resources
Visit www.templatemaker.nl/en/
Template Maker
Those sites allows you to customize and print advanced 3D shapes.
https://www.pacdora.com/dielines
Advanced 3D Geometry Resources
Custom Netting
Visit the Toolbox and follow the Netting: 2D to 3D Form-Making tutorial on how to make custom 3D shapes.
Visit www.templatemaker.nl/en/
Template Maker
Those sites allows you to customize and print advanced 3D shapes.
https://www.pacdora.com/dielines
COOL CARDBOARD PROTOTYPES
Responsive Architecture Studio
INSPIRATION: Manual Movement