Villa Muller | Model | 1:50

Finished Model

Villa Muller is of cubic form. The windows are arranged asymmetrically on the west facade.

Section A-A reveals the inter-locking space. The entrance, living room, and the boudior are located at different levels.

Section B-B

My favourite wall in the villa! The seperating wall between living and dining room gives an interesting relationship between these two space. People sitting in the dining room can look through the decending opening down to the living room. The wall also frames the dinnig room like a picture.

Model made by Yammie Ho & Vincent Hsu

Working Model

In view of the complex raumplan, we believed developing a model via Google Sketchup first can help us visualize and experience the villa in three dimensions. The Sketchup model is a good help to develop the model in balsa wood at later stage. In particular, the decision of the section cuts can be tested in Sketchup model to understand what section view can be achieved. At the end, we decided to make two section cuts. One lies on one-quarter of the length of the living room from the west façade to give section A-A. It cuts through the boudoir and the alcove that is the major circulation of the entire house. The other cut lies in front of the service stairs from the east façade. The section B-B reveals the central staircase connecting up to bedroom level.

Section A-A

Section B-B