The Bierpinsel – Miniature Concrete Model

The Bierpinsel – Miniature Concrete ModelModel 051_The Bierpinsel Miniature Concrete ModelHand cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory. Some buildings are so bold they become part of a citys folklore. The Bierpinsel in Berlin, completed in 1976, was designed by Ralf Schler and Ursulina Schler Witte as a futuristic tower for restaurants and nightlife. Its name, meaning beer brush, came from Berliners who saw its concrete stem and bulbous top as resembling a shaving brush. Rising above

- Black & White Risograph Print - Print on 30 x 42cm heavyweight moleskin paper- Unframed Print

and part of the city’s everyday backdrop

construction of the cathedral commenced in 1962 and concluded in 1967

In the midst of the 21st Century

- Printed on 170gsm Mumken Pure Rough paper

the alternating bands of texture and shadow

The building was Grade II listed in 2013

it was one of the UK’s most complex

glazed frontage provide contrast and calm

Modelling it meant working through the rhythm of the bay windows

Model 061: Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo – Miniature Concrete ModelHand-cast in fine concrete

I worked to make sure the miniature carried the same clarity that gives the real building its presence