The Birmingham Rotunda - Miniature Concrete Model

The Birmingham Rotunda - Miniature Concrete ModelModel 009_The Birmingham Rotunda Miniature Concrete ModelHand cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory. Some buildings feel like theyve always been part of a City's skyline. The Birmingham Rotunda is one of them. Tall, cylindrical, and unmistakably modern, it rises from the heart of the city like a calm and steady watchtower. Since its completion in the 1960s, it has stood through decades of change, surviving near demolition and emerging as one of

You stand on the lower platform

The New Street Signal box is one of them

and aggressive geometry made it one of the most debated examples of post-war British architecture

I worked through several digital massing studies to get the stance right

Modelling it meant working through the way each terrace steps back

its precision

and unforgettable object

Limited Edition Axonometric diagram print of the Dingleton Boilerhouse building by Peter Womersley in Melrose

Model 013_Cables Wynd House – Miniature Concrete ModelHand-cast in fine concrete

passed it daily without a second thought

I wanted the model to carry that same presence in the palm of a hand

it needed to feel heavy with story