Scale is an argument
Choosing the scale is choosing what the room will talk about. We start there, not with the material.
The studio
We quite simply do what others can’t.
Modello Studio is a model shop in New York City. This is the whole of what we do, said plainly.
Combining the disciplines of art and engineering, Modello Studio brings your architectural vision to life in the form of unsurpassed architectural models, mock-ups and prototypes.
With years of experience serving the New York City design community, we specialize in making the impossible … possible. Employing modern technology with Old World attention to detail, we quite simply do what others can’t.
Discover the Modello Studio difference. Our goal is to work seamlessly as an extension of your organization. Contact us today to discuss your needs and give us the opportunity to bring our innovative modeling processes that are sensitive to your budget as well as your schedule. We look forward to working with you!
“Employing modern technology with Old World attention to detail.” The way the work gets made
- What we make
- Models, mock-ups, prototypes
- Where
- New York City
- For
- Architects, developers, institutions
- How to start
- 917.495.0014
What we hold to
Four things we decided a long time ago.
They are the reason the work looks the way it looks.
Restraint is detail
Knowing what to leave out of the context is the same skill as knowing what to build into the proposal.
Built to be photographed
A model is seen by ten people and photographed for a thousand. Both audiences get designed for.
An extension of your office
Our goal is to work seamlessly as an extension of your organization — same drawings, same deadline, same side.
In the shop
Three kinds of problem, three answers.
An exhibition piece, a product prototype and an urban proposal — each built to a different rule.
Methods
Modern technology, Old World attention to detail.
Machines do what machines are good at. Hands do the rest.
- Laser cutting
- CNC milling
- 3D printing
- Resin casting
- Vacuum forming
- Photo-etched detail
- Spray finishing
- Hand painting
- Internal LED lighting
- Fibre optics
- Acrylic polishing
- Timber and card craft
Work with us as an extension of your office.
Same drawings, same deadline, same side of the table.