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Sales models — Planner

Sales model
planner

How large the model will be, at which scale, how high the table, and whether it fits the display suite. Enter the site and the room; the plan draws itself.

The planner

IThe site

The plot or the phase to be modelled, as it appears on the site plan. A floor is about 3.2 m, so a ten-storey building is about 32 m.

IIAround it

How much of the streets, neighbours and landscape the base carries on every side. Buyers find a building by its street.

IIIThe room

The floor of the display suite or sales office. Leave the room blank if it is not known yet.

IVScale

The planner suggests the largest model that fits the room with walkways around it, keeps every part within reach and stays a sensible size. Choose another scale to compare.

01Drawn

The model
in the room

Plan · from above
Section · from the side
02How it decides

Four rules
of the display suite

I

Room to walk

A walkway of 1.2 m on every side a buyer stands, so two people pass without asking. Against a wall, 10 cm stays free behind the base.

II

Within reach

No part of the model more than 1.2 m from an edge, so every buyer can point at their own balcony. Free-standing, that is a base up to 2.4 m deep.

III

Below eye level

A standing adult's eyes are about 1.6 m above the floor. The table is set so the tallest building stays below that line and buyers look over the model, into it.

IV

Large enough to lead

The planner aims for a free-standing base of 80 cm to 2 m, and 60 cm to 1.5 m against a wall. Smaller, a model becomes a desk object; larger, it takes the room.

The scale pages show what each scale looks like in millimetres: 1:100, 1:200, 1:300, 1:500 and 1:1000. For the building alone, the scale calculator.

03Questions

On size

What scale should a sales model be?

The largest scale that fits the room with walkways around it and keeps every part within reach. For one apartment building that is usually 1:75 to 1:100; for a block or a tower, 1:200 to 1:300; for a phased development or a masterplan, 1:500 to 1:1000.

How big is a sales model?

The base is the site and its surroundings divided by the scale. A site of 60 by 40 m with 10 m of street around it is 80 by 60 cm at 1:100 and 40 by 30 cm at 1:200. The planner aims for a free-standing base between 80 cm and 2 m long.

How high should a model table be?

High enough to look into, low enough to look over. With the tallest building kept below an adult's eye level of about 1.6 m, tables come out between 60 and 95 cm. A model of a tall tower stands on a lower table.

Can a model be extended for a later phase?

Yes. The base can be built in sections, so a later phase is added beside the first instead of replacing it.

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