Scale — Architecture
1:150
1:150
scale
One metre becomes 6.7 mm. A person is 11.7 mm tall, a door 14 mm, a 3 m storey 20 mm. Everything below is drawn at 1:150.
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Scale1:150
Subjectbuilding, bus, car, person, tree
Grid1 cm on the model
DrawnAtelier AMOD
Sheet06 / 20
Person11.7 mm1.75 m
Door14 mm2.1 m
Storey20 mm3.0 m floor to floor
Car30 mm4.5 m long
01Converter
Real size,
Real size,
1:150 size
For a whole building at every scale at once, use the scale calculator.
| A stair riser 17.5 cm | 1.17 mm |
|---|---|
| A chair seat 45 cm | 3 mm |
| A person 1.75 m | 11.7 mm |
| A door 2.1 m | 14 mm |
| A storey, floor to floor 3 m | 20 mm |
| A car 4.5 m | 30 mm |
| A bus 12 m | 80 mm |
| A 10-storey building 32 m | 21.3 cm |
| A football pitch 105 m | 70 cm |
| 100 metres 100 m | 66.7 cm |
| 1 mm on the model | 15 cm |
|---|---|
| 1 cm on the model | 1.5 m |
| 5 cm on the model | 7.5 m |
| 10 cm on the model | 15 m |
| 30 cm on the model | 45 m |
| 50 cm on the model | 75 m |
| 1 m on the model | 150 m |
02Public buildings
At 1:150
I
What is modelled
Windows read as frames and balconies as slabs; brick becomes surface texture. Cars and trees are still recognisable models.
II
What it is used for
Mid-size public buildings such as schools, courthouses and offices, with their forecourts.
III
In the archive
The archive holds 2 models at 1:150, among them Courthouse Accra and Guwahati.
03One figure, every scale
The same person
The same person
at every scale
Architecture
Model railway
04From the archive
Built at 1:150
Models from the archive at this scale, cut, assembled and painted by hand.
05The scale rule
Every scale
Architecture ↑Model railway ↓
06Questions
On 1:150
How big is a person at 1:150 scale?
A person 1.75 m tall is 11.7 mm at 1:150. A child of 1.2 m is 8 mm and a standard door of 2.1 m is 14 mm.
How do I convert 1:150 to real size?
Multiply by 150. One millimetre on the model is 15 cm in reality and one centimetre is 1.5 m. To go the other way, divide the real size by 150: a 3 m storey becomes 20 mm.
What is 1:150 scale used for?
Mid-size public buildings such as schools, courthouses and offices, with their forecourts. Windows read as frames and balconies as slabs; brick becomes surface texture. Cars and trees are still recognisable models.
How big would my building be at 1:150?
A building 20 m wide, 12 m deep and 15 m tall is 13.3 × 8 × 10 cm at 1:150. The scale calculator works it out for any building at every scale at once.
Your building, at 1:150, built by hand.