modelruimte
Modelruimte is a Dutch term for a dedicated room or space used in architecture, urban planning, and related disciplines to present and study scale models of proposed designs. The modelruimte typically houses physical maquettes and plan material at multiple scales, allowing designers, clients, stakeholders, and the public to inspect massing, orientations, and relationships with surrounding context.
Purpose and use: It supports design development, evaluation, and participatory processes by enabling hands-on exploration of
Features: Common elements include physical scale models (for example 1:500, 1:200), modular or expandable sections to
Context: While most often found in architecture firms, city planning departments, and design institutes, modelruimtes are
Note: The concept is particularly common in the Netherlands and Flanders, though the practice of using physical