CAN'TERRA

Ensamble Studio, Menorca, Spain, 2020

Scale: 1:20
Materials: plaster
Type: interior, phenomenological
Detail: 6/7
Student: Franco Cardone, HS25

This 1:20 sectional study model of Ensamble Studio's CAN'TERRA depicts a monolithic volume carved open to expose a cave-like interior space. Executed primarily in plaster — cast and hand-worked to simulate rough-cut stone stratification and quarried wall surfaces — and mounted on a plain baseboard, the model foregrounds the phenomenological quality of the excavated interior: layered horizontal strata on the walls, a roughly broken ceiling aperture admitting light, and an isolated plaster mass at floor level. The cut-away section and atmospheric interior texture prioritize spatial experience and material character over exterior form.

How it's made — RAPLAB

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Casting plaster — tutorial ↗
Plaster — tutorial ↗