La Muralla Roja

Ricardo Bofill, Calpe, Spain, 1973

Scale: 1:50
Materials: mdf, paint
Type: structural
Detail: 3/7
Student: Sergio Romano Giubbini, FS24

A 1:50 MDF study model of Ricardo Bofill's La Muralla Roja, depicting a partial section of the complex's interlocking volumes, external stair runs, vertical piers, and connecting bridge element. The MDF components are painted in the building's characteristic palette — terracotta red, pink, grey, blue, and light blue — to distinguish spatial zones and surfaces. The model foregrounds the bold stepped massing, the rhythmic vertical piers, and the color relationships between elements rather than fine surface or joint resolution.

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