Behind the Scenes (extras):

Our original idea of putting the model in the fountain could not work as it was not allowed and not really obscure. So we wondered around and found the service duct which was super obscure and we had the idea of pipes so it fits the theme well. Our city was designed within the constrains of the space.

We made a small prototype using straws and a roll of sandpaper to see how the cylinders would look like together.

The upward motion is so that we can achieve the infinity effect and link the reflections together.

We also tried to apply some rhythm to the arrangement for more interesting look. And left holes for windows for light to come through.

We spray painted some of the pipes orange for a nice pop of colour and contrast to the original grey; which could also brought about a new class of residents! The walls of our box was spray painted black to prevent any distractions and focus your eyes on the infinity effect. The length we had it glossy black to reflect the light while the breath we had it matte.

For the highway we used green straws. Green because it complements the orange quite well.

First we glued them in pairs and then glue them downwards. We had difficulty assembling the highway as we could not do it outside the model.

We had to stick and break it a few times before getting it to move to the angle that we want. We wanted it to touch the significant parts of our model. (stated in the pdf)

At first we wanted it to touch the top and bottom of the box for a similar effect to the main hub and habitats but it would have been too steep and there is not enough space for the length needed.

Thus we decided it could just be a part of the city and the highway is leading to another part of the city. This portal that we made only brings you to one part of the city. To achieve this, we have some habitats cropped in the corners and sides. the reflections make them look whole and stepping a dimension portal or sort.

We needed a one way mirror for the infinity effect to work so…

We bought a reflective film and pasted it onto clear acrylic as an actual one way mirror would be too expensive for poor art students.

then we tested it… the results were amazing! 😀

It doesn’t work with the lights on. It only works when the lights are on and the inside illuminated.

We also had difficulty finding the right lights. Originally we wanted to wire our own lights. But because we of the mirror that would definitely shatter under a drill we could not thread the wires through and decided to get electric battery powered lights.

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