Prototyping is a big part of our process at Glass House Arts.
Sometimes it is tempting to thing that sketching designs on paper, doing some CAD, and running some structural numbers is enough, but prototyping allows physical interaction that is key to understanding how things will feel, move, assemble, and fail.
This page splits our prototypes into three categories: scale models, full-size mockups, and emperical testing.
balance, scale, dynamics
Scale changes everything.
AssemblyÂ
Lighting
We did have a CAD model, but also did empirical load testing - anvil with stand and hammers + Colin + MJ made for a 600+ lb load test.