Mixed-Use Development Scale Models

Mixed-use schemes — residential towers over retail podiums, office-and-hospitality combinations, live-work-play masterplans — are some of the most complex projects to communicate physically, because a viewer needs to read multiple building types and uses at once. We build mixed-use models to make that legible: clear massing differentiation, accurate ground-floor activation, and context that shows how the pieces fit together.

This is the same discipline behind our 1:500 masterplan model built for a multi-block mixed-use planning submission — residential towers, commercial ground-floor retail, a central public plaza, and underground parking all shown in relationship to each other and their surroundings.

Materials, Scale & Process

Mixed-use models are typically built at 1:300 to 1:500 depending on scheme size, with differentiated finishes or colour-coding to distinguish building uses at a glance.

What's Included

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you distinguish different building uses on a mixed-use model?

Through material or colour differentiation, and by detailing ground-floor retail activation distinctly from upper-floor residential or office elements.

Can you build a mixed-use model for a planning submission?

Yes — we've built masterplan-scale mixed-use models specifically for planning-committee review.

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