This is the model of the actual Menil Collection building, designed by the great Renzo Piano in collaboration with ARUP engineers, built in 1987, with everything on the plot except the underground level.Especially for those who want to examine in an exhaustive way this complex and very instructive work of architecture.
It was recreated from a combination of archive collection and eyeballing adjustments from tons of visual references. Everything is in real world scale, the building dimensions is roughly 129*50 meters long.The model was made in Sketchup 2020, rendered with Enscape 3.4. The previews are the unaltered renders from the software.
The 3D model is a very precise depiction of the actual project, starting with the iconic roof structure, ideal for filtering sunlight, made of cement leaves and an ingenious metallic truss system - a detailed sample of the structure can be downloaded for free in my products.
Followed by the exterior and interior walls, wooden floors, ground rails, spotlights, ceilings, stairs, windows, basic furniture as well as some Enscape assets like trees and people. For you information, those will not translate well in other software.
The present package contains :
The building in this model is empty of any art exhibitions. If you’re interested in that, you can check my Mini Menil Art Gallery, a modular mini version of this museum type of building (walkthrough can be seen in youtube). Both are available in the 'Menil Collection Models' collection.
To learn more about the design of this model, I wrote 2 articles about it on my blog :https://xwarchitecture.com/menil-collection-3d-model/https://xwarchitecture.com/lessons-from-the-menil-collection-model/