The new building, which accommodates ten rooms and a gym, is characterized by its distinctive profile, inspired by that of a mountain.Īt one end, a higher spike identifies the double level of the largest suite, then the roof descends, with lower height spikes indicating the single-level rooms and, at the other end, the fitness studio. The emphasis is on direct contact with nature, which is also supported by the used materials, the façade design that plays with the mountain skyline, the terraces, and the special interior patios embedded in the larger rooms. The sauna, on the other hand, is a separate wooden building, located on the edge of the forest, in an elevated position facing the treetops and accessible via an atmospheric aerial pathway. Thus, the project envisaged the construction of the new ten rooms along the slope, partially buried and connected to the hotel by an underground passage. The key idea in NOA’s design was to shift the center of gravity of the hotel from the provincial road, which most of the rooms hitherto overlooked, to the slope behind it, which slowly declines, turning into a forest, until it reaches the Avisio stream. The plan to expand the current premises with an annex and a new sauna was an opportunity to define a “mimetic” and sustainable intervention model, which will allow the hotel to grow and offer its guests an even more exciting immersion in the beautiful Dolomite scenery. With a scalpel, wood stain, latex paint and some commercial turf, Doug creates an impressive rock scene that takes no more than 10 minutes to complete.Characterized by its mountain-like profile, the Olympic Spa Hotel’s extension building by noa* network of architecture is a sustainable, timber structure whose roof mimics the Dolomites’ skyline.įrom the new rooms nestled in the Alpine meadow, with terraces and internal patios, to the surprising sauna overlooking the forest, to be reached by an aerial path, this project camouflages the new, plays with the profile of the mountains, and gives guests the emotion of a sincere bond with nature.Īdding new spaces and functions to a mountain hotel without affecting the harmony with the landscape, on the contrary, creating a better integration with the surroundings: this is the guiding theme of the project realized by NOA for the Olympic Spa Hotel, in Vigo di Fassa, with a tradition of hospitality dating back to 1963. This fast-drying plaster solution is easy to manipulate in order to give the sense of fallen rocks and weathering, which grants your scene a nice touch of realism. Once the rock shape is formed, Doug shows you the best way to use a mixture of Plaster of Paris and sandbox sand to fill in any sharp dropoffs and create textured rock faces on your model railroad mountains.
SCENERY WITH MOUNTAINS HOW TO
For this, Doug teaches you how to use screen wire to construct your ideal shape and then lay down plaster-impregnated gauze (formerly paper-mache) to give the texture of smooth rock.
The process for building model railroad mountains and realistic rock faces begins with creating the skeleton of the rock. Building convincing model railroad mountains In this lesson, to help you figure out the best method for your scene, Doug teaches you some expert techniques he likes to used for building eye-catching model railroad mountains, and walks you through a brief demonstration of the steps he took to create the High Line portion of his model of D&RGW Railroad. There are a variety of methods you can use to build model railroad mountains and rocks, and you can easily switch up the aesthetic of your scene by utilizing different colors and rock shapes. Making model railroad mountains can be somewhat tricky and time consuming, but the process can also be quite enjoyable once you get the hang of it. For railroads such as modeler Doug Tagsold’s On3 scale recreation of D&RGW, model railroad mountains and rock faces are vital to the scene, as it is set in the rolling hills and high mountain passes of Colorado.
Mountain scenery can add a great deal of authenticity to your model railroad, especially when built with care and constructed realistically.
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