Starting Over with Daylight
Materials should age well rather than stay new. A model-making kit helps, but it is not the point.
In practice
We draw by hand early on; it keeps decisions loose. This began as a quick note and gradually turned into something longer. I would rather do one thing with care than five things fast.
Trade-offs
Good daylight is for the most part a series of small, unglamorous decisions. Small buildings demand the same care as large ones, sometimes more. I keep a short list of things to try next; reusing materials is near the top. If you only take one thing from this, make it the part about renovations. Looking back, the compact approach was the right call.
Nothing here requires a material samples, though it does make things easier. You can get remarkably far with a model-making kit and some a steady hand. Every winter I revisit the same questions about public spaces.
Here is what shifted, and what stayed exactly the same.
renovations