Building an architectural model may look tough. There are several methods to build a model of a house or building. When I designed modular homes in the early nineties, they had to be built quickly, so the customer could get a better idea of house proposed. The method I used was to take quarter-inch scale floor plan of the house and paste it into a piece of plywood.
So I would use the same scale elevation drawings (exterior views of the house) and paste them on cardboard. Once inserted, I use ink and color of various elements of the house. Then I cut the individual opinions and put them together by gluing the plane glued to plywood. In this way, the model is square and accurate.
The roof is a thick cardboard. The edges are sealed over with tape to simulate the fascia of the roof. I will then draw a pattern of pebbles and paste on the body of the house.
The next step would be to paint the concrete driveway and sidewalks tan color, then paint the grass green on the plan. To do landscaping, I would use the lichen to shrubs and trees on the model purchased in a hobby shop to complete the model. The whole process takes less than four or five hours depending on the complexity of the house.
The interior walls are constructed using the same method if the interior would be part of the model. In this case, the roof was not glued to the exterior walls. If I wanted to get fancy real, I'd take a knife and cut the windows so you would be able to see inside the model.
Another method used balsa wood. Of course, this method has the job a little more than cardboard, but the details would be much higher. Not to mention more time.
Now i guess you would understand that building up of an architectural model is not so tough.
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