Custom scale models,
made in Denver.
Archetype3D is a custom scale model maker and model design company, building physical models for architecture, real estate development, industrial and engineering projects, trade shows, topography, museum and exhibit models, including fully detailed dioramas, and golf courses. Since 1984, our Denver team has served clients across North America and internationally.
Model makers who understand your project.
Every model has a job to do. It might help a buyer picture a neighborhood, let an engineer explain equipment or bring a landscape into a museum. Our professional model builders work with you to choose a scale, details and features that serve that purpose. We create custom physical scale models, from architectural presentation models to industrial and exhibit models.
Drawings and renderings show a project well. A model lets people stand around it, look from any side and talk it through together.
We combine 3D printing, CNC milling and laser cutting with careful hand building and finishing. Some projects call for a simple study model, others for a richly finished presentation piece, and we choose the methods to suit.
ARCHITECTURAL SCALE MODELS
Who makes architectural models?
Archetype3D is a U.S.-based professional custom architectural model maker. Our Denver team builds physical architectural models for clients across North America and internationally.
Explore architectural modelsA few projects from our shop
Types of models
Architectural models
Buildings and campuses for design reviews, proposals and presentations.
See examples02Real estate development models
Neighborhoods and developments shown before construction.
See examples03Industrial & engineering models
Equipment and facilities that are easier to explain with something to look at and point to.
See examples04Trade show models
Models made to travel with your sales team.
See examples05Topography & site models
Terrain, roads and buildings in one view.
See examples06Museum & exhibit models
Landscapes, objects and systems made for visitors.
See examples07Golf course models
Courses and golf communities shown in their landscape.
See examplesWorking with us
We start with a conversation about who will use the model, where it will go and what you want people to understand. If you have drawings, those will be a big help in understanding your vision. If the idea is still taking shape, we are happy to start there with you.
How a project worksChoose the model around the presentation
A proposal interview, a sales center and a museum display ask different things of a model. For Buena Vista’s school proposal, movable building blocks let the presenters change the arrangement during the interview. The Data Center model uses a lift-off roof and lighting to reveal systems visitors would not see on a tour. Our Mount St. Helens exhibit puts the terrain itself at the center of the display.
Start with the people who will see the model and the questions they need it to answer. Then consider the display space, viewing distance and whether the piece will travel. A physical model gives people the overview; drawings and renderings can explain individual spaces, finishes and technical details alongside it. Our planning resources cover those choices, and our production process explains how an idea becomes a finished display.
Let’s talk about the model you have in mind.
Share what the model needs to show and who it’s for, and we’ll help you think through scale, details and next steps.
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