interface IBaseModel {
    id: string
}

class BaseClass {
    model: IBaseModel
    constructor() {
    }

    setModel(model: IBaseModel) {
        this.model = model
    }

    getValueByName(name: string) {
        return this.model[name];
    }
}

interface IDerived1Model extends IBaseModel {
    height: number;
}

class Derived1 extends BaseClass {
    // Unsound override!
    setModel(model: IDerived1Model) {
        super.setModel(model);
        // Do something with model...
    }
}

interface IDerived2Model extends IBaseModel {
    width: number;
}

class Derived2 extends BaseClass {
    // Unsound override!
    setModel(model: IDerived2Model) {
        super.setModel(model);
        // Do something with model...
    }
}

const model1 = { id: "0", height: 42 };
const model2 = { id: "1", width: 24 };

const obj1 = new Derived1();
obj1.setModel(model1);

const obj2 = new Derived2();
obj2.setModel(model2);

const objs: BaseClass[] = [
    obj1,
    obj2
];

let variable: any = null;
for (const obj of objs) {
    if (obj instanceof Derived1) {
        variable = obj.getValueByName("height"); // Ok, obj is now of type `Derived1`
    } else if (obj instanceof Derived2) {
        variable = obj.getValueByName("width"); // Does not compile: Property 'getValueByName' does not exist on type 'never'
    }
    console.log("Value is: " + variable);
}