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ORDOS 100 in SketchUp

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:41:00 +0000

Plot #8: '100 Room Villa' by Testbedstudio

Plot #10: Encore Heureux + G Studio

Plot #14: Derek Dellekamp Arquitectos

Plot #32: Alejandro Aravena

Plot #50: 'Rectangle of Light' by Jun Igarashi
Plot #65: 'South House' by Michele Howard of constructconcept

Plot #52: 'House A' by Tatiana Bilbao

Plot #85: Rintala Eggertsson Architects

Plot #90: 'A Double Class Villa' by Babel Architecture Plot # 90: Zenin Adrian Design Lab

Building the Ordos houses (all 100) one X one in SketchUp. They will appear in this post as they are completed.

Check out the development here. See where each house sits on the plot map.

Villa Las Vegas

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:17:00 +0000

Courtyard

Facade

Living Room w/a View to Downtown Las Vegas

Library/Music Room

human divers in the aquarium... giant moths in the vitrines...

shoes by Rene Caovilla... render by 3dblur...

Master Sitting Room
Master Bedroom

Q & D (Quick & Dirty)

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:40:00 +0000

master sitting

master bedroom

master suite

quick and dirty renders are a part of the process... stay tuned for the final renders of this stunning residential design in Las Vegas...

waiting for de*guff

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:46:00 +0000

ahhhhhh willy gufron is a rising star in the 3d stratosphere

working as a designer and interior consultant in Surabaya-Indonesia willy aka de_guff found his passions in music (he plays guitar) and 3d modeling and rendering.

these are a few of his fave pieces (mine too!) and I can't wait to see what he's up to next... his renderings are so stylized and dreamy... I just hope he doesn't make us wait too long to see more of his superb work...

Cinema 4D

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:12:00 +0000

Image by Luca Gioletta

Image by Andy Woogy

Image by Cenk KARA

C4D aka Cinema 4D is a 3D computer graphics program by MAXON which I have not had the luxury of time to learn. I think it produces some pretty impressive images, but then again it depends on the CGartist and render engine. Maxwell Render and Vray are render engines typically used with C4D. If you have a C4D image you would like me to showcase, drop me an email with the image attached and we'll see if it passes muster...

LadyBird by pupii is a must see here

Time Under the Trees

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Dusk

Rain

Fog

Spring

Fall

Alfa Smyrna from Turkey created this scene for self-training purposes: to practice different seasonal and lighting conditions and to see how the environment reacts to the various rendering engine parameters. Alfa studied Architecture at METU School of Architecture. After graduation, he discovered his passion for CG (Computer Graphics). Tutorials for his process can be found at Evermotion.

'Fall' was selected as one of the top five nominees for the CGarchitect 2009 Architectural 3D Awards in the 'Best Architectural Exterior Image' category out of over 500 images. See the nominees here. It also received a Best of Evermotion Award. See the comments here.

::: industrial cg :::

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:29:00 +0000

nothing is real in these images
from SplutterFish

nor is this blinking eye from Beans Magic real

DOF Master

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:15:00 +0000

images by hernanjl
as originally seen at 3dnotos

The top image was selected as one of the top five nominees for the CGarchitect 2009 Architectural 3D Awards in the 'Best Architectural Interior Image' category out of over 500 images. See the nominees here.

: : : polytown : : :

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Beach View {Polytown}

HO House {Dunsky Architects}

Foodart Event Hall {Gal Or Fishbain Architects}

Penthouse Pool in Rama Tower {BLK Architects}

Perlman Building {Mor Meira Architects}

For those of you who don't know, a 3D model is made up of polygons... hence the clever name Polytown: an Architectural Visualization Studio founded in 2005 by Ronen Bekerman.

I love his work for its stunning manipulation of simulated light!

Watch the Polytown video set to 'Interlude' by Thievery Corporation...

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and the WINNER is...

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:50:00 +0000

Who is the winner in your opinion? (leave comment below or HERE)

In my opinion 3dAllusions is the BEST portal focusing on architectural renderings, visualization, illustrations, and 3D renderings on the net. Back when it hit the web running I was one of its first moderators (albeit for a New York-minute... regretfully I was too busy to keep it up).

Founder|CEO Russell Thomas, a Seattle area resident, created 3dallusions to fuel his passion for his profession as an architect. A self-described computer GOD and comedic genius, he has found a way to leave the head ache of the practice of architecture behind. Now that's what I call creative thinking! I admire his gratitude and spunk and the way he has given back to the community.

His new venture 3dAllusionsStudio brings together a talented collective of CG artists for hire.

The Design Challanges - Charrette's/Themed Challenges is one of my favourite forums at 3dallusions. In the latest challenge, Charrette #14, competitors rendered a residence in Portugal, Casa am Alenquer/House in Alenquer by Aires+Mateus

A I R E S M A T E U S

see the actual WINNER of the Grand Prize: here and here
Runner Up: here
Honorable Mention: here
Special Mentions: here, here, here, here and here

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:: you've got to be kidding... no I am not ::

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:15:00 +0000

Juan Siquier has been on my radar for many years now. I catch glimpses of his work in my mind from time to time and want to revisit his work and genius here. He writes a blog, he has been digged, he has been featured on almost every CG site on the net, he is a musician, a photographer. In fact he uses photography as a starting point for his street scenes. Sometimes it is hard to tell the photograph from his art. One of the pioneers of CG, he started creating images before software and hardware became as sophisticated as it is today. I am a modernist at heart, but his images, with their painterly quality, are quite irresistible. They appear like photographs which have had touch ups and photoshop filters added. The level of detail is utterly mind-blowing. They are all created using the tools of his trade... a computer, a Wacom tablet, and a mouse... I kid you not...

you can see more of Juan's work at designdipp

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Can't Touch This !

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:04:00 +0000

As MC Hammer would say and probably agree... these renders are the cream of the crop (excuse the idiom) when it comes to photo-real CG. My friend, Karlos Herflo, who resides and works in Mexico City, studied architecture and 3D visualization at the University Iberoamericana. Karlos really nows how to work the light, camera angles and DOF (Depth of Field) in 3ds Max / V-Ray! Other than the fact that they are utterly superb works of art, I'll let the images speak for themselves...

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CG Architect Extraordinaire

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:50:00 +0000

Olivier Campagne is without doubt a highly accomplished architect / computer graphic artist! His images all have a certain quiet tenor. Their elegance inspires a reverence and solemnity. I like to study his images so that some of what he sees just might sink in. Every stroke of the mouse is pure genius. Thank you Olivier for your brilliant contributions to the world of architectural visualization.

Olivier has worked as a freelance CG artist and is now a partner at Arte-Factory LAb.
Read an interview with Olivier at CGarchitect.

Images:

Architectural Visualization Competition Image 2005
Babylon 2005
Saint Benedict Chapel by Peter Zumthor 2005
Tativille 2005
Pavilion Seroussi by EZCT Architecture & Design Research 2007
Concours VNF by Jacques Rougerie Architecte 2008
Baby Building Amsterdam 2005
CIIID Amsterdam 2004-2005
Missile room 2005
Pixel Art Movement

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SketchUp: The Best Little Modeling App That Could

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:31:00 +0000

After mastering formZ (a 3D app with a leap of a learning curve), I discovered SketchUp in 2005 back when it was still under the auspices of @last software and before it was acquired by Google.

For many reasons SketchUp is the most addicting software program I have ever used.

it's free http://sketchup.google.com/download/
it's easy http://sketchup.google.com/training/
it supports a multitude of file formats http://www.suwiki.org/suwiki/index.php?title=3DS
it crosses disciplines (architecture, engineering, event planning, story-boarding)
there are lots of resources, components & third party plugins (i.e. smustard)

links:
pushpullbar2
3dwarehouse
community
sketchUcation
smustard

I originally built the 3D model of Apex House in Silverlake by Make Architecture in formZ and exported it as a 3ds file. These images were created within SketchUp after importing the 3ds file. Post-work was done in Photoshop, which is standard practice for most 3D work.

Images:

East & West Elevations
North & South Elevations
Street View
View of Downtown LA to the East
A Steep Site
Aerial Perspective

Designed by Nathan Charris, Shook Kelley's (branding architects) vision for the Buell (Erik Buell Motorcycles) Boutique embodies the notion of a traveling TI (tenant improvement). A fabricated metal tube slides neatly into a commercial space... this one proposed for the famed Melrose Avenue in LA.

Images:

Entry
Exterior
Interior 1
Interior 2
Interior 3
Night View

The bikes, based on the actual Buell models (Blast, Firebolt, Lightning and Ulysses) were modeled by my gifted 3D artist friend Ivica Valjak.

Photoshop was used to add entourage (people elements) and composite the SketchUp images into the actual photos of the proposed site.

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Photo-Realistic 3D

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:02:00 +0000

The eight interior images created in 3ds Max and rendered with V-Ray are from 3dblur's latest visualization project... a sexy vacation home in Loreto, Mexico by Sumich Design.

Images:

Northeast Perspective by Dave Sanders
Southwest Perspective by Dave Sanders
Pavilion Lanai
Pavilion Kitchen/Dining
Pavilion Powder Room
Pavilion Living Room
Master Bedroom
Master Bath
Bunkhouse Bedroom
Bunkhouse Bath

A snazzy teen's bath in a Laguna Beach was also rendered for Sumich Design.

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Houses at Sagaponac

noreply@blogger.com (oOoOO) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:37:00 +0000

It amazes me when people have a grandiose idea and then pull it off in reality. The Sagaponac House images, created in SketchUp, document the Houses at Sagaponac, a groundbreaking architecture project initiated by Harry (Coco) Joe Brown Jr. Educated at Yale and Oxford and a long time fixture of the arts world, (Beckett's "Knapp's Last Tape" and Edward Albee's "The Zoo Story"), Brown initially supported his endeavours with real estate investments which grew into a successful holdings company.

The project features houses designed by internationally recognized architects on a 100-acre site near the tip of Long Island. Sources of inspiration include the Case Study Houses in California commissioned by Arts + Architecture magazine in the 1950s and the 1927 Weissenhof Seidlung experimental housing in Stuttgart, Germany.

Brown is a true genius when it comes to combining art and business. Give me some lessons please. So many housing developments have fallen prey to the artlessness of bureaucracy. Bravo to Mr. Brown for his vision and steadfastness.

American Dream: The Houses at Sagaponac: Modern Living in the Hamptons can be purchased at Amazon and read on a Kindle.