So, for this DPM portfolio I fixed up a few glitches and added the boundary wall to create some more context of the parking lot... Pity about the noise aka speckles but the render took 5 days to complete and time was of the essence! The video file is too large for this blog, so I have uploaded to Youtube, just click this link: https://youtu.be/xsdEk9Qbl6E

The above pic is the old PE Club front facade circa 1950's...absolutely loving the Benny Goodman accompaniment ;)

Aaaaaand DPM is in for portfolio! 2 down, 2 to go!!!

These are the money shot renders rendered using Lumion, shit, what fantastic software! And the video clip only took 5 hours to render!!!

All summed up.

This is an abstract, a little summary of what this year's study is all about...

aaaand action.

So, the last 2 weeks saw many hours spent on 3ds Max...creating my first animation ;)

I absolutely loved this process, once I got the hang of it.....

Here is an image of the planning process. Where I figured out the animation process and idea.

Heather gave me a heads up to use a schedule to keep track of items / frame count and orientation - this saved my life!! The memory of a 32 year old doesn't match that of a 23 year old.....

Phew, after completing the animation, the glorious task of rendering (test rendering!!!) comes next!

Behind the scenes, it took:
8 hours to draw up the 3D model
5 hours to create the animation
79 hours to render (no materials, only white + grey)
5 computers to render

...all to create a clip which is 1 minute and 32 seconds... whoop whoop!

And this is the final render....

....but for my June portfolio submission I will:

- add a boundary wall
- indicate the parking lot
- shorten the lag once the roof drops in
- change the windows from white to glass panes
- bring the windows in from the sides instead of 1 direction
- drop the steps in last
- add a few more frames to the end


....do you have any additional tips?

space planning 2nd attempt

So, we presented our conceptual designs along with a finalized spatial layout...for some reason I believe that this attempt shall not be my last..eek! It's actually my 6th attempt.

But, after conducting interviews with professionals of the trades The Works is offering, I have learnt more than I expected!

Now that the functional side is done! I can finally begin creating a 3D model...

Below is my "bible". This is my main brain process to creating the spaces for each trade

I am including the spatial layout right at the bottom, if you have any crits please feel free to share your thoughts.

In the following blog, I will discuss design ideas for each trade...

Space Planning.

I have spent the last few weeks co-ordinating my space planning.

These are the trades I need to allow for:
- Wedding Co-ordinators
- Dress-makers
- Hair-stylist
- Beautician
- Florist
- Chef
- Baker

I have found that each trade is extremely intricate and requires very specific needs. Which makes it all the more interesting!

The proximities of the trades and the orientation within the plan has been solved - after many tries!

This is the layout I created for the presentation. 

My feedback was eye-opening - I will be removing all the interior walls, except for those bordering the courtyard and the external walls. This will allow me to open up the space and in-turn dissolve the barrier between the trades.

The following presentation will focus on 3D conceptual sketches of design ideas....very excited to start this!

In ABSOLUTE awe!

So, I spent the latter part of the morning scanning in 33 original hand drawings - belonging to The PE Club. The oldest plans I managed to source date back to 1904.

The drawing details are just breath-taking! I have digitally copied all the drawings, so if anyone needs them in the future, give me a shout!

I must say thank you to Total Print + Copy for scanning as many as the machine would allow, before "the ghosts of the architects" effected the machine and Jacqui at Data Centre for scanning the balance.

I wish that I could post all the hand drawn details but I have a feeling that would be considered plagiarism....so you will have to have find them in my treatise ;)