continued progress

Alright, this week I have finished my renderings and have started work on the entry to the towers and community spaces. I'm getting excited about how it is all coming along. I'll include some more renderings of the other apartment I have designed, my personal favorite. These images have been photoshopped (interesting verb), so they look a little different than the ones I posted earlier.





Also, some good ideas about naming the silos. I was thinking of calling the entire complex "The Lift," as in another word for elevator. So then the name for the rockclimbing area could be: Extreme Outdoor Adventures at The Lift (or whatever the owner's have called it, I can't remember). I like Lainey's idea of Elevate24 at The Lift. Does this sound too confusing?

And away we go!

This week I have spent a lot of time 3D modeling the silo apartments using Autodesk Revit software. This, of course, can be a pain at times and has on occasion made me want to punch my computer (which i would never do, Dad). But I am beginning to see the fruits of my labors. Also, I have been pleasantly surprised by the time it has taken to render some of these images... Last time I had to do this (for a corporate design project 1 year ago) I had one rendering that took 24 hours to complete. Awful. But I currently have one rendering going and it is 70% done at one hour and five minutes! Anywho, this won't be interesting to anyone who hasn't done this before, but what can you do? I going to include a couple renderings I've done in the last few days for your viewing pleasure:




The question of the day is... what would you call this apartment complex if you could choose any name, no matter how ridiculous? I'd love to hear your responses!

Kitchens in a silo?

Right now I am exploring the floorplans of these apartments. Particularly, the kitchens and bathrooms prove to be both interesting and challenging. I'm enjoying using the (limited) experience I have from interning in London in designing modern kitchens and baths. I'm going to include some pictures from an Italian kitchen manufacturer that I am loving right now. Pedini has some really innovative kitchen designs that use modern detailing (beautiful), sustainable materials (really!), and curvalinear forms (OMG!); hence they are perfect...






Enjoy!