The Big House...
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Thought I'd post a series of images. It is a small provincial jail I designed in New Brunswick, Canada. The images are straight SketchUp work. Nothing fancy.
Regards, Ross
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And more...
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And even more...
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Bored yet?
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I modelled some of the interior too...
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Definitely not bored, i love to see raw SU output, especially architectural projects. Really wish there was more around here! Thanks for sharing this...hopefully this is as close as i'll get to it.
How did SU handle that scene?
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@unknownuser said:
hopefully this is as close as i'll get to it.
The project isn't built yet but we are taking reservations!
The interior is a separate model. Both were very responsive provided shadows are turned off. Lots of FormFonts content in the exterior model.
Regards, Ross
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@ross macintosh said:
The project isn't built yet but we are taking reservations!
Can you put me up in a nice, sunny room? I am thinking of sharing it with Mike or Pete...
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Csaba -- you can stay in the sweat lodge! If you look at the second last exterior image you'll see a small dome located in a fenced enclosure next to a high walled exercise space. The dome is a sweat lodge. Elders from the local Indian Tribe visit the jail to perform traditional spiritual cleansing rituals with incarcerated members of their community. The elders seek to help the offenders return to their communities after serving their sentences as whole, spiritual people. The Province supports these efforts by allowing the elders to have a secure sweat lodge on the jail grounds. The sweat lodge is a small dome made of branches covered with tarps. In it a fire is lit filling the space with smoke and heat. Those involved in the rituals strip down , enter the lodge, and commune with the spirits. It is like a sauna but with a deep spiritual meaning to the aboriginal peoples. Importantly it keeps the Indian offenders close to the community that can help them live productive lives when eventually released.
Anyways, you, Mike and Solo can stay in the sweat lodge. The rituals involve the burning of tobacco. That should make you happy! None of those stupid cigarettes -- tobacco right on the fire breathed in the way the spirits intend!
Regards, Ross
(I think I have the story of the sweat lodge correct. I've only heard of their significance second hand so I might have some aspects of it wrong).
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I was actually wondering what that little dome was.
The story should be correct as I know something similar, too (although read about the Sioux a bit farther to the west).
Well, if we can use beer instead of water to generate the steam, I do not mind.
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Nice. Well done. Hope you get the project.
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@unknownuser said:
Hope you get the project.
It wasn't a proposal. It was a visualization produced just as we were moving into the design development phase. The design is based on an earlier small jail project I designed. My old architectural firm continues to work on the project but I've switched jobs. In my new job I've designed one other jail but now get to work on other kinds of projects too. I'm currently working on a couple of relatively large projects on a college campus - a nice change from criminal justice work. Good to mix it up a bit. There's probably another jail or two in me (and they will be fun) but it great to work on a variety of design projects.
Regards, Ross
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I don't know about this one. Lacks that warm cheery feeling. Also needs something a little snappier in terms of style. All that gray can be terribly depressing.
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@ross macintosh said:
@unknownuser said:
Hope you get the project.
It wasn't a proposal. It was a visualization produced just as we were moving into the design development phase. The design is based on an earlier small jail project I designed. My old architectural firm continues to work on the project but I've switched jobs. In my new job I've designed one other jail but now get to work on other kinds of projects too. I'm currently working on a couple of relatively large projects on a college campus - a nice change from criminal justice work. Good to mix it up a bit. There's probably another jail or two in me (and they will be fun) but it great to work on a variety of design projects.
Regards, Ross
Still, very well done.
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@roger said:
I don't know about this one. Lacks that warm cheery feeling. Also needs something a little snappier in terms of style. All that gray can be terribly depressing.
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Yeah, paint it pink, mauve and purple - those jail birds will do everything to avoid getting back there!
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I really like how you've done the grass! Never thought of making bands in it. This way it doesn't matter if there is visible tiling...
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I don't know if Roger was being serious about colour & livening things up. Relative to most jails this one is actually exciting. Really.
Martha -- I attach the grass texture I used. The patterning is reminiscent of how some golf courses are mowed. It is a great texture to use when you've modelled terrain as it gives visual clues about the relative slopes.
Regards, Ross
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Good to see you posting again. Mr. Macintosh.
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@daniel said:
Care to share the asphalt texture?
Sure! I don't remember the source. I don't think it is a copyrighted one. Click on the image and save the bigger one.
I just checked in my model -- using the image I had the texture repeat set at about 36' wide and I used the colour wheel slider to darken it.
Regards, Ross
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