Fire Hall Poster

Daniel · 4 Dec 2013, 14:46

Long-gone historic fire hall in Knoxville, TN, modeled from HABS photographs. It was torn down in 1977 in the name of progress (a highway ramp); a few months later they found out it was eligible for listing on the National Register. My goal was to create a 13x19 poster. The vintage fire truck is from the 3D Warehouse; the fireman from FormFonts.

pbacot · 4 Dec 2013, 16:06

Oh my, you've been busy, Daneil! Great model--thanks for posting!

I think you should incorporate the story into the poster, or wherever you end up showing this off as a warning. Sometimes (around here anyway) everything gets called "historic" and it can be silly but that was truly a waste to lose that building. Maybe it IS better to designate all older buildings "historic" for starters, and take a good look before we destroy them.

Mike Amos · 4 Dec 2013, 19:51

Fantastic Daniel, really great result.

Daniel · 4 Dec 2013, 20:08

Thanks.

pbacot, this will probably just go on my walls at work and at home. Maybe print a few for some preservationist friends.

jpalm32 · 4 Dec 2013, 23:03

Love iut!
Are you going to do the the inside?

Daniel · 5 Dec 2013, 01:25

Thanks, John. I don't plan on modeling the inside (at this time). The only reference material I have are the historic photos of the front and the one side.

Krisidious · 5 Dec 2013, 01:54

That's beautiful Daniel...

Carloh · 5 Dec 2013, 08:58

you do great models Daniel! i would love to see them rendered

Krisidious · 5 Dec 2013, 11:43

You should try to recreate those pictures.

cadmunkey · 5 Dec 2013, 12:39

Great work, love the building.

Daniel · 5 Dec 2013, 14:30

Thanks guys.

Carloh, I'm working on a a couple of my own designs that I plan on rendering in LumenRT. I've amassed quite a few models of historic downtown buildings (such as this one); maybe one day I'll join 'em all together and render Danielville

boofredlay · 6 Dec 2013, 15:21

Another great model Daniel. And in one of my favorite towns.

leedeetee · 7 Dec 2013, 11:37

Beautiful Daniel, well done.

mitcorb · 7 Dec 2013, 14:51

This truly is a fine model and representation. It is lamentable the disappearance of fine masonry work, since there seems to be a disappearance of fine masons.

Bryan K · 8 Dec 2013, 18:56

Great model and great poster.

tinanne · 10 Dec 2013, 00:11

Very pretty. I think it's hard to get a pretty 2D elevation. You've been successful!

Daniel · 10 Dec 2013, 22:23

Thanks for the kind words.
Tim, I'm not so sure it is a lack of good masons, but rather a lack of good designers who can design with masonry. That, and budget restraints - a steel lintel is much cheaper than a brick arch (and today's engineers would insist on adding a curved steel lintel to that arch!).

mitcorb · 11 Dec 2013, 00:59

Yes, Daniel:
My comment was rather loaded and you filled in some of the details. I think all would agree, that this kind of construction has a place in history and whenever possible, we should preserve it. The dilemma is that many of these masterpieces are obsolete for their intended uses and often the building may not fit an adaptive re-use. Consider the criteria for modern hospitals. An early, or even a mid 20th century structure may not fit the needs or the codes and regulations of today as it would be prohibitively expensive. I won't babble on, but there were examples in my home town that folks still lament. They shot themselves in the foot.

pbacot · 11 Dec 2013, 01:13

Here in earthquake country, these masonry buildings need massive work just to stay legal. We had a ca 1906 hotel that went a long time boarded up, for lack of any viable development. When the top of the walls begin to crumble, it became a hazard and had to be fixed or destoyed (I think it was water damage to the roof). Someone finally made condos of it for the renovation, and reportedly lost their shirts....But we have the building back and looking nice.w