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    • C Offline
      castromann
      last edited by

      ok - here is another shot i wanted to share. this time i used kerkythea MLT (metropolis light transport) for the rendering. it was my first try with kerkythea and think i fell in love with it 😉 although its quite outdated and works only in x11 emulation mode on osx its free and it produces great results with much less setup time than vray. the grass and plants were placed with kerkys instancing brush (great tool). a lot of things could have been done with more attention to detail (for example grass, plants were placed directly from the repository without further tweaking) but i´m quite satisfied for a first try. with some tweaking in the MLT engine and a little more time to let the grain clear up completely this could easily get my preferred render engine (or thea probably).

      what´s your experience with kerkythea?

      here´s the shot:

      casa_sunset_pp2.jpg

      here i played with depth mask:
      casa_sunset_pp.jpg

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        castromann
        last edited by

        another update: here is a blueprint version of the building. for those of you who don´t know those tutorials already (some of the best i´ve ever seen online) checkout this link http://www.alexhogrefe.com/tutorials/

        casa_blueprint_final.jpg

        and another one following the daylight tutorial from the link mentioned above - not the best model for it but you can guess that this is a powerful technique.

        casa_rendering_day_final2.jpg

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        • romboutR Offline
          rombout
          last edited by

          WOW! so great... great renders as well... even with the outdated kerkythea! you should try thearender, musch easier and more features

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            castromann
            last edited by

            modelhead: thy! i read the "circle" post aswell. funny i always thought it´s exactly the other way around. i haven´t been able to find any tool on the market that comes close to the speed and flexibility for architectural modeling. preferences are different i guess?

            rombout: cool you like it. thea is on top of my list. it looks great. on the other hand i want to take some time to evaluate the vast multitude of engines on the market at the moment before i invest in my "new tool".

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              JenniferT
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              I the shot of the center of the house with all the spines or ridges flowing out to the ends of the leaves. The one question I have is about the extended roof section over the patio. It kind of threw me off and was wondering what the purpose of it was? I like it but was wondering what your thinking behind it was? Was it to extend the patio out further while still retaining the roof symmetry?

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                castromann
                last edited by

                @jennifert said:

                The one question I have is about the extended roof section over the patio. It kind of threw me off and was wondering what the purpose of it was? I like it but was wondering what your thinking behind it was? Was it to extend the patio out further while still retaining the roof symmetry?

                well, i can only guess on this one as (i mentioned in the first post) i tried to get as close to the original building as possible. i would say its kind of a sun/rain protection for the part below. the same metal panel material is also used on the other sides overlapping double roof section.

                if you like to know more about the house and understand some french you can have a look at this video with the architect: http://vimeo.com/23444194

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                  kdesta123
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                  hey can i get the sketch up file. i really needed it for a design case study and i don't have time to reconstruct it. Hit me back as soon as you can please.

                  THank you
                  kirubel
                  kirudesta@gmail.com

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                    Mike Amos
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                    Trolling about I find some of the oddest visitors...........

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                      Krisidious
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                      AWESOME...

                      By: Kristoff Rand
                      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                        Hieru
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                        You can tell it's exam season.

                        www.davidhier.co.uk

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                          chedda
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                          Great modelling, how did you map the roof texture is it projected ?

                          Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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                            castromann
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                            @chedda said:

                            Great modelling, how did you map the roof texture is it projected ?

                            thanks, I think it was, if I remember correctly. has been some time since I did this. it was a challenge for sure 😄

                            @kdesta123 said:

                            hey can i get the sketch up file. i really needed it for a design case study...

                            sorry, it's buried somewhere in the infinite black hole that's called my backup discs.

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                              delinadaniel123
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                              hey castromann, it's an amazing job you have done here. It is truly amazing. i can't imagine the time you must have spent trying to master this piece of art. Any ways i have a slight issue concerning the proportion of the entrance and the back veranda. In your render of the structural support,you made the entrance a bit smaller than the exit which in the real case in totally opposite. But other than that it is truly a great masterpiece. And finally i could really appriciate it if you could find me the 3d file either in sketch up, podium, revit or any other preferable designing software. I am an architecture student and it is one of my favorite projects. if not could you please recommend me to some one who has it please. please e-mail me at delinadaniel123@gmail.com
                              Thank you for your support in advance.
                              Delina D.

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                                Richard
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                                Loving it mate! You've shown us some very stunning graphics too - cheers for that!

                                [BUILTBRAND.COM.AU](http://builtbrand.com.au/)

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