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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
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      @unknownuser said:

      ...By the way if you had a appartement in a top floor at my building you had a the biggets garden, and now you have the smallest garden, or not.
      So it makes quite a difference :esmile:

      Actually the terraces are of the same size - the apartments are getting smaller as you go up.
      But since I'm on the top floor, my apartment is two-storey (plus the attick) πŸ˜„

      Paul, see thet's now a very good "contribution" to this topic; a point maybe otherwise not thought of.

      Gai...

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        @paul russam said:

        In London at Hammersmith Roundabout there is a building whose walls pitch out like yours, I can't remember its name but its quite famous. It produced a problem that nobody foresaw, the sound of the traffic bounced off the walls and was reflected back down to the local residents.
        If you were to add louvres/fin etc. to break up the smooth reflective suftace it would prevent this problem.

        Good point indeed, but this building is not one massive wall, the gardens are open, so i think it will not produce so much sound. But maybe i can put plant material on those walls or something.

        poster: gforce

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
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          The ceilings of the gardens could indeed reflect noise from the streets onto the gardens themselves so anything that breaks it would be useful...

          Gai...

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            I now know what this building design look's like!
            Look at Gizmo form the gremlins, this building look's like him a bit E Smile
            ( from the front i mean )

            poster: gforce


            gizmo.jpg

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
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              Yeah, and he has his ears set up like your gardens to collect more noise!
              πŸ˜„

              Gai...

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                @gaieus said:

                Yeah, and he has his ears set up like your gardens to collect more noise!
                πŸ˜„

                πŸ˜› yeah indeed πŸ˜„
                ths bulding is gonna be the new home of the gremlins.
                ( they can't handle sunlight )

                But atleast i have a name for the building now; The gremlin, or gizmo.

                poster: gforce

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                  dylan
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                  I like your idea and concept, although im not sure if you could get enough sunlight into those gardens.

                  At the moment im finding the building not that pleasing to look at, but I think a lot of that is to do with your colours/materials. Im not keen on all that red and also those cross members in black. Maybe play around with these materials and it will look better imo.

                  http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                    alpro
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                    I also love the concept and agree with Dylan that it's a little harsh on the eyes right now. I also think getting more sunlight to the gardens using mirrors could be problematic, it could be very distracting to near by buildings and traffic. There was a thread on the pro forums I believe, concerning sun glare reflecting off of a building and becoming a safety issue for motor traffic and pedestrians.

                    Mike

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                      @unknownuser said:

                      I like your idea and concept, although im not sure if you could get enough sunlight into those gardens.

                      At the moment im finding the building not that pleasing to look at, but I think a lot of that is to do with your colours/materials. Im not keen on all that red and also those cross members in black. Maybe play around with these materials and it will look better imo.

                      Yeah you are right about the materials, i have changed it a bit.
                      Do you think it is better now? ( see attachements )

                      poster: gforce


                      hyper modern woongebouw 3.jpg

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                      • N Offline
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                        The building is now almost finished.
                        It isn't very realistic anymore but it look's quite futuristic now.

                        poster: gforce


                        44.jpg

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                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
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                          Ready to take off you mean?
                          πŸ˜„

                          Gai...

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                          • jenujacobJ Offline
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                            now all it needs is a render! πŸ˜„
                            nice work BTW! i like the last version with the "lookout" posts on the pillars! πŸ˜‰

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                            • GaieusG Offline
                              Gaieus
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                              The bridge over the Danube in Bratislava has a lookout post like these

                              http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/tg/lp/7e/500x500_7ee0d2df8a18c291a9a2d6cb363cfa73.jpg

                              Gai...

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                              • jenujacobJ Offline
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                                the view would be sweeeeeet from up there... :thup: :thup:
                                how do u suppose they reach up there????? 8O

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                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
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                                  There are some lifts/elevators in the pillars or what they are. I haven't been up there just under - when we were travelling over to Slovakia.

                                  Gai...

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                                    dylan
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                                    It's grown πŸ˜„
                                    I like it Gforce, well done. Looks better without the red.
                                    As Jenu just mentioned, it would look interesting with a render.

                                    http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                                    • Paul RussamP Offline
                                      Paul Russam
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                                      I remembered the name of the building in London, its called 'The ark' and its by Ralph Erskine, here's a link:
                                      http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/ark/index.htm

                                      Paul Russam
                                      English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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                                        @jenujacob said:

                                        now all it needs is a render! πŸ˜„
                                        nice work BTW! i like the last version with the "lookout" posts on the pillars! πŸ˜‰

                                        Can somebody render it for me maybe?
                                        I tried rendering it in Kerkeytea, but it didn't look very good, and if i see the proffesional renders on this forum it must be possible to get a better reslult.

                                        poster: gforce

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                                        • jenujacobJ Offline
                                          jenujacob
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                                          oh dont give up! keep trying.... post the image u rendered! we are all here to help! πŸ˜‰

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                                            @jenujacob said:

                                            oh dont give up! keep trying.... post the image u rendered! we are all here to help! πŸ˜‰

                                            This is a render i made with kerkeytea but it doesn;t look that interesting:

                                            poster: gforce


                                            woongebouw render.jpg

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