Great work Ivica,
Nice clean architecture, I also
like the effect You did on people.
Mateo.

Joe,
Nice design and pics, but most of all
nice to see You here.
Mateo

Where is that 3ds model ??
By the way nice work.

Nice modelds Jon and a thanks for a great tutorial.

Fernando,
thanks for sharing, its a great model.

Happy birthday, Dylan!

Right on the mark Edson. People sometime ask me what application do I use as if it is as simple as pressing a button and they would master it overnight. My answer is allways that I work in over ten different apps. and I
decide which ones are appropriate for a specific job.
And that is the only truth. The one thing in common we have on this forum is the fact that we all choose SU for a specific task that we couldnt find in any other application.

@solo said:

Come to think of it, there is a thread about anti SU snobbery, now if the next "pro version" included a built in render engine, texture editor and additional modeling tools (bolean included) and the free version a basic learning addition without the bells and whistles, we may be taken more seriously.

Rendered animation may also be included this way...hmm.

Or maybe just a false interface that can be swiched on when client is watching something so complicated that
nobody would understand.

@scotty t said:

Oh and dont kill yourselves if you get behind.

Dont forget about the job board and those of us out of work...hint hint!!!!!

Good Luck.

Thanks a lot Scotty,
Well to tell You the truth we are all on the edge. There comes a time when all is going great and before You know
it You are down the hill again.

Thanks,Im writing it all down.

Bert,
The layout and the design looks really interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
I would really like to see the final images of the
finished project if they are available.

Yes it did Edson very much thank You.
I am writing down all Your suggestions
on paper geting ready for the first
meeting hopefully end of the week.
No sketches yet just some brainstorming
and we will see in which direction this
will go.
Thanks again,
Mateo

@unknownuser said:

Don't overlook the forgotten era of the Tiki bar. These Polynesian fantasy environments were popular in the US back in the 50's. They were built as theme bars with their own exotic style of art, design, music, and drink. There are a lot of images on the web and a great book on the style is available on amazon.com - The Book of Tiki by Sven A. Kirsten.

-Gordon

Thanks Gordon, thats what I had in mind kind
of shabby look but with more local materials
like rough local stone wood...

Edson ,

Thank You for Your interesting and usefull comments.
Yesterday I was watching a film shot in Brasil
and there was a remark someone said :
Brasil is more than a country it is a
sensation .

Your country is renovned for its copacabana
Beach, samba and outdoor life.
You have a tradition in that.
Do You know that one of the major beaches in
Dubrovnik is called Copacabana.Its been called
like that for the last thirty years.
I am sure that there would be some interesting
details however small that we could adopt
from Your part of the world and in a subtle way
incorporate into a local atmosphere.

An example of this would be a palm tree.
We have had palm trees in my area for centuries.
But never until recently did someone (see my photo
above) start using the leaves to cover beach bars and
make umbrellas. Is that genuine or not.
Not in the fact that we have used it before -we didnt.
Could we have used it Yes but we didnt use anything.
During my childhood days and that was the 70s 80s
we lived in comunism and the beaches were empty.
(Gaieus -You remember that)
The last thing someone had in mind is to design a beach.

And tell You what , the umbrellas look great and everyone loves
them. This little detail gives place a charm.

Another issue is the fact that we have to fulfill the
expectation of the owners and that of the guests.
I know that the owners will be expecting great
moves and the guests will probably be expecting
local authenticity as You have said.

What if our local beach ways are like i mentioned
above boring for the owners and dont meet the
expectations of the guests and need to be accencuated
with some fresh imported ideas.

This is what I was thinking about .
The last thing I would want is to make Disneyland
out of this.

Edson if You come across some ideas from Your
part of the world that could be incorporated here , again in a subtle manner Ill be more than gratefull.

Thanks in advance.
Mateo

Thanks Solo ,will do,If You get some good links in the meantime feel free to post this is an ongoing project,and Ill be keeping You informed.
Thanks.

Those last seem a bit too cold for our meditarenean temperament .
Here are some umbrellas i photographed last week while in another town.

Solo
Those look great .
About the great commisions, Yes I have to admit
that some great opportunities are opening for
us at the moment. The reason lies mainly in the
fact that we have always tried to give the client
more than we expected to get in return in financial
terms and that had to bear its rewards sometime.
Now we have a need for creative architects and
designers because there are only two of us doing
the whole thinking and the projects are just piling.

Grat ideas allready , thanks guys i love the romantic feel-Gai and the new england theme-solo- is really interesting.
This is something that i gathered so far.

This is an existing eastwest beach club
at a different location in my town.
Although I would like to create something
new and different.

I know that weekend is here and the forum is going
to slow down but ill give it a try anyway.
We have been engaged to do a project that consists
of 4 (four) beaches for a leading company here.
They are located on a shoreline strip that are mostly
on combination of rock and sand areas.
They are not directly connected and they are
to serve clients of 4-5 star hotels . There are 5
hotels in all that are to share those beaches
but the beaches are not directly connected to the hotels.
The Idea I had is to try to create something
different and original. Each beach is to have a character
of its own. One can be say called pirates cave and
should follow that visual theme with the signage and all.
second one a fishermans retreat and so.. These are just
some preliminary thoughts.
I did some lurking around looking at different
stuff on the web but didnt find much. Maybe I
should look around thematic parks...
Any ,ideas, models, materials, trends, experience,
links.. past projects to share.

All the help is more than wellcome.

Thanks,
Mateo