Posts made by Roger

Mystical. Yeah, its mystical how he gets so good.

Looks a bit like Spain.

Thanks for the demo that was quite informative.

Can't say I didn't warn him.

Sometimes you learn a little more about your relatives than you would like. Further research in the archives of the "New York Times" shows that Col. Hawkins and a Col. Streator were indicted for having a soldier strung up by his thumbs. It seems that a Pvt. Iams, while in ranks, cheered the news that a Mr. Frick, chairman of Carnegie Steel, was shot by an anarchist.

@dale said:

The idea of converting one object and its function into another.
Red Dot Award winner for Design Concept Chan Wen Jie, with his "Convertible" stair that converts to a ramp.

Convertible is a user-friendly, dual-function staircase that can be transformed into a ramp.
The goal of this design is to help the elderly, those who have walking difficulties, or those who need to move heavy items in a trolley or on a cart to climb stairs more efficiently and conveniently. It aims to minimise falls and injuries.

Convertible incorporates a simple linkage mechanism system that requires minimal effort to operate, making it quick and easy to use. It is mounted directly onto existing stairs, and makes efficient use of space, time, and money in comparison to the construction of a new ramp. Convertible has been designed for a low construction cost, easy installation, and minimal maintenance.
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So instead of being a "Thread for Fine Design," this is a "Tread for fine Design."

Pete, really nice work. I have done a few publication oriented projects, but have struggled to find much of a market so I am glad to see others making inroads.

I was listening to the news today and it said Austrailia was not greatly effected by the world economic crisis. These beautiful renders over the yacht filled bay seem to support that concept.

Tonight I watched a Public Broadcasting special on the architecture of the Cuban School of Arts that was born in the creative early days of the Cuban Revolution. Then construction was brought to a halt as the lyrical forms of the early revolution fell under the influence of passionless Soviet group think. Following that the abandoned project began to be reclaimed by nature. Then some sort of divine revelation came to Castro and he freely admitted that it was a mistake to stop the construction. He said he had been misadvised, and so he had. So he ordered the project revived and some buildings came to fruition. But world economic collapse and two devastating hurricanes caused him to flip flop like an American politician and parts of the school reverted back to the status of modern ruins. The program was originally in Spanish with English subtitles added later. So as long as the bottom of the screen was occupied with dark subject matter the subtitles were readable. But when the bottom of the screen was light the titling was all but gone. I speak a little Spanish which helped, but my brain lagged behind the content on the screen. So although I enjoyed the program I also got a headache from reading white on white titles. Have any of you seen the program? What did you think of it?

A 1999 study published in the Lancet showed a region of Einstein's brain — the parietal lobe — was 15 per cent wider than normal. The parietal lobe is important to the understanding of math, language and spatial relationships. So, I am assuming most successful sketchUp practitioners share the same advantage although, perhaps, to a slightly lesser degree. So don't let this go to your head.

Can't find a barista when you need one.

Sometimes a solution is obvious to me and I just jump in, do it, and then document with photography. Less obvious problem/solutions are solved by modeling which then become renders. Even though I render, I really think of my sketchUp/render work as prototyping and testing. The computer has streamlined work flow. For me sketching, working drawings, documentation and presentation art are no longer separate projects. The line between these process becomes more and more blurred as technology begins to bridge the gaps and integrate the disparate elements into one continuum.

I would like to model the fiber optic lights although I have not figured how to go about it yet. I use twilight render and don't know what chices I have for propagating or bundling the fibers efficiently.

Embassy argument is totally specious. Under conditions like that it is almost impossible to know the situation on the ground in real time. Embassy protests are not unique enough to interrupt presidential schedules and the details of the situation would only unravel over the next 24 hours. The argument is nonsensical and a true sign of either desperation or self delusion.

Andy to answer your question, there is renderthink going on in other parts of the house. I have a west-facing guest bedroom and I want to screen in the porch. Once screened and shuttered my idea is to move the bed in and out with the seasons. We are at 4,800ft in the Arizona Oak Savannah. You get very warm in the summer and can freeze to death in the winter. I like Bahamian shutters because when propped open they give near total shade but leave your line of sight open and offer little or no resistance to the breeze. When down you still get air, but the only visual access would be someone lying on the ground looking in at your ceiling.

As you can see my workflow was interrupted when I got involved in the entourage and was caught up by it. Now I am concerned by how to raise the columns and add to the roof structure. I am probably going to move the columns inside the walls and have not decided on material. There is a lot of termite activity. Perhaps steel columns surrounded by brick? Not sure yet.

And finally there are furniture issues being rendered. The top of this is an old IKEA lamp, the bottom is a piece of a dead fruit tree I cut down in the yard of the Phoenix house we are selling.

The house we have for sale and are moving away from.

@andybot said:

cool progress of the space! Makes me think of a kiva. Are you doing any renders to figure anything out or is it all "full-scale" work?

Andy

The first four images in this thread are renders. The executive committee(my wife)insisted on renders. In case I fell off the ladder she could give them to someone else to finish the project. I really want Macintosh or Robbie house chairs with the high backs to compete with the high ceiling, but with 12 chairs at $1200 ea. that is not going to happen. We are still stuck in the old house until I make repairs and put it on the market. So chair ideas and plant ideas are in the works. Right now I am more likely to be wielding a weedwacker or freeze proofing the plumbing than continuing renders. I do have a couple other related renders posted. One for Bahamian shutters and screening on a bedroom porch and a lamp made from a section of downed tree. Since I am my own client, I just render enough to convince myself of major directions before committing to major expenditures or extended building activities. As soon as I can "see" the general directions work I run off and do the physical work without formal plans. I am part of the 47% so I depend on my free labor, beg, barrow, but not steal. It is a vague and informal process.

Oh regarding the Kiva effect. Originally there was the house, an open patio, and then a garage. A couple Javalina ran through the open patio while the owner's wife was there. Shortly after end walls went up and a roof followed. Now it is all one building. Of the 17 or so homes on the 80 acres all the rest are above $400,000 except me. I got in for $200,000 and I can tolerate a lot of quirky for the other $200,000+ savings. Anyhow, I bought the place for the view and relative isolation and the 10-12 wineries within stumbling distance. So kiva or hogan or wikiup it keeps out the rain, snow, carnivores and hot sun. Then on top of that functionality I am building my own artistic vibe while marching to the drummer of my own choice. Economics controls what I don't do, but money has little to do with what aesthetic direction I do take. I am too old to think of the place as an investment. It is where I do what I have always wanted to do.

We are drifting away from a wall of candles or tea lights in favor of these neat little LED units. I want to slip a small solar panel and rechargeable solar battery under the skylight. Here we have five and we will have five more.

Any SU user is a friend of mine, even if Romney is elected. It is like Bush, all bad things will pass in their time.

Let me explain why NPR is so vitally important. Tonight on the news they reviewed a list of the best and worst toys as rated by consumers (probably the parents of consumers). At the top was GI Joe. At the top of the worst list was the "Slip and Sue." It is like "Slip and Slide" but comes with the number of an attorney in case you are injured.

This actually did not start as an attack on Mitt Romney. It was the simple observation that when Mitt went after Big Bird and Jim Lehrer it provoked a significant bounce on the NPR Big Bird page. And the context and tone of of the Romney remark were more smart ass than presidential as the debate was over. It was like a winning boxer instead of waving to the fans going over to his opponents corner men and punching them in the mouth. It sort of harks back to Romney's reputation as a high-school bully. And it also reflects the modern republican attitude of take no prisoners and don't work both side of the aisle. It might work in American politics but in the grown up arena of world politics, it is ill advised. Lastly government funding of NPR is so tiny, I can not imagine what Mitt thought he could gain other than the votes of T-partiers who really have no where else to go anyway. A really astute politician would have weighed the cheap thrill of the below the belt shot against any real gain in the election process.