
The prevailing white color and the attention to detail makes this project a real challenge. The gravel and grass combination was a great challenge in SketchUp. The curved glass is one of the elements that I thought was important to resolve well along with the surroundings and exterior design. It was a challenge to give it detail and to keep it clean. The simplicity of the architectural resolution is so clean and complex at the same time. Selecting the Projectįirst time laying my eyes on it the architecture seduced me. After a lot of tests, I found the correct way of modeling this. Like I said before, the project beginnings date back to last year, when I started modeling with a raw CAD drawing that I made from JPG’s of the original drawings. Why SketchUp?īecause I love it! (Ronen: ME TOO!) SketchUp is a powerful tool that is often underestimated, and let me show you the real power of this amazing tool. But, after the long-awaited 64-bit SketchUp 2015 came out, I knew that was a great time to resume this project and test the new capabilities. Once I finally got started, it was delayed due to the amount of work I had and I was unable to complete. Getting the dusk look & feel was something I was always fascinated about since I got started with ArchVIZ and achieving that mood where interior illumination and ambient illumination are combined and in balance was a goal for me during this personal project. A project in which I can explore many things that I’ve learned over the years. It was the Lake Lugano House 3d recreation by James Pickford and I said to myself that one day I will attempt remaking this house and achieving the same kind of look in CG.Īfter many commissioned projects for clients, I decided that it was time to make a personal project. I was surfing the web, searching for references about the use of HDRi lighting and I found a project that caught my attention right away. This project has its origin back three years ago. It’s a great honor and pleasure to be showcased here on the blog. The ring, obtained between the perimeter wall above and the pavilion, amplifies the interior space, with seems much larger than what it actually is.įirst of all, I would like to thank Ronen for the opportunity of write this article. In the same way, the bedrooms face a garden enclosed by the building and the perimeter wall. The glass pavilion overlooks two much-defined areas: the first, toward the mountain, is a very private zone resulted in the area between the property line and the building setback line according to the local building code. The second is a garden overlooking the lake. A polygonally shaped glass pavilion with rounded edges stands above a linear underground block. The living and dining room, the kitchen and storage spaces are located in the pavilion, while bedrooms, bathrooms, and garage are in the lower level.Įach level relates itself with independent outdoor spaces, which are closely related with the interiors. Lying on the slope of a hill, on the shores of Lake Lugano, the villa consists of two volumes organized on different levels due to the particular topography of the site. The tones seen here were mostly achieved using Photoshop. The project also includes an image with a cloudy sky and gold interior. There was a focus on crisp and contrast-rich images achieved thanks to the cinematography color grading plug-in used during Photoshop post-production. My goal with this project was to study dusk scenes with artificial interior and exterior lighting, and took close to two weeks to complete. I also attempted to achieve a photorealistic look using the built-in depth of field feature in V-Ray for SketchUp.
