celticdog Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I'm looking for crits/input on this design. This is going to be my house. it is a lakefront property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nangkri Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 NIce design concept,btw post in fully material and environment will be nicer cheers Nanang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisHolland Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Very Cool Celticdog.... Wellthought design, very functional. One thing that catched my eye is the flap on the rightside under. It fits in the overall design but what is it? Anyway, very cool! Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 i like the rendering technique with no materials. i always used to render projects this way. i would pretend i was building a physical scale model, and a lot of times, my final product would looklike that. as for design, i think you will need to put some type of screen between the peak of the roof, and the flat part of the enclosed mass. it is creating a shelf, which is not easily accesible. think birds nests, and everything else. also the roof as mentioned at back seems a little odd. not only the lower flap, but also at the fold of the main roof. and the solid box that comes out in the middle. i think i would push that back a little. it is engagin the edge of your roof, but it doesn't fully engage it. i think if you pushed it back, even 6", you would get a strong top line. especially when the sun casts a shadow from it. my concern is that with it being flush, there is not a good transition between materials, and it looks like an accident. as for the rendering composition, i think i would give it a little more room at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 DennisHolland & CrazyHomeless Guy. That "lower flap" is actually part of the roof. The first floor of this design is an existing structure that I wanted to kind of cover up. It was a shower building, very simple brick rectangle. That lower flap serves as part of the roof and extends down just to break up the rectangular wall. I hope that makes some sense. And yes, you're right, is is kind of an odd shape. I just threw some geometry there and started liking it after it played with it a bit. Crazy homeless guy: You're absolutely right. I'm going to use some type of screen for that area for the exact reasons you mentioned. That "solid box" is an area I haven't really worked out well. Its part of the bathroom and it surrounds the bathtub. I think you're right about recessing it a little bit. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 here are some more views. I put some quick materials on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 That first image looks great. I really love the design but I do think it looks more like a waterfront bar than a house. Your textures need some work in the later post but you said it was quickly done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hey, thanks for the input. You guys have been really helpful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 yup, the original grey image looks superb. very nautical. but the textures on the coloured images need emergency treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Saunders Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I totally dig the design with the above considerations in mind. I understand trying to break up the plain old rectangle, but that stealth bomber looking wing bugs me a lot. One thing you might try is, since you have glass going all around that side anyway, what about having a walk-around patio/deck that sticks out 6 feet or so. That way it would break up the flat area. You could even have some cool diagonal suport braces below the deck too. This might actually be a fun project to post the model and see what modifications people might come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 "This might actually be a fun project to post the model and see what modifications people might come up with." That would be great. However, I tried to attach the file and its too big even when its zipped. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Saunders Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 You could always ask Jeff and see if he'll make an exception and help you post it. I assume you tried without any materials assigned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Lets see if this works....I'm posting the max file now. I had to get rid of some of the geometry (deck railings, topo). Please, anyone who wants to take crack at this is welcome. I'd love to see what others come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Saunders Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Something like this for that patio I mentioned. Pardon the quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Sanchez Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 it almost looks like an airport tower.. :-) I hope you enjoy your new house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Timothy, I like this.............ALOT. It gives the house a nice clean look. Several people really didn't like my version. One guy said it looked like a wing from a stealth bomber. That was kind of funny (but he's right). I'm going to sit down with my wife and have a serious look at your revision. Thanks alot! Sancheuz, Yes, I just used a skylight and light tracer. I've heard the "airport tower" thing before. hmmm....well, airport towers are kinda cool, don't ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Sanchez Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Absolutely guy, that is gonna be one awesome house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nangkri Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I like this concept,congrat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 I made some changes based on the rework by Timothy Saunders and suggestions from "crazyhomelessguy". This forum has been extremely helpful. Thank you so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisHolland Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Well done guys, looks great! Fascinating to see the connection.... Very cool work done by Timothy S, looks like it's quite finished for design/geometry. how about the materials, need any suggestions? Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Dennis, absolutely. If you or anyone else has suggestions I would be glad to take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Saunders Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Looks good. Last couple things that are a little strange; it looks like the loft has a small balcony, but no door to get out there and no railing. Is this just a shading element for the lower area? The only other thing is where the hip roof comes in contact with the single slope roof, there is a strange intersection there. Is that just a modeling error, or do you plan to have that little slit sticking out? Hope you know what i'm talking about. I think it would look nice to have one continual soffit from the single pitch to the eaves of the gable as well. Now your showing it as a sharp edge at the bottom of the gable. I posted the area of my concern. There is still some working out that needs to be done. Maybe it would even be better if the single slope was wider than the gable, so the intersection would occur 1or2 feet closer to the house. Is any of this making sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisHolland Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 absolutely. If you or anyone else has suggestions I would be glad to take a lookOkido. I've got a 2 day cooldown so I will take the time to get your model and deal with a concept > rendering in Maxwell. Regards, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecastillor Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Lets hope to see the house built...this is gonna be a blast.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticdog Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 Timothy, Yes, thats supposed to be a balcony. I haven't modeled the door or railing yet. Re: the roof lines. I didn't really want the two roof lines to come together into one soffit. However I haven't really worked out that intersection very well either. I'm going to give your version to the architect and get his thoughts. Dennis, Thanks alot!!! I can't wait to see what you come up with. As you can see, Timothy has helped immensely and I'm really thankful for the contributions. Does anyone know if any other real homes have been designed through a forum. I mean, its pretty cool to think that people from all over are contributing to an actual project. I plan on continuing this thread through construction and posting pictures and notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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