Sloterdijk

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A team directed by NL Architects has won the Sloterdijk competition in Amsterdam. It was a big assignment we did last February. Further than the heavy amount of 3D and the insane amount of hours spent in Photoshop, our main concern was to give the right Amsterdammer neighborhood feeling in the images. So, hope you like them, and hope you can feel the Amsterdam vibes! 🙂

Eco Pod Holiday Accommodation

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This image was done to show off a concept design for high end accommodation retreats. Backplate panoramic photography was shot on location in Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. Some foreground plants were maintained, but most were replaced using Forest Pro in 3dsmax. Some photoshop relighting and sky replacement was also done.

A little about the project:

THE ACCOMMODATION PODS are designed as self-sufficient prefab units for easy delivery and installation. Designed with integrated water storage tanks PV panels and power battery storage, The ACCOMMODATION POD is clad in a composite timber cladding, and made from recycled wood waste.

AWARDS:
2015 – London design Awards – Product Design Concept – GOLD WINNER
2014 – Sydney Design Awards – Architecture Proposed – FINALIST
2014 – 7th International Design Awards – Architecture Conceptual – 1st PLACE

Casa Enseada

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Images based on “Casa Enseada”, by Arquitetura Nacional. You can find the original, marvelous project here: http://design-milk.com/brazilian-beach-house-weekends-holidays/
There are some minor differences between this rendition and the original design, but they’re simply for me to practise some specific skills (I wouldn’t change the design, of course!).
This set was a great opportunity for me to finally use Chaos Group’s wonderful VRScans materials, an incredible material library made from custom scanned real world materials. If you’re not familiar with those, I strongly advise you to give them a spin. They’re basically ready to use, photorealistic materials created using Chaos’ proprietary scan technology and all you have to do is insert them in your scene. No tweaking, no guessing.
I also used some commercial models bought from Design Connected (the Poltrona Mole, by Sergio Rodrigues) and 3DSky.org (the dining set, kitchen appliances) and some other free stuff from Dimensiva. Some high resolution textures were bought from Textures.com, making the creation of the floor material a lot easier. Those are really great resources and very affordable.
As far as softwares are concerned, I used the usual suspects: 3ds Max 2017, V-Ray 3.50.04 and Photoshop.

VDOMIKE

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The main idea of ​​the project is in mobile modules (houses), designed for two or three people. Each module has a personal decorative lighting and connection to the electrical network. In view of the fact that modules are mobile, the common space of an institution can be transformed.

Great Northern Trading Post Motel

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These renders were done for a client who designed this prefab building as a concept which was never further developed. He wanted to show it’s potential, situated in a remote environment. He particularly wanted to see it on the bank of a river or lake.

After receiving his mood board, I knew it would be difficult to find quality photographs of a location from multiple angles to use as backplates. Also, doing the environment in full CG would be time consuming and not necessarily the best result. So I found some panoramas from a trek I did a few years ago in Tasmania, called the Overland Track, which were perfect. It was very remote and I knew it would be a perfect backdrop. I just needed to include a lake and extra vegetation in 3D in order to integrate it. Sky was also replaced on one of the external shots.

Client was very happy with the result.