[faraz]

Hi...a wip for an architect friend of mine

images show progress...still a little more to go











The guard rail on the terrace is anodised sheet aluminuim in natural finish (the fact I have to say that is not a good sign ) - It needs some work

Still have environment to come and I intended to add some baic interior details, such as blinds / curtains that can be seen from the exterior.

Any C+C + thoughts on how I could improve realism welcome as always.

[Eric Lagman]

i actually liked the design before the bricks were put on. It had a faily unique modern look going on. Now it kind of looks like any other apartment building. I am not a fan of so much brick with nothing to really break it up as far as materials go. To me I like bricks as an accent material. This is just my 2cents. Now what that plain red material would be made out of in reality I have no idea. The rendering from a technical standpoint looks very good so far.

[CJElven]

I don't think it's a bad sign that you have to say what the guardrail is made out of. After all, except in close-ups, you're not going to get much detail out of any metal that isn't heavily bumped...and who would assume that that's what it's made out of anyway?

[glebe digital]

One suggestion on the wall construction, you'll need lintels above all those openings as you can't do that with bricks.........they fall down!
I too liked the coloured 'plaster' render on the walls, very cool on a building like that..........you could cover the lintels that way too and keep the simplicity.
Nice clean MWR render too!

[faraz]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Glebe, I think its possible to have a steel lintel behind the brickwork. It might look a bit odd because there is no soilder course - just the running course throughout the facade.

The design is my friend's who's an architect, so I can't change anything at the moment, still I might do my own version once I'm done...hmmm...I'm thinking of a horizontal timber clad facade...

[glebe digital]

Yeah I confess, you could use galintels.........expensive though!
Your right it's probably the continual running-course that's taking my eye, I like the horizontal cladding idea......