Project 3

Approaching the end of the project I have begun the rendering process for the interior and exterior perspective views.
Trying to get these renders right takes a lot of time and requires multiple 'test' renders to be done, especially with the night-time shots as getting the lighting correct can take several attempts and tweaks.

Below are some of the test renders I did trying to perfect the shots.

Bathrooms. Created a custom benchtop and sink. This render was to see how the materials turned out and also the check if the mirror was reflecting properly. Probably wont use this render in final presentation.

Quick (did take over 30 mins though) render of the walkway trying to get the downlights and frosted glass materials to appear correctly. Had to do about another 10 renders to get this to come out how i wanted it to.

Playing with different materials for the exterior of the building. This stone/brick design, while interesting, is just too busy for the tone i want to set for the building. I think I'll go back to the just simple white rendered concrete.

 

The reception foyer during the day time. I feel although this is a nice render, in order to convey the mood and atmosphere of the building, this render needs to be at nighttime with the lights turned on.

The same foyer render but with the downlights on the rock face turned on and I added the "howard smith wharves retreat' sign on the wall to welcome guests as they arrive. I still think this render has too much natural light in it, so I'll probably turned the sun off and crank up the artificial lights to create a better mood.

master bedroom looking through the archway. I plan on inserting an image of the CBD riverside to give this view better context.

Reasonably high quality render of the residential unit. Render turned out far too dark with only natural light turned on. I'll need to go back and insert some interior lighting to brighten up the space. Also lowering the brightness of the outside so you can see the view of the Riverside and HSW park.

Indoor heated pool shot of the natural rock face and the shadows created by the glass and concrete 'shell' 

Indoor pool again but at night time. I added the upligts to the cliff face to accentuate its texture and make it into a feature wall.

Thats it for most of my progress test renders. Hopefully over the next few days I'll get all my final renders completed at a high quality ready for the presentation on Thursday.