Making of Los Faiques Dwelling

Pixelpark‘s ‘Los Faiques Dwelling’ visuals, inspired by the real ‘Los Faiques Dwelling’ designed by DURAN & HERMISA arquitectos asociados, awarded them Best Visualization of the Week NO. 04/2014 for a remarkable CG remake and level of details they went into during the process. Great care and time was taken in the modeling of the foliage that surrounds the structures as well as the materials… specifically, the imperfections you find over time. Follow this article as they describe the process of creating these highly photorealistic visuals using 3dsmax, GrowFX, V-Ray and just a bit of postwork. Enjoy!

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Los Faiques Dwellings / DURAN&HERMIDA arquitectos asociados

Los Faiques Dwellings by Duran & Hermida arquitectos asociados

I’ve learned about the Los Faiques Dwellings in Yunguilla valley, Ecuador, following pixelpark’s remarkable CG remake of this eye catching design by Duran & Hermida arquitectos asociados. Named after the trees occupying the site, the pavilion like structures blend in and open themselves towards the surroundings. There are amazing dusk shots in this photo set taken by photographer Sebastián Crespo.

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BEST Visualization of YEAR 2013

I’ve rounded up all of the 52 Weekly Best Visualizations, Selected the best in each month to form the 12 Best Visualizations of 2013 and now I’m happy to announce that the BEST Visualization of YEAR 2013 is “La Maison de Verre” by Bertrand Benoit! It was far from easy to make the final call but in the end there could be only one, and Bertrand excelled in each category you choose to explore.

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Making of Dune House

Lichtecht‘s ‘Dune House’ visuals, inspired by Matthias Arndt’s vacation to the Danish North Sea Coast and based on the Hurst House by John Pardey Architects + Ström Architects, awarded them Best Visualization of the Week NO. 17/2013, Best of April 2013 and still in the running for Best of YEAR 2013. Follow Matthias Arndt as he describes the process of creating the ‘Dune House’ visuals using 3dsmax, GrowFX, Floor Generator, V-Ray and just a bit of postwork. Enjoy!

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