(arch-viz) - Tribute To Tadao Ando, Alex York (3D)

[subterran]

The Texture-work and the Lights are really impressive...u could sell it as a photo, i think.

Two Thumbs up :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Peter

[alexyork]

Thanks very much subterran :) I'm pleased you like it!

That link to the rest of the project in the 1st post has gone all hoogly! Here's a working link:

http://www.alexyork.co.uk/gallery-uni-architech.htm

Sorry about that :)

[Colbey]

Looking really good, look forward to see the final set compiled. what sort of lighting rig did you use in this?

[arona]

man your awesome :thumbsup:

[fluence]

i really like the lighting and the general render quality. simple and done well. i like it.

[lebowski]

Pure quality, congrats!
So this is an arts Museum. I don't know much of architecure, but I understand the building itself has to step itself back, so the attention is solely on the art objects. Yes, this scene really steps back, it's totally empty, there's actually nothing in the pic ;)

Is this building already built? Are there already exhibitions? Is this scene an exhibition room? Maybe you could indicate the purpose of the scene by placing something real, but vaguely, maybe like a 2D cardboard of one or two real existing objects, probably in the shadow?

But in itself this picture is pure quality. And I don't mind saying it twice ;)

[otacon]

You've got some real nice stuff. Good job.:)

[alexyork]

arona & fluence - cheers guys!

otacon - m8... that's an honour coming from you. (btw do you know when the backlot is scheduled for a re-launch?)

lebowski - thx m8! I don't have any training (formal or informal) in architecture. when I started this project I knew it wouldn't work if I didn't have a solid collection of reference for inspiration. as far as I know this is an existing museum in Japan. I found a photo of it on google and decided it would be a good starting point for this project. I totally agree that it's rather empty. I had considered adding some sculpture or other arty features to the scene, but I simply ran out of time! I have to write a 10,000 word report on this project by next week (give or take) so I had to let it go in the end. As it turns out I'm kinda pleased that I left it empty. Viewers have to concentrate on the architecture rather than the contents of the scene, the complete opposite of a typical museum really!

Once again cheers guys. Much appreciated!

[lebowski]

Good luck on your word report then! If it goes as good as your render, I won't worry ;)

[alexyork]

thanks Nick :) I started off with a traditional lighting rig (one large spot for the keylight through the right window, a few spots for secondary keys near the back, one or two more spots to kick various focal points (the stairs and the picture boxes on the right wall) a few fill spots and a large spot for some ambience) and then several constant-material grids for final gathering illumination and finally a dome for some overall secondary illumination.

oh, many thanks to Bernard Lebel for his extremely useful reflection falloff tutorial!

[elnady]

Nice lighting
good job:)

[Neochris]

Excellent lighting, for the first time arch-viz in XSI, that's frotpage stuff!
Congratulations!
(http://www.google.com.tw/search?hl=zh-TW&q=Congratulations%21&spell=1)

[Artist-Lounge]

Great work .. I love it, even from an interior designer POV.
Keep it up

[rokol]

Nice work. I love the soft hazy lighting. A peacful ambience about it.

Bit puzzled with the trees in the upper right. It's a large painting or mural on the wall, right?

Also find the perspective a touch weird, your vanishing points don't quite align. particulary the plaques! Vote from me all the same

[Maurice-Panisch]

Very nice. Especialy the lightning and atmosphere.

[wybl]

Lovely stuff. Great ambience.

[alexyork]

thanks a lot guys!

rokol - well spotted! I decided to shoot this more from a human eye POV than a camera POV. I know relatively little about distortion and that sort of thing, but I simply added a little roll to the camera to offset everything slightly. I just got tired of those perfectly aligned renders and wanted to try something new! glad you like it :)

thanks again everyone. very much appreciated.

[trafamwa]

Man you make me feel the weather inside it is worm and it is afternoon time am I right
keep going nice work and nice every thing :applause:

[joana]

magical lighting...!

[dixit13]

Well Well .................Love Da lighting,specially subsurface scattering on textures.Nice Work Dude.........Impressive Work:applause: !



Keep It Real..:banghead: http://cgindia.blogspot.com/

[alexyork]

thanks guys :)

btw there's no SSS on the textures hehe.

[cadavatar]

This is stunning. I would most likely be even more captivated, though, if the space was furnished.

Is there any way you could provide me with your concrete texture? Good concrete is hard to find, and you apparently have it.

You used simple, clean lines. The lighting is real-world. The composition is perfect.

Wow.

[agasco]

beautiful render, man, its nice to see some xsi work in here!! great job with the lighting!

[alexyork]

thanks all :)

I used a few textures from here: http://www.animax.it/animax/Textures.htm and I took a few photographs for this project as well.

[Branko]

Very nice textures and a serious feeling of depth, well done.

[AdrianWilliams]

Nice work alex really nice i love the whole feel of the enverionment:buttrock: the lighting is awesome!
ps: the link to your site is busted lol

[mattmos]

Congrats on the front page :thumbsup:

[marque-pierre]

Looks ace mate! No doubt you'll get a killer mark on that... report hrumphff

[Colbey]

nice one mate. definitely a worthy piece.:thumbsup:

[francescaluce]

nice. just a bit cgish where shadows.






ciao
francesca

[SimonGibson]

Har har! I know this guy woo woo, oh sorry nearly went back to the days when I was 14 year old 3d noob.

I am especially impressed with the lighting, not just because its technically proficient, but artistically the mood works great too!

Thumbs up.

[darkwave]

Fantastic stuff.
This is my fave from the Archi-tech bunch.

And congrats on the front page! :thumbsup:

[Ollarin]

Damn Alex! Amazing work man! :thumbsup:

50000 stars from me. :p

[alexyork]

I don't know quite what to say here... I'm shocked!

Huge thanks to Aaron Blenkin, Matt Morris, Raffaele Fragapane, Daniel Rind, everyone at CGArchitect.com, all the lads at Teesside Uni, all at Softimage and everyone else who'se taken the time to offer helpful tools, feedback, advice and encouragement over the last 3 years. A bit sappy, I know, but you guys have been an invaluable help to me!

Completely honoured! :love:

[Magenta_]

[Fantastic stuff.
This is my fave from the Archi-tech bunch.]

i agree!! great stuff! i find it a little yellowish, but cg work ...it´s really good.:bounce:

[effilang]

man..that has Tadao Ando written all over it..the instant i saw it... im currently recreating some of his work aswell...

absolutely fantastic lighting and texturing..keep it up:bounce:

[Balusilustalu]

For that extra touch of realism, take off a buttload of that sharpen filter. You've got so much on you're getting those tell tale halos around your edges. It screams CG, which is a shame as you've got a nice image underneath there. I'd love to see you go the other way and blur it a little, introduce perhaps a tad of grain, maybe a touch of barrel distortion and to top it off perhaps play around with a little chromatic abberation?
Think about it, when was the last time you saw a photograph that sharp and flawless?

[John Lee]

well done matey :). this image ROCKS!!

[RobinOberg]

awesome grit on the far side wall.

it's not really impressive architectually though.
i mean, it's some glass windows and a set of stairs :D

as for the rendering, the lighting is awesome.
but perhaps some furniture would make it look more impressive, using radiosity and stuff you know :)

[Frances]

Well done, Alex. You have established a mood that makes an impression on people. I've seen images that are closer to photographic that don't say a word.

[_david]

at first: great work. excellent lighting and nice dirty textures, but in my eyes the dirt on the cylinder in the left corner under the stairs is a little too much and i'd like to see more in this corner. its rather grey, isnt it? another thing i miss are hard shadows where objects are close to each other.
but i give it 4 stars for the excellent lighting, the fantastic atmosphere and the - to me - very realistic looking reflection blurs.

[Signal2Noise]

Me likes!

I can just picture Sam Fisher (http://www.splintercell.com/us/splintercellchaostheory/features.php)skulking through this room.;)

[NrgJake]

Great image. Really fantastic rendering!

Only crit. The repeating wood texture on the floor seems a bit obvious. would be nice if it was varied more.

[AirbORn]

It is very beautiful, I cannot stress that enough. I'd love to see a book devoted completely to your work. :)

[Grugi]

Pretty nice picture.

-Grugi

[Newke]

Great Arch viz ! :thumbsup:

[Headless]

Grats Alex.

<---- another Teesside Uni bod.

[xbbb]

hey that is an amaizing image, i hope some day do something like that

[Luciferul]

immpresive. great work

[glynnsmith]

:D

Good lad ;)

Compared to your other images I've seen for your FYP, this one looks grittier, and personally, I think the others should look a little more like this.

[alexyork]

thank you kindly folks! been quite a day!

I'm taking onboard all your comments for improvement. I'll be putting them to good use in my next project.

I think it's about time for a :beer:

[ralphmanning]

Looks great, I really like the lighting. Keep up the good work.

[otacon]

Looking nice on the front page.:thumbsup: Congrats.

Btw, im not sure whats up with digital backlot...its been down a while now.

[drubster]

looking very nice. Have you tried it with GI only? (sky light an sun)

[Abyssis]

I love T. Ando too... Your tribut is g_r_e_a_t, alexyork :thumbsup:
Thank you 4 posting it...

[amipretty]

this is really nice... i don't think it matters that there is a lot of negative space, nor do i agree that the role of such a building is merely to "step back" from the contents... some of my favourite musuems have quite imposing architecture... tate modern, san francisco moma, etc..

i like the perspective too.. it is a tiny bit off, but it probably looks better like that than in would if all the lines are dead-on converging, because it adds a bit of character i reckon..

i really like it!!

[alexyork]

Holy macaroni! first a plug and now a choice award. i just don't know what to say...

It's been a hell of a month! Thanks all! :love:

[tri-aayaami]

fabulous lighting. can u pls tell me how can u achieve this reflection on the floor(blurry reflection), it looks awsome.

[Capn_Camo]

Hey man,

Some really impressive stuff going on in this one. The lighting is brilliant and your sense of shadowing is great. My only crit would be the light coming from the center of the shot, through the windows on the far side... there just seems to be a bit too much glow on it.

Otherwise a killer pic :buttrock:

[avmport]

I´m an arquitect an love Ando´s work. :thumbsup: it´s just great that you´ve let the space empty, because we can fell an amazing mood that Ando´s designs have. I just don´t get what kind of course are you finishing. You´re very sensitive for capturing very especific moods on your renderings. It´s a great work, very inspiring. Keep up the good job, congratulations, and good luck!; )

André Mendes
Portugal

[garino]

hey! i REALLY like your work.. the windows look great.. the other images as well .. keep it up! :thumbsup:

[bmundy]

You have inspired me .... I know how my weekend will be spent now

[daskog]

yes! this is what i find interesting..:) good work..hope to see some more SOON:twisted:

[Shunsuke]

Great!!!

Lights, shadows, materials, are very well develped...

[Helk]

lighting is amazing :)

[ffourier]

what a calm piece. How do you do to have so perfect lightning... ?
nice job man :)

[alexyork]

thanks everyone :) I'm in the process of writing a tutorial which will be available soon I hope. should answer most of your questions.

thanks again! really appreciate the kind words.

[artisanfx]

nice atmospher also texture is great

very impressend

[Lifthz]

Simple and very nice. Did you greyscale the top right of the image intentionally?

[dannyfalch]

super rendering!
good mood,.
the exteriors are great as well,.

[goodoo7]

great job!:thumbsup: I really love it ~

[z4n]

very realistic.. I like it! :)

[AdrianWilliams]

hey alex nice work on the new website mate!

[sl1200]

:wise: great work! very beautiful...

[alexyork]

cheers folks! :love:

adrian - ta m8! - is the new site working ok for you? still fixing things but it seems to be ok. let me know if there are any problems.

[SeeGee]

Really nice rendering :)

[ashen]

The spacing is controlled really carefully as I can see the openess is intended. The lighting is top-notch as well as the texture. It would be great if a center of attention could be present somewhere in the middle. But overall an artful piece!

[wx84530]

i like the light so much!

[goktugg]

so so minimal...nice job!very nice atmosphere!!:)

[jpthedesigner]

That is great lighting put to use. I really like it alot.
5 stars all around :p

[Dija]

Amazing Stuff!! I too dig a lot the works of Tadao Ando!

[MaraxCruz]

Well done Alex. You have a keen eye. Nice!

[slickster]

nice render - I'm a big fan of Ando myself :)

[Neejoh]

Tadao Ando??

Like it anyway ;)

[klb8888]

Amazing Stuff!! I too dig a lot the works of Tadao Ando!

[Frosty.cz]

great..very nice job

[boge]

good . I like it

[kellyw]

It's very nice work~
and the environment very well~

[notjeff]

nice image!

for what it is worth, the building is a museum on the island of naoshima in the shikoku area of japan. That specific building is a museum overlooking the sea, and also a small hotel. So, the musuem and the hotel are the same building. You can stay over night there!!!

The space rendered is currently occupied by work from Jonathan Borofsky "Three Chattering Men", and two pieces by Frank Stella. Through the window in the center is Kan Yasuda "The Secret of the Sky" 1996 and to the right outside is Hiroshi Sugimoto "Time Exposed" 1980-97. I should have taken a damn pic of that view, but maybe next time! The actual floor is if i recall correctly 2 stories below ground. All I remember from the front of the space is difused light, and very soft white, due to the art work of Yasuda on the ground. A large portion of the building had to be constructed underground due the status of the island as protected land.

It is part of an ongoing project where ando will be continually building on that island for an indefinite period of time. The chi chu museum nearby, and more recently built is incredible. There is contemporary art all over the island. It is a magical place!

http://www.naoshima-is.co.jp/english/first.html

Naoshima is THE most impressive place i have ever visited. If love art and architecture, and you can spend the $$$ I highly reccommend it (if not, you can stay near the beach for alot less, but trust me, staying in a musuem is a unique experience.)

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