Monday, April 6, 2009

large shingle style

Here is a gorgeous shingle style house with detached garage.

Friday, March 27, 2009

site conversion

Here is a modeled site with building that was used to illustrate the grade change. An engineer drafts a plan but many people have a hard time understanding the impact. Here is a way to simplify the issue.


























Thursday, March 26, 2009

ranch and cape renovations

Here are two small examples of exploring different roof lines with modeling. The first is a addition over a garage with different roof lines against the total square footage. The second job explored upgrading a cape to a colonial with different dormers and trim options.















Wednesday, March 25, 2009

interior model

Here is an example of converting a plan and interior elevations into a interior 3D model.










Tuesday, March 24, 2009

shingle style

Here are a couple of images I created from a model of darker stained shingle style house on a long, thin lot.








Monday, March 23, 2009

tricky lot design

Here is an example of a house design sent by an architect. In a couple of days, I converted plans and elevations into nearly exact full blown 3D interactive models for pier and client review. Seeing the static drawings come to life and creating images for presenation is an excercise that cannot be overlooked. This fatastic design was able to show a connection with landscape walls and the proposed house.












Saturday, March 21, 2009

two-story with walk-out

Currently out for pricing this large house uses a retaining wall to gain a rear walk-out. We continue to work on the garage & mudroom connection.















Friday, March 20, 2009

kitchen addition

Here are some ideas for a kitchen addition that solved many water issues and trying to connect better with the back yard. We looked at three different roof designs with transoms and dormers. The results are below.








































































Thursday, March 19, 2009

gazebo and entry

Here is a simple gazebo and entry design for study.














new house with in-law

Here is the latest photo from the large house designed in Bristol that included an in-law apartment. Compare the actual with the rendering below. The proportions look perfect and the interior is just as nice.





























Here are the floor plans and other design images.






























Wednesday, March 18, 2009

split level - master suite

Here is the final design for the challenging split level master suite addition.































Here are some of the preliminary design ideas and any split level presents their own level of difficulty.