Detailed city project - Page 8

~Mo~ · #**141** Posted: **Apr 28, 2012, 2:22 AM**

Pingyao you can't just go taking pics of real life streetscapes and pass them off as modeled work ok. just stop it

Lovin the piss takes on the ads too! how much time do you need to put into this work ?

BoiseAirport · #**142** Posted: **May 3, 2012, 6:00 AM**

Outstanding work! I love the grittiness of it!!

I just noticed something -- I just watched the movie "Seven" with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman the other day, and the urban setting of that movie looks a lot like the city you're constructing... and Morgan Freeman's character is named "Somerset." Haha, was that why you named the street Somerset?

Pingyao · #**143** Posted: **May 3, 2012, 5:26 PM**

Thanks guys, haha no I didn't use Se7en as inspiration, but it is very much in that grittiness vein. The avenue names are after English counties.

More renders.

mity1021 · #**144** Posted: **May 4, 2012, 9:17 PM**

Love it!

Pingyao · #**145** Posted: **May 6, 2012, 12:51 PM**

Overview of how much is complete and when you look at it above, there's not actually much done! I'm now starting of Block 4, which will be mainly made of of early 20th century buildings.

Vellu · #**146** Posted: **May 7, 2012, 10:11 AM**

It's fascinating to see how amazing renders you're able to do even though you don't have that much ground covered yet.

The 74 Somerset looks fantastic! Great thing you also modeled the load bearing structure inside the curtain wall. It really adds a lot of realism in this kind of building.

Pingyao · #**147** Posted: **May 10, 2012, 5:07 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vellu

It's fascinating to see how amazing renders you're able to do even though you don't have that much ground covered yet.

The 74 Somerset looks fantastic! Great thing you also modeled the load bearing structure inside the curtain wall. It really adds a lot of realism in this kind of building.

Yes the renders are generally positioned to avoid showing the vast gaps in the model. 74 Somerset was a test, I may do more of this approach for the modern stuff, although I'm currently obsessed with older architecture.

I have completed the Wiltshire Building a 1930's art deco beauty on the corner of Wiltshire and 5th.

Pingyao · #**148** Posted: **May 13, 2012, 11:09 AM**

View of 5th Street with Wiltshire building base on left.

Pingyao · #**149** Posted: **May 15, 2012, 8:39 AM**

Render of an apartment block further west along 5th St.

mity1021 · #**150** Posted: **May 15, 2012, 9:20 PM**

Freakin' sweet!!

Pingyao · #**151** Posted: **May 18, 2012, 8:50 AM**

Sneak construction peak of an older style building on the corner of Wiltshire and 6th. This will contain a branch of PingBank.

BoiseAirport · #**152** Posted: **May 19, 2012, 3:03 PM**

Everything is so believable it's unbelievable!

Pingyao · #**153** Posted: **May 24, 2012, 1:03 PM**

Not much done since last update. Little more work on the adjoining link building between PingBank and the Wiltshire Building.

I'm moving house (finally) next week so now packing. I'll probably be out of action for a few weeks before I can get PC set up as I need to get a home office done first so I can carry on earning a living. So last update for a while...

philvia · #**154** Posted: **Jun 2, 2012, 3:12 PM**

great job.. the wiltshire building is by far my favorite!

Vellu · #**155** Posted: **Jun 4, 2012, 10:00 AM**

The Wiltshire building is really beautiful! It's kind of a combination of New York's art deco towers (because of the shape) and Miami's art deco buildings (because of the colors) so it fits really well in this "New York with palm trees" theme.

Also great and realistic detail on the apartment building and PingBank Building!