Exchange Place
I was brought on to do the renderings of this space in the 11th hour. Architectural Review and Zoning Boards had denied the approvals for the renovations going back 8 months, and 4 prior renderings from 4 different rendering studios. This was primarily due to the fact that each of the submissions consisted of just one single image. The review board required at least a set showing the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern angles of the proposed renovation. I was given 5 days to virtually construct and render as much as I could. After 53 hours, which didn’t include the actual CPU rendering times, these were the results.
Normally, the time to complete a set of renders for a reasonably sized residence, takes about 2 weeks time with quite a bit of back and forth with the architect and/or client/builder. This is primarily to get the colors and materials to be used drilled down, but can also include squaring away items such as specific landscaping layouts and desired flora. In this case, I was given a partially complete “Exterior Finish Schedule” and a basic landscaping plan which I did my best to interpret to finish the job.
This view is of the Front Entrance. Renovation to the existing structure consists primarily of removing the existing pitched roof, straightening up all of the vertical walls, applying cedar shiplap to the facade and constructing 6 slatted wooden “parapets” around the perimeter of the second floor.
This is a view of the house looking from the North. Garage doors have clear panels. One of the slatted wooden “parapets” can be seen above them.
View from the Northeast corner of the structure. There isn’t nearly that amount of phragmites on the property, they’re just used here to convey a beach front feel. The Adirondack chairs were added to give a better sense of scale as the house can appear to be a bit more massive than it actually is.
View from the Eastern side of the house where you can see the rear deck start to take shape. The railing consists of stainless steel cabling and mahogany posts and handrails.
Southeastern view. Here you can see the rear “parapets” as well as the poolhouse.
View from the Southwest. The wood & stainless steel cable railing setup is more apparent. The pool house is mainly glass with sliding glass walls on all four sides. The western wooden “parapet” can be seen here wrapping around the second floor.
Western view showing the stairs up to the pool deck. You can also see the existing retaining wall and a bit more of the pool house.
Northwestern view.
This view is an alternate view of the Front Entrance . The trees in this image were positioned as such based on the latest landscaping plans that were provided.
All 3D models and structures were created by me except where mentioned below. The landscaping and flora comes from various Archmodels collections.
Adirondack chair model created by Nadir Bircan and can be downloaded here: https://grabcad.com/library/adirondack-chair-garden-furniture-1