Arts and Crafts!

[David S]

Argh! Perhaps I should add to the wish list an "Arts and Crafts" sub-programme, with their irritatingly tricky roofs and devilishly complex features 🙂 3 weeks, 2 back to back English arts and crafts houses.  But where there is a will there is a way. I even had to delve into modifying nurbs surfaces which I am not familiar with.  Enjoy the images. I think I am going to retire now 🙂 Cheers D

[bcd]

Wow this is beautiful work! A pleasure to see.

Intriguing to see those exterior handles on the upper rear doors 🙂 - I hope they're real

[David S]

@bcd Thank you. To be fair there is a safety grill on the outside but I couldn't be bothered to re-create it! I hope building regs don't complain..!

 

[Tom W.]

I'd be more worried what building control think about the window in the chimney 🤣

 

Great model

[David S]

Good spot @Tom W. Must be fireproof Glass !

[David S]

Safety rail now added 🙂

@bcd 

[bcd]

Nice! - and the handles will be handy after a particularly big snowstorm. 🙂

[jmcewen]

On 8/10/2023 at 12:56 PM, David S said:

Good spot @Tom W. Must be fireproof Glass !

A lot of access for clearing out the ash, and it lets you enjoy the fireplace if you like to sit on the roof staring at stars.  These guys knew what they were doing.

[cberg]

It would be interesting to know what's parametric, and what is not in this model.  Or is everything modeled...

[David S]

@cberg I'm not sure I understand the question but it's all manually modelled. There's quite a few extrude along path objects like the chimneys and I really struggled with the pointy end roofs for a while before creating extrudes, subtracting solids and then converting to nurbs and manually manipulating the surfaces. It was an interesting build as its been quite heavily extended already, so for example you can see a legacy roof in the upper bathroom above the shower. It all made sense in the end!

 

[David S]

@Tom W. What completely threw me on the survey was that on the ground floor rear where the stack is (behind the side extension) at some point they had inserted a door, now blocked off, so when I tapped the stack it was solid to the side but hollow-sounding in the centre and now housing a book case! And yes the first floor stack window is a feature!

[Tom W.]

@David S I can see how much work it must have been! Were you working off someone else's survey? 2D or 3D? Or did you survey it yourself...?!

 

And are you generating floor plans + sections from the model or is it more for 3D visuals? What are the proposed works to the property?

[David S]

@Tom W. No we always do our own surveys and create a 3d model. That way we are sure whatever is designed complies with building regs. Had a few occasions when difficult builders say our designs don't work which is scary as by then the client has fallen in love with the builder but the 3d model never, never lies! The 3d model generates all the plans and sections etc. The aim is to extend to the rear.  

[Tom W.]

3 hours ago, David S said:

@Tom W. No we always do our own surveys and create a 3d model. That way we are sure whatever is designed complies with building regs. Had a few occasions when difficult builders say our designs don't work which is scary as by then the client has fallen in love with the builder but the 3d model never, never lies! The 3d model generates all the plans and sections etc. The aim is to extend to the rear.  

 

I'm impressed with your surveying skills! I do a fair amount of my own surveying but also use laser scans (point clouds).

[David S]

 

Well you did ask how the scheme would develop so here it is! My wife's design and a joy to create and render! @bcd you will notice I changed the 1st floor rear guard rail 😉