Introduction of Design

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Introduction of Design

• Name The Currie House
• Location Newport
• Year 1953
• Designed by Kurt Fleming

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Floor Plans

• The plan was originally constructed with
  construction lines, that were then changed into
  slabs and walls using the magic wand tool.
• The house is actually elevated however no story
  tool was used, instead starting height and ending
  height of the support columns were changed so
  that the illusion of an elevated design was
  created.

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Comparisons between Floor Plans
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Elevation Front

• Used beach backgrounds downloaded from the
  internet.
• Used the Options/Materials tool, to change
  textures of surfaces. Eg, the exterior walls are
  made from concrete, however they have a
  corrugated steel surface, that is light brown in
  colour. Therefore the concrete surfaces were
  reset with the surface texture originally set for
  corrugated steel roofing.

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Elevation Front / Side / Section
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Section

• In the section, the wall surfaces on the exterior
  were changed to the corrugated steel roofing
  while the interior was meant to be painted.
  However, the colour i wanted was associated with
  another material. Therefore I was able to used
  this texture in the interior because it did not
  have a pre-set texture.
• Another change used was on the furniture, such as
  placing living room chairs outside on the
  balcony. Another example is the changed material
  of the stairs. They were selected so that only
  one side has railing, as well as made from wood.
  The materials were able to be changed in the
  information box, under materials. I used timber
  decking, so incorporated better with the timber
  decking on the balcony.
• The Roof is another example of using different
  tools to created the desired effect. My design
  had a flat roof that I created by using a
  concrete slab and adjusting its height so that it
  sat on top of the walls. I then changed the
  surface material to roof tiles. Thus created the
  desired roof.

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Projections
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Projections

• I placed the design in various locations and
  perspectives, to show the versatility of the
  design. That is I used different backgrounds each
  time in the photo rendering settings.
• I used a resolution of 72dpi, because it was only
  to be viewed on screen, with the image size that
  of the 3D window (766 x 434 pixels). Also I
  adjusted the sun shine so that the design would
  receive sunlight in the same direction as the
  background.

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Q T Movie / Flythrough

• The movie is 320 x 181 pixels at 72dpi. The size
  was as close to 320 x 200 pixels as the design
  allowed. The photo rendering was done using the
  Open GL 3D engine.
• The flythrough first takes a tour completely
  around the design before in goes within. All the
  door of the design were changed in the
  information box options to be opened at a 90
  angle. So that the camera path could pass through
  and view the room, without driving straight
  through the door.
• The camera height and angles were also changed so
  that the furniture could be viewed better indoor,
  and changed later again so that the view (from a
  background image) could be viewed better. The
  sunlight angle was also changed for each camera,
  with further away and less intensity outdoors on
  the balcony and closer and more intense sunlight
  indoors, since no lights/lamps have been placed.
• I made the movie under 1 minute as required and
  used the best colour, 10 frames per sec
  (recommended) and also selecting all the in
  between frames not just the key ones.

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Scenes from Q T Movie / Flythrough