Architectural Sketches

Concept sketches modeled in Sketchup 3D Later the postprocessing was done in Photoshop. I am no architect by far due to the fact that i am numerically challenged, i believe they call this disfunction “dyscalculia”.But still i have always had a strong passion for architecture design while i was in Highschool in the early 70’s. My drafting teachers praised me and encouraged me to pursue a career in that field. Unfortunately, uncontrollable circumstances happened  i had to drop out and relocate from high school to another city i was forced to work in order to survive at a young age. I tried over my younger years to take on the GED exam and failed 2 times then finally passing it  on  2009 on the third time That math module always held me up. Anyway, a little to  old  and late for a career in Architecture for now. Finally passing the GED enabled me to take classes in my retirement years in a few local colleges i couldn't take these programs on until i passed my GED to enter college to pursue 3-D concept design courses and certificates to chase my passion for concept design.I was very fortunate that i had a aunt and uncle that helped raise me.

 

 

Rustic Alley Way

Old alley-way rustic style . Muted color pallet mainly to demonstrate age and the time period with a mysterious scary Halloween type twist !

C4D 3D block out process.  Photoshop. After Effects.

Thanks for stopping by: Michael.

Foodies Restaurant Concept Plan

Restaurant Mock Up Conceptual Plan .These type of behemoth  restaurant floor plans are a thing of the past. The risk of square footage building costs,demographics and competition of other  dining establishments  alone make it a risky investment unless your one of corporate food  giants. This is the type of industry where you have to put your ego in check and have to have a solid plan both front and back of the house. Partially The reason why food trucks have become so  popular.I can say all this because i am a recovering Restaurant guy. “Foodies” was an actual name of a place it was a family members , the look was slightly different but i believe he would have approved of this. I do miss the hype of the food business .

Balboa Park Casa De Prado Museum Sketches 3D Model And Final Render

Living in San Diego has many advantages such as one of the worlds most beautiful parks available within a 20 minute drive from where I live. Using the museum of man in Balboa Park as a reference guide for my Base mesh/sketch. My goal is to take this base mesh 3D model and incorporate into a large scene with heavy foliage. So far the base mesh has been modeled in Sketchup. I used  Cinema 4D for final rendering.

Gridley Building

The Gridley Building, built in 1867 and known previously as the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building, is a prominent historic building on Clinton Square and Hanover Square in Syracuse, New York . This is a project I started over 9 months ago,I  just recently got the chance to finish it . Really like the American gothic architecture.Modeled in Sketchup rendered in Cinema4D AR3 with GI

 

Villa Tuscona

High -end apartments is conveniently located close to public transportation, schools, parks, shopping centers, retail stores,  It is adjacent to Downtown San Diego in the Little Italy district a major employment center for the county,.

Little Italy is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego. It was originally a predominately Italian Tuna fishing neighborhood. It has seen a resurgence in recent years and now Little Italy is a hip urban neighborhood composed mostly of restaurants, retail shops, home design stores, art galleries, and high-rise condos.

Kangan Institute Automotive Centre of Excellence

Green Building of Melbourne’s Kangan Institute Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE). ACE has achieved rare dual Green Star design ratings, holding both 5 Star Green Star – Office Design v1 and 5 Star Green Star – Education Design v1 certifications. This project is purely a  personal  and academic study with no monetary gains , paying homage to the  brilliant design of this campus . Modeled with Sketch Up Pro and Cinema 4D AR3.

Assembly Cutaway View

Your basic cutaway view of an old school colonial style house .

San Diego High Speed Rail Station

• Fictitious Concept and preliminary sketches of a train station study that houses a “ high speed bullet train” , the routes are proposed origins are from the San Diego convention center replacing the old Amtrak line to San Francisco with various stops along the line .
  This is the first part /module design of the station it will be as long as the convention center itself, a majority of the rail lines will be underground in the vicinity of the dense area of the convention center / downtown area . Modeled in Sketch UP Pro Post work in Painter and Photo shop , my main goal is to illustrate on a grand scale as a sketch , then later I will render in 3D. This is a work in process.
  By any means I am not a architect I just have a passion for concept design !  Click on the image for  high resolution  viewing .