Hi
My name is Mark Smith. I'm from Pinetown, (Durban) South Africa and here is the sketch for my competition entry.
Excuse the scruffiness - I had 2 hours to do this so had to rush the planning, sketching, etc. The house is suppose to be visually attractive, when rendered, and it epitomises an integration between building, water and air. The large windows reflect the sky, and the water reflects the building. There are numerous viewing areas, where people can enjoy the waterfalls, fountains (which are inside the building), and the rivers/ponds. On top of the house is either a garden or a tennis court - still deciding which. Stairs lead to the top of the left and right towers.
I haven't used my 3D software for a few months, so I might battle converting this. I use Cinema 9 and Max 4, although very rusty with Max - trying to work out how to extrude the front path and make it sloped like a golfing green. Just can't figure it out - Cinema it's real easy but it renders triangles on the capped areas.
I'm entering this competition because I would really like to win the Vue D'Esprit software
also I like architecture a lot. My other interests are jets & flying, gadgets, interface/software/web design and development, digital natural media art and reading. I'm trying to read a book a night. So far so good.