Comments on: 100k House: Render to Reality http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/ The former home of the 100k Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: CharlieK http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 CharlieK Fri, 29 May 2009 21:24:37 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3921 Congrats! A lot of time & effort which has resulted in a fine product. Congrats! A lot of time & effort which has resulted in a fine product.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 Brandon Fri, 29 May 2009 15:04:49 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3918 Looks great. I think the finished product has much greater dimensionality, and the real Hardie panel reflects the light in a much more interesting way than was suggested by the rendering. I do wish that the budget could have stretched to include the clear anodized windows instead of black, though. I'm not sure about the complaint about the perceived scale of the house in the rendering, either. It looks like the picture used for the rendering used a different lens than the picture of the house. Looks great. I think the finished product has much greater dimensionality, and the real Hardie panel reflects the light in a much more interesting way than was suggested by the rendering. I do wish that the budget could have stretched to include the clear anodized windows instead of black, though.

I’m not sure about the complaint about the perceived scale of the house in the rendering, either. It looks like the picture used for the rendering used a different lens than the picture of the house.

]]> By: cyndi http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3917 cyndi Fri, 29 May 2009 12:45:06 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3917 Congrats to a job well done! It is definitely a unique look. Congrats to a job well done! It is definitely a unique look.

]]> By: Ted http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3916 Ted Fri, 29 May 2009 12:03:11 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3916 Its worth noting that while the window stack is not recessed - it clearly does look that way in the rendering - the front door is not centered on the stack. It actually is justified on the right hand side and steps out to the left by a noticeable amount. What happened there? Its worth noting that while the window stack is not recessed – it clearly does look that way in the rendering – the front door is not centered on the stack. It actually is justified on the right hand side and steps out to the left by a noticeable amount. What happened there?

]]> By: Charles http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 Charles Fri, 29 May 2009 11:23:44 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3915 I have been following the blog for a while and would like to add my congrats on a job well done! I am curious what board and batten wooden siding would cost compared to the hardie siding. I know that it would likely require maintenance after a while, but I think that coupling modern designs with a natural material like wood often works well. I remember coming across a link with some examples of modern houses with board and batten but can't remember where. I have been following the blog for a while and would like to add my congrats on a job well done!

I am curious what board and batten wooden siding would cost compared to the hardie siding.

I know that it would likely require maintenance after a while, but I think that coupling modern designs with a natural material like wood often works well. I remember coming across a link with some examples of modern houses with board and batten but can’t remember where.

]]> By: steven leighton http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 steven leighton Thu, 28 May 2009 20:38:16 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3913 Get that bloody telegraph post out of the picture please. Otherwise .. very very nicely done. CONGRATS. Get that bloody telegraph post out of the picture please.

Otherwise .. very very nicely done.
CONGRATS.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3908 Brendan Thu, 28 May 2009 14:09:06 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3908 You guys did just fine, but it occurs to me that your architecture firm somewhat oversold the size and scale of the building in their rendering. You did an excellent job taking the picture in the exact position of the rendered image, so there's really no excuse on the part of the firm for the inaccuracies in the size/scale. It seems like it's not a big deal, but for clients of architects it's important to know that the rendering of the finished product they are paying for is as accurate as possible. It's also important for governmental bodies, like city councils, to know that when an architect comes in front of them to pitch a potential project, the renderings being shown are not "enhanced" to sway opinion. You guys did just fine, but it occurs to me that your architecture firm somewhat oversold the size and scale of the building in their rendering. You did an excellent job taking the picture in the exact position of the rendered image, so there’s really no excuse on the part of the firm for the inaccuracies in the size/scale. It seems like it’s not a big deal, but for clients of architects it’s important to know that the rendering of the finished product they are paying for is as accurate as possible. It’s also important for governmental bodies, like city councils, to know that when an architect comes in front of them to pitch a potential project, the renderings being shown are not “enhanced” to sway opinion.

]]> By: chad http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3906 chad Thu, 28 May 2009 03:44:23 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3906 Matthew - Good points. The Hardie is in fact unfinished still. We need to caulk the vertical seams with grey caulk, clean and do a bunch of touchup painting. We actually had the entire rear facade intended to be a green wall of ivy from the beginning. Unfortunately, budget constraints and structural issues that we did not take into account soon enough kept us from pulling this off. I still think the concept could work well on a future home. We'll see. I also saw someone mentioned the turf pavers. Check out twitter links on the site homepage today. We installed some in front of 100K. We'll have a post on this a bit later. Matthew – Good points. The Hardie is in fact unfinished still. We need to caulk the vertical seams with grey caulk, clean and do a bunch of touchup painting.

We actually had the entire rear facade intended to be a green wall of ivy from the beginning. Unfortunately, budget constraints and structural issues that we did not take into account soon enough kept us from pulling this off. I still think the concept could work well on a future home. We’ll see.

I also saw someone mentioned the turf pavers. Check out twitter links on the site homepage today. We installed some in front of 100K. We’ll have a post on this a bit later.

]]> By: Matthew Jastremski http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3903 Matthew Jastremski Wed, 27 May 2009 22:05:46 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3903 Looks great, both in the photo and in person. To be honest, in person, the hardie board gives me a slightly unfinished feel, due in part to how different a material it is. Obviously you wanted to be bold in the design and you succeeded. Like Rob said, its will really be the treatment of the surrounding area that will bring out that appeal. In your designs have there ever been any mentions of incorporating some type of greenery into the facade? What comes to mind is some kind of ivy but I have no idea how that would be executed. It would provide an interesting contrast. I'll see if I can find some examples. Again, great job, keep up the good work! Looks great, both in the photo and in person. To be honest, in person, the hardie board gives me a slightly unfinished feel, due in part to how different a material it is. Obviously you wanted to be bold in the design and you succeeded.
Like Rob said, its will really be the treatment of the surrounding area that will bring out that appeal. In your designs have there ever been any mentions of incorporating some type of greenery into the facade? What comes to mind is some kind of ivy but I have no idea how that would be executed. It would provide an interesting contrast. I’ll see if I can find some examples. Again, great job, keep up the good work!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.100khouse.com/2009/05/27/100k-house-render-to-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Ryan Wed, 27 May 2009 20:29:08 +0000 http://www.100khouse.com/?p=911#comment-3901 I agree that the combined entrance door and windows makes the entrance much more pronounced in the rendering, it's unfortunate that wasn't translated to the built form, but overall the actual colour of the hardie panels and their contrast with the black window frames is much more appealing to me. Good work guys. I agree that the combined entrance door and windows makes the entrance much more pronounced in the rendering, it’s unfortunate that wasn’t translated to the built form, but overall the actual colour of the hardie panels and their contrast with the black window frames is much more appealing to me. Good work guys.

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