Building Frank Lloyd Wright's Louis Penfield House I (in 3D) by Rick Ruark

This chronicles my journey into the world of architectural 3D creation and animation. This is my first-such attempt. That challenge, along with the fact that I am working from original blueprints which are, for the most part, scaled drawings rather than 'dimensioned' drawings, has presented an extraordinary amount of challenges and frustrations. What began as a seemingly simplistic project due to the simplistic nature of the design, has proven to be anything but...

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

And the walls come up...

I explained earlier that I HAD to do all of the framing. With the cement (cemesto) board in place, you can see where the framing becomes part of the esthetic. It is internal as well as external. In most (maybe all) of Wright's homes, plaster was dyed, not painted. Some unions didn't like this. Amusing to say the least.