Abhishek Sharma

Work / Practice

Render to Reality

Renders built from the permit model before construction, shown beside the finished buildings. Massing, cladding breaks, window divisions and colour are fixed in the render, so the image commits to the same decisions the trades build.

Type
Visualization
Place
Ottawa, Ontario
Year
2021 to 2024
Use
Approval and marketing renders
Workflow
Revit or SketchUp model, then Lumion, D5 or V-Ray, then Photoshop
Studio
Vizar Design Studio
Hintonburg, Ottawa. Three-storey infill semi-detached: the render.
The same building, built.
Vanier, Ottawa. Semi-detached with a shared balcony bay: the render.
Built.
Westboro, Ottawa. Stone base and wood-finish bays: the render.
Built.
Exhibit plinths for the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, visualized before installation.