At the Zoo

The tessellated frame holds up the structure. The segments created could hold small objects, or, if designed differently, they could act as shelves or small displays.  

Sweeping Branches

with the Lens class

Beauty on the inside?

What a mess...

WIP cont.

I wasn't fully satisfied with my trees I modeled in SketchUp so I tried something new...

I drew lines to represent tree branches, but it started to remind me of a butterfly wing 

Work In Progress Boat Shed

I used the idea of a greenhouse look along with the Ivy on the windows to create a shadow.

I then tried the solar Ivy look and decided that I like it slightly better since they have more function than simple patterns covering glass.

I'm not sure about the chunkiness of the tree branches. They take up a lot space and look quite uncomfortable.

As for the seating area: I'm quite proud of how it turned out. Organic objects are a bit tricky to create in SketchUp so they're not quite right (in my mind) but they're a good representation of my idea.

I want to turn my trees into storage areas to make use of all the space I can.

I take influence from the creations of Benoit Convers of the Ibride group who made 'Donkey Martin' (top) among others...

Similar to the Solar Ivy is the idea of having a pattern covering the window so that the outside projects that pattern and creates a different sort of dappled effect...

Solar Ivy: leaf shaped solar panels that hang from a netting over a building. They can flap in the wind just like leaves and 

Light shines through them and projects soft colours into the room to create a dappled light effect.