Seed SC

Seed of South Center (2015)
South Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Retail, Plaza

The Seed, or Seed of South Center, is an elevated shopping center in South Macon Georgia. For those of you native to this area, it's where South Plaza currently is, you know, where Roses Discount is located. The shopping center is more advanced compared to the ones currently in the area. I wanted to design something abnormal and foreign to the area, I know, because I spent my early childhood in the district. In Atlanta, I've seen weird to weird shopping centers, and I wanted to take a souvenir back to town. The building, with the orange material coded on it, is the main entrance. Inside is the stairs (or escalator) and elevator that takes you to the shopping center. The shopping center is barely accessible from the outside, except via the major anchor and minor anchors on the opposite end. About the natural aspect of this, I placed tree's also inside the shopping center. I still wanted to give it that environmental view. Despite  the fact that it's lifted off ground, it also feels like your on ground level due to the grass and trees being visible. It would be more confusing to leave the parking deck, go up the stairs, and see grass and trees.  
 

The stairs in this picture above take you to the shopping center. The stairs/elevator kiosk are placed twice throughout the shopping center. There is also the escalators near the stairs inside. Notice, I did use an excessive amount of orange.

Sephora is on the minor anchors. It's the only real brand I placed. The major anchor and other minor anchor are just random locations. CCL, the minor anchor next to it, is just made-up. Sephora is also a French-based retail company.

I was hoping to place a book store and coffee joint in the Books & More center. This is also a good view of the roundabout that I placed in the center. You've also seen the cladding. The gold-orange cladding is just the new look for the plaza. To your very right, One of the elevation kiosk, you saw earlier, is visible.

I was careless of the anchor in this project, so I just randomly named the anchor, Anchor Store, the most boring title to call an anchor unless it's just a tenant, almost like calling an abnormal show, Regular Show from Cartoon Network. This is the internal shopping center entrance.

This is a CGI Thea Rendering of the main entrance. I have the parking lot shaded out so it would look like it's closed up. You can see through it, still.

This is just a Birds Eye view of the Shopping Center. The road below is Pio Nono Avenue and intersection to the parking lot currently exist.

These are just the sides of the Shopping Center. The East and the west. You can see the gray material that I have placed in the middle of each side of the mall, just to give it a complex look.

Here is an Availability map. As you can see, this is just a map of where and what's available. Sephora is the only logo on. My goal is focused on just the shopping center, not to place brands. So, I really don't care about what moves in. The anchor might be okay to house the current anchor of the shopping center located in the area, right now, Roses Discount, but it's just there to be there.

Just an ariel glimpse of what the shopping center looks like. It looks the internal part of the shopping center is on the ground, but someone will realize the parking deck is below and they have to go up stairs, elevator, or climb up, just to be in the shopping center.

Seed of South Center is just down the avenue from the Publix and Einsteins Bagel Bros, I designed earlier, to tie the connection, Dairy Queen Building #1 would be located just a few buildings down. Revitalization is what I'm going for.

Media Center

Media Center (2015)
Setting:South Carolina
Unofficial Disney Story
Character Design, Background Design, Fantasy

Meet Valirah, A 20 year old know-it-all who believes in imagination. She works at a library, or media center, and spends most of her time writing fantasy and mythology. She also studies overseas myths, biblical stories, along with scanning poems her mother wrote as well. The picture above is a more rendered out picture of Valirah done in Photoshop. I fell into the idea of pretending to do a Disney Princess. If Valirah were really a Disney Princess, She'd become the second non-legitimate princess (Mulan being the first) and she'd become the first biracial princess. She doesn't have friends growing up so she imagines and daydreams all the time. She also lacks interest in what most females would be in the media, she's not a fashion type, and she envy's when other girls talk about attractive men. But mostly, she writes in her book and it replies back to Valirah in write text. The media center is like her home.   

 

This is a face expression image of Valirah. Normally, when you design characters, you have to show different expressions and different sides of the character, which I have done below. To be more detailed into the character, like the buildings, I did the Front, Side, and 3/4.
 

These are just drawings of Valirah's actions and her poses. You can see that she's intelligent, envious, and also depressed sometimes when she dreams of having that crown. 
About the princess subject, What makes Valirah special to me is that she dreams of it, and she's not even someone who is physical or action, but she's just an average nerd who works at a library. This is contemporary to other Disney Princesses.  
 

This is Emmett Underbanks, but he goes by Teal. He's a child-looking 21 year old college student who is also a know-it-all. He likes non-fiction and loves video games. He also grew up with the green hand-me-down dictionary.    
 

Valirah falls for Teal, and yeah, look at the picture above and you can see the strange relationship these two have. But, In the body of the story, the two will experience imagination coming to life by stating this one quote.
 

"If life can't do....Then I will say...."

All they have to do for example is say with absolutely NO doubt "If life can't turn the White House gold, Then I will say it's gold." The president is going to get a LOT of visitors. Having a house that's completely gold. Anyone can say the quote, but only those with faith can actually make it true. Valirah and Teal have a lot of fun with this.
  

I've done five background pictures.
Picture 1 is the outside view along the shore. The large building on the right (you can see the large windows easily) is the library Valirah works at. This image above, I did on Adobe Photoshop. Below are just images of the inside. There are no books nor any desk etc in these pictures. I wanted to only focus more on the building in general. I wanted to give it a very polished look, I might've made it too polished. On Maya Autodesk, I designed the inside and took four rendered pictures of it. In the shelves, of course, are where the books should be, and on the balcony is where desk should be along with Apple Macs and PC's on them. 
This is the first building render that I have done with Maya Autodesk. This is also the third interior that I have done (People Eating Salt and Sony Store being the first two)
 

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

Picture 5

So, Basically, I am pretending as though I have designed this movie called 'Media Center' which is about Valirah spending her time at the Media Center, and once she meets Teal, The two have an unease way of getting along. When a strange figure on shore tells Valirah this quote "If life can't do....", She starts to used it and it works. She then proves it to Teal. He believes her immediately and participates in her imagination thrills such as seeing mermaids with the head of the Statue of Liberty swimming out of the ocean, Raining Skittles candy during Civil War, and the biggest mistake the two must fix.....Making all of the Books fly out of the Media Center. Once that happens, the quote stops working.  

Just Imagine...

Why not? I do it on this Blogger page. 

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen-Grill & Chill (2015)
1. South Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
2. East Dunwoody, Georgia, U.S.A.
3. West Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Eatery

So, This is more complex than my recent projects. I have fallen into the interest of matching art. When it comes to buildings that look alike, It sounds very awesome, so I decided to try out this idea. Dairy Queen is my first choice, because I decided to start low. So, I designed three approximate similar buildings of the ice cream parlor in the state of Georgia. There are differences, but I want to have the image look-alike. Store 1 is in South Macon in the location where I designed Publix and Einsteins earlier, Store 2 is in East Dunwoody above Atlanta, Store 3 is in West Macon on the lot where a Dairy Queen currently is. I've done Thea Renderings of all three of them, and also floor plans, sides, and the site location. The style, in general, is Gothic with this castle appearance. I used brick, fire stone, and also different colors of cladding, not to mention, the colors(either plastic or metal). I have named this style of Dairy Queen, The Gloomy Church Style.
This building also has a cursive logo on the red band in the arch. The logo, along with the 'live a little' catchphrase, was by graphic designer, Edrea Lita. To visit and see, click here. 
 

The picture above is DQ Store 1 in South Macon. 

The picture above is DQ Store 2 in East Dunwoody.
 

The picture above is DQ Store 3 in West Macon.
 

Just in case you can't tell the differences, I placed the sides on all three of the stores. Right, Left, Front, and Rear. It's like Hocus Pocus except with exterior design. The floor plans, below, also vary depending on the store. Be sure to remember which is which!     

The picture above shows the sites of each store. These are just to show the location. You can also see the current official logo by Lita's logo.

Ashanti

Ashanti (2015)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Residential

Ashanti (you can call it Ashanti Atlanta or A2) is a 16-story studio apartment complex that ONLY holds studio apartments. Even though there are 3 to 4 different styles, All of them are Studio Apartments in the entire building. This building does have that dark appearance like Morose, but I also added a lavender color to give it that beauty. The building lines up with 16 floors; The first two floors are Administration, Service, Fitness Center, Game Room, Club Lounge, Coffee Lobby, and possibly more, The third to the ninth floor are studio apartments with balconies, The tenth to the sixteenth are studio apartments without balconies, and then the building is shaped up with an attic with the complex symbol marked onto it. The middle rooms on floors three through sixteen are other studio apartments, but one of the four are used for miscellaneous purposes. The ends are elevators and stairs, which are also one of the purposes in one of the spaces in the middle, on each floor. For those of you that are familiar with Auburn Glenn Apartments, if this were to exist now, you'd have no problem noticing it every time you head home. 
The reason I designed this was because there are apartments that lack studio apartments in the community, and for those that are alone and just need a place to stay, this was what I designed. The end chapels that I set off at the edges of the building are to give it a look, like the eagles of the Pishkin Building. The building also has a parking deck and a rear parking lot.

I used Thea Render to model three of the images of Ashanti. The apartment does look pretty nice in their renders. My best would be the third one(bottom), because I was more visual with it. I gave it the image as though its about to rain.

Please, Don't get upset that I only took the Right side of the picture and not the left. Before the possible future connection from the building to the parking deck, Both sides are symmetrical, so just take the Right side and flop it, and there you go. This building is approximate symmetry. You can tell from the front and the back. (Also notice the Ashanti Atlanta logo)

This is just a layout plan of the apartment property. The entry ramp is currently a street. The entire lot, in general, is currently a neighborhood behind Auburn Glenn Apartments. 

Overall, This is just a place to hold people, The motto;  "Just one space"

Keep Going Skating Rink

Keep Going Skating Rink & Arcade (2015)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Amusement, Skating, Arcade

Keep Going Skating Rink, currently named Olympia Skate Center, is a skating rink in West Macon. I used the color blue most of the time for this building and styled it with the more nice appearance to the bricks. This would take the place of the current skate center. I also decided to pull a twist to the main photograph above. It looks like someone is watching it while getting themselves relaxed and listening to some 80's band. The project was untitled until the building was done being designed. I, then, called it 'Keep Going' as a title similar to 'Moving Forward' from Disney. You have to keep going when you skate, am I correct? or else you'll fall. KG may look very appealing, but like the current building, it's just a warehouse with an exterior coat. The parking lot will remain, but expand. The only real difference is that this skating rink is probably bigger and the arcade has it's own entrance for those who are just in for the video games and not skating, like Game X, or something like that. But really, Keep Going is just a Fun Center really, nothing new or impressive when it comes to the business (which isn't real anyway).

This is a Thea Render of the building. This is just in case you didn't like the main picture. I had designed the entire lot just so I can easily make a set of what the view would look like. I snapped a Earth view from Google Maps and scaled it approximate and designed everything where they would be.

Remember when I mentioned the appearance of the building as just a coat? All you have to do is look at the back, or above for that matter, and you will know that the building is just a warehouse. The exterior facade on the front, left, and right, just disguise the building as though it's an upgraded facility. Church's normally use this method to try and make their buildings look fancier and not like some factory. I also forgot to mention, The skating rink does have windows.

 This is the floor plan of Keep Going Skating Rink. It may vary, but as sure as I can be, This is how the building would look. The rink, herself, would be this cornered space with a large bay where the people skate with the disco ball hanging on the top. Because of the arcade having it's own entrance, I placed the skate shoe check at the main entrance so you can get your skate shoes when you pay to skate and not in the building where you have access to the skating rink and arcade zone. There is also a Snack Bar at the arcade zone as well. 

Now, The pictures above are just the history photo's of Olympia Skate Center since 2007. I, myself, can remember my experience at Olympia. I was 8 years old and I was attending some summer program and we had a field trip there back in 2003. Now, At the time, I don't remember any Ozone, I don't know really, but I did suck at skating, but eventually learned, but completely forgot. I mostly played arcade games while people were skating and going in a circle. 
Then, In 2009, My cousin had a birthday party and Not only was I NOT much a skater (due to recent poor skating experience at another party), but I lacked fun and amusement that I used to have as a kid. So, I just played skee ball and other arcade games. I can tell things changed when the building was redone, though. The image that was once green has become red and yellow all over.......
now I have created blue.

So, There you have it. KeepGoing just kept me going and imagining. 

Morose

Morose (2014)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Studio Space, Plaza

Morose, or The Center of Shade, is this more revised plaza that would replace a current plaza in Downtown Macon, Georgia. The current one would be demolished and this one would be built in its place. Morose is this building that welcomes new studios, especially those that specialize in artistic ability, education, museum exhibits, carpenter work, medicine, and that sort of stuff. I decided to make it three floors to expand for room. Also what I attached to it was a four to eight space food court (Ignore the logo's, they are just made up to show the place of the title). Morose and it's food court fills the entire space of where the current plaza sits. I designed it with black lining and used gray as well to show it more appealing. This was also why I designed Sierra in mostly black, because it stands out. I really adore the roof and the style where these simple obstacles rise up from the top, such as from 'The Shoppes of River Crossing' in north Bibb County, so I did the same with Morose and the food court. Also note, This would be right down the street from Sierra.

I did three renderings from Thea. The top two show the background of the sky. This was the first time for me to experiment with the background images on Thea Rendering. The first one was done without the lights put in. 

These are the sides of the building. Morose is the three-story building on the far right as you can see the food court is actually longer. By size, The food court is not meant to have large tenants.

As I mentioned, Morose and it's food court would fill in the space of the current plaza. The parking deck behind aligns with the building and it's wing. Also note, The building of where the parking deck is, also was a new downtown developed building. 

Old Clinton Bar BQ

Old Clinton Barbecue (2014)

Gray, Georgia, U.S.A 

Commercial, Diner, Classical

Old Clinton BBQ is a current eatery in South Gray, Georgia. I've heard they was one of Georgia's best, and it was well known especially in the Central Georgia region, so I decided to give a gift to the main store. I designed a new diner just beside the current building. I know that the current building isn't one of those modern style joints, so I didn't want to make the new building modern, neither. Instead, I created more of a classical mid-20th century diner, you know, during the times Dr. King had a dream and during the baby boomer generation after the Vietnam War. My goal was to set the restaurant in a past era, and not the era of today. If this building were to exist, It would be perfect to keep the current place as a historical landmark, or whatever the case. 

 The way I designed picture above is similar to how I designed Waffle House off Ashford Dunwoody. I placed the tree's in the background to give the illusion of Old Clinton being surrounded by trees. 

This is just a Thea Render. Nothing really new compared to the other pictures. This is just to show a more realistic building when it comes to brightness and value. 

These are the sides of the building. From top to bottom is the Front, Back, Right, and Left. And yeah, I also designed an outside diner where people can also eat outside. It's also a convenience just incase the building is crowded. 

I assumed this was a small mythical project, so I also designed a map. It just shows the floor plans of the inside. I am not familiar with how the Kitchens are constructed (except for Subway Eat Fresh), so I designed no obstacles in the kitchen. This is just a pre-draft. 

This is just a ariel view. For those who are confused of what I said in the first paragraph about the location, Where the white rectangular block is where the diner is. Where it says 'Preserved Landmark' is the current building. The logo below shows the picture of the current building of Old Clinton BBQ. This eatery has existed since 1958, the same time classic diners existed. 

Designing and informing about this is making me hungry right now.