After all that research, I started drawing in SketchUp. I tried to have my own futuristic design and try to draw my first building. It was very challenging due to number of reasons:

1- There are some aspects any architect need to put in mind when designing. It is not just put shapes together. But there are some principles like shape elements (triangle, square, circle) that need to be designed based on calculated geometry.

2- Other aspects needed to be considered are lightning and shadows.

3- How to make use of space available in the best way. To achieve the best result for a design, variables like construction, materials, negative space, environment, comfort and interior space need to be considered.

I knew it was going to be a big approach but I wanted to have my own design trial as the last outcome of this Blog.

One other thing I wanted to use but it turned out to be a challenging subject, was Rendering with V-Ray. There is a company called V-Ray that invented a plug in product “V-Ray” which renders model images in SketchUp that look real. An example of this is below.

These images are not of real built objects or buildings. They are just rendered with the plugin called “V-Ray” to have that realistic look. However, it requires more expertise than I thought. When rendering, you are using the lights available and put them in different places so you can have that final realistic beautiful result.

Now I am including my design experiments. I know that they are not professional but as I said, I thought I would only succeed in my mission if I put my hands on a design software and try drawing buildings. I tried to use V-Ray plugin as it available for 30 days free trial, but it wasn’t the result that I wanted after experimenting it.

This is a cafeteria design

This is a futuristic building design attempt. I designed the Dome on top because the Dome gives you less outside space, material, and cost plus maximum space inside. The building is a university building. It is going to be made mainly from windows that is why it does not have much openings as you go up. The inclined part is the escalators having made from glass and open it to the outside. This will have a nice look from the outside and also have a nice view from the inside. While going up or down, you can see the outside environment. My design can be easily 3D printed by NRI as when I went there I saw a couple of futuristic design prototypes that I thought it would be hardly printed.