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May 8, 2009
Holiday house model
I've enjoyed a bit of time over the last week or so mocking up a model of the holiday house we're hoping to build at Castle Hill when circumstances permit. I've used a free tool called Google Sketchup which allows me to display the model in Google Earth. I'm finding it useful for visualising sightlines, sun angles, etc. You can open the model yourself in Google Earth by clicking on this link (~6MB). Once you open it in Google Earth, the best place to start is to double-click the “Take the tour!” link in the “Bach” folder. You can also toggle the different parts on and off (e.g. the roof, 1st floor or site plan/sections). Double-clicking on each of the items under the “Views” folder will also show you different aspects of our proposed house. It’s been a very enjoyable project on which to learn how to use Sketchup, although I concede I may have gone slightly overboard downloading additional elements from the Google 3D Warehouse to place into my model!
Craig Boslem from Curio Design down in Cromwell is the log home designer working on this design for us. While a large part of the vision for the house is Ildica’s & mine, Craig is doing a great job of getting our ideas on “paper”, and guiding us as to what will and won’t work.
Linking is okay, but the Google Earth model, renderings & animations are not for reproduction without my permission.
Posted by conor at May 8, 2009 2:06 PM