Palm Dunes, CA

[foxmtbr]

^ :haha: That's what I thought when I was looking at it too.

[Mocholate]

i think it's fine , all the proposals can go in a new area :D

[foxmtbr]

^ Well, I'm not sure there'll be too many more big skyscrapers, if any. Don't worry about me ruining the current skyline, I won't. Those towers are there to stay, and that's it. I'm just going to add a waterfront with small buildings.

Although, there are still some undeveloped blocks downtown slated for midrises, and a developer has proposed a massive project in place of the current highway. It was formerly part of Highway 101, but in 1992, the highway was reconstucted a few miles west, outside of downtown, to ease the through-traffic (people not getting off downtown). Here's the proposal site. Renderings (massing models) should be released soon, the developer says. There could possibly be a/some 800'+ tower(s) (but no new tallest).

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/1818/update762yr5.jpg
That black box is also slated to possibly be destroyed. Citizens call it an eyesore. (BTW, I need to fix the Google logo. It got thrown off when I pasted it in there.)

Also, the developer is open to suggestions. ;)

[Dac150]

You should keep the roadway and build the towers over it. Similar to what like they are doing in NYC, only building on train tracks.

Your city is hands down the best (IMO).

[foxmtbr]

Thanks! I certainly like the idea, but it would be pointless and economically unreasonable to do so in this situation. The highway is defunct and only serves as a tunnel to the other side (it comes out by the baseball stadium, as seen earlier). The tunnel could still exist without all the excess freeway (and it is planned to keep the tunnel).

[Dac150]

I really just want you to keep the tunnel, I don't care about the freeway (though down the road i think you should make a permanent one).

[foxmtbr]

That was exactly what I was planning to do. :)

[Austin55]

you should take out the four blocks by the ocean,and turn it into something like the old WTC:cool: dunno bout the highway:shrug:

[rbowk]

ummmm yeah i recon you should dismantle that black one keep the tunnel but the freeway i dont no maybe put a shopping center around there

[foxmtbr]

Developer purchases old highway section from CalTrans for $400 million, signs new HQ deal with IBM
Palm Dunes Journal
Story by staff writer Johnny J. Johnson

Tuesday- Local development and architecture firm Foxmtbr and Associates has purchased the quarter-mile stretch of what was formerly Business Loop 101 from CalTrans for a hefty price tag of $400 million. Immediately following the transaction, Foxmtbr and Associates announced they had signed a deal, for an undisclosed amount, with IBM to construct its new western headquarters on the newly acquired land. It appears that this has been a deal in the making for quite some time, as the firm has already completed the design and submitted the EIR to the city. Approval will be voted on next week. They have released some preliminary renderings to the general public. Materials and colors to be used have not been disclosed, but the spokesperson noted that Palm Dunes "has too many white and blue buildings."

The building as seen in the skyline from the south shore:
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/5386/update109re1.jpg

The building and site from above, which includes the design for the new tunnel entrance:
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3241/update110ut3.jpg

[Peter]

Great news!! :D Nice tower. :tup:

[Dac150]

Wow! That is a very sleek and beautiful tower. I like the idea.

[Mocholate]

me like !
can you do some more aerials like that ?
your city looks unique from all different angles :cool:

Is the rumour true that a division of Foxmtbr and Associates have proposed an office building in R-X ? :D

[foxmtbr]

Foxmtbr and Associates confirmed the rumo(u)r this morning. Mr. Fox Mtbr himself told me that one of his associates, Mr. Mo Cholate is designing a building in Ruo-Xandell.

I'll do more aerials sometime soon. Unfortunately they show my lack of ground detail. :haha:

[Austin55]

WOW! stuning proposal!ill e inerested in the texture:yes:

[Mocholate]

Ah , same here with the ground detail :haha:

:haha:Mr. Mo Cholate better get his ass into gear on the proposal then :D


edit: we like to add U's to our words here:P
honour , colour , rumour etc :P:P

[foxmtbr]

Foxmtbr and Associates have released new renderings showing a new building and their options for colo(u)ring schemes. They have stated that they are leaning towards the more diverse Option 1.

Option 1:
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/6491/option1qh5.jpg

Option 2:
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8919/option2nk6.jpg

Option 3:
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/3854/option3jl8.jpg

Oops, I forgot to turn the edges off.

[Austin55]

opt. 1 looks ficest!:cool:

[Mocholate]

i think 3 is way more funky than all them :tup:

It looks really cool

[Dac150]

I'd gor for 3!

[CGII]

If they are being built in tandem, they should match. Go for three.

[Mocholate]

Is there a slight tinge of green in there ?

[foxmtbr]

It looks like everyone likes the matching plan. I'll do that, and I'll put a little more detail into theat second tower, as it looks sort of corny with those textures right now.

And yes, that texture is slightly green. :yes:

[rbowk]

in my opinion option 2 it has more light to it
great news this will be good to watch

[Peter]

Good choice Fox. :tup: I agree with option 3.

[Mocholate]

:cool: It's a nice shade o green , it's hard to get green to look nice , you did well

p.s , the frowning building is cracking me up everytime :haha:

[foxmtbr]

^ Thanks!

Five-star hotel coming to town
Palm Dunes Journal
Story by staff writer Mr. T

Wednesday- Shortly after Foxmtbr and Associates unveiled its plans for the former freeway site dowtown, rumors began circulating about the possibility of a five-star hotel being included in the mix. These rumors were confirmed this morning when Ritz Carlton announced it would be building a massive 680 foot, 1500 room resort on the site in downtown Palm Dunes.

[Mocholate]

sounds cool :thrasher:

[Austin55]

palm dunes strikes back!:cool: cant wait.:banana:

[Peter]

nice report Mr T :cool:

a Ritz-Carlton will be awesome. i pity the Hilton. ;)

[foxmtbr]

I'm leaving tomorrow and won't be back until Tuesday, so don't expect any updates until at least then. :(

Sorry I couldn't finish off the hotel in time, I'll try to get that done soon.

[rbowk]

sweet five star

[BoiseAirport]

Did Foxmtbr fall off the earth or something? LOL, just kidding, any updates to look forward to?

Anthony

[rbowk]

?

[Austin55]

you should take out the four blocks by the ocean,and turn it into something like the old WTC:cool: dunno bout the highway:shrug:

do you like this idea since your building over the highway?

[Aleks]

Seems like Ritz Carleton like doing business in SSP Cityscape. Hope it get build!!!

[foxmtbr]

God damn you, Sketchup! After two hours and 5 pictures, I find out that only 2 of those pictures worked! :hell:

Foxmtbr and Associates completed its two building plaza, sold one block to another developer to make an office tower (the gray and blue one), one to Ritz Carlton (the circular one), and one to the Mocholate Boomerang company (the twin boomerang-shaped towers).

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8171/update111jw3.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6707/update112zr5.jpg

[rbowk]

wow soo much detail great work

[Patrick]

Wow, Awsome :tup:

[Mocholate]

:haha:funny stuff ,interesting design but not many customers by the looks of it

Two building Plaza fits well :cool:

[foxmtbr]

Oh, believe me, customers will come. :D

[Mocholate]

and they will come back like a boomerang :haha: eh , that was pretty lame :slob:

[Patrick]

^omfg :haha:

[Aleks]

Wow I love your city! The Boomerang towers are my favorite! I also love the Blue and gray building in the background with the really long spire/antenna

[Mocholate]

:previous: yeah , i like that one bestest too:D

[Dac150]

Excellent job! The detail of the buildings are amazing!

[Austin55]

awww man,its so depressingingly good!

LOL,I forgot bout your guitar building.:rolleyes:

[foxmtbr]

Alright, here are a few more:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/940/update113zi0.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/9572/update114qi7.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8371/update115nf1.jpg

[Austin55]

:worship:
tat all i cn say,litly!

[Dac150]

It is overwhelmingly amazing an detailed. You have done an outstanding job!

[Aleks]

Wow that's really nice. I still love the tallest one!!!

[foxmtbr]

Thanks guys!

[Mocholate]

The tallest , One bank plaza (taller one) and this one is my favs actually
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/choppdat/fox.jpg

cool stuff

[treras93]

:previous: agreed :tup:

[rbowk]

oh nice

[Peter]

I love the new ones! Your doing great with this city. keep it up :)

[foxmtbr]

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4682/update116zu6.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/227/update117ol7.jpg

[Austin55]

I see you found some new textures:cool:

1.how do you make your imiges so clear?!
2.when are you gonna add midtown?
3.do you have anything big planned?

[foxmtbr]

1.how do you make your imiges so clear?!
I export the images at... *checks Sketch Up*.... 2555 x 1701 pixels. I only shrink them when I upload them to imageshack. You have to export huge pictures to get clear renderings.
2.when are you gonna add midtown?
I tried once, but I gave up because it took so long. I guess I'll try again sometime. :shrug:
3.do you have anything big planned?
Anything big? Like what? I don't have any tall towers planned or anything. Eventually I'll add the waterfront, including a huge park, but it could be months before I do that. I know, I'm slow. :P

[Austin55]

what I do is import,and go eat out,or let it run all night:haha:
I know, I'm slow.
you could emaill me the file,and I could do it:P :haha:

phhh,I wish:P

[Mocholate]

do they have names ?, except for cool spire and funky curves which i decided on , and how's the golf course going ?

[foxmtbr]

Nah. Someday in the future I'll name all the streets and come up with addresses and names. The golf course? I forgot it existed. :haha:

[Mocholate]

:haha:

[foxmtbr]

Well, there has been a... slight change in design ;):

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/8734/update118pm3.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9185/update119el0.jpg

[Mocholate]

you made like a bevel down the middles ,i like that better

and what is hiding behind the blur ?
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/choppdat/what.jpg

[foxmtbr]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
The fruit bowl!!! That should be the name of the stadium! Hahahaha!

That blur is a building under construction. (Ironically, I don't plan on finishing it, so it's actually "complete.")

[Mocholate]

:haha: can you tell i'm bored ?
Well it's a nice blur :cool:

[Austin55]

:haha:
can we have some stuf from the historic area?

[Dac150]

Excellent job there fox. Those skyline shots always amaze me.

[Austin55]

the fruit bowl,:jester: OMFG!!
it looks much better now.I dunno,but I thing your export 2d graphic must be a SU Pro thing.

[foxmtbr]

^ Nah, it's quite simple. (Don't mind the random lines I've drawn.)

File>Export>2D Graphic:
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5095/123ql4.png

Hit 'options' on the bottom right to open the window:
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/143/1234je1.png

[Austin55]

ok,got it:tup:

[Austin55]

ok,got it:tup:
whats "new city'?

[Mocholate]

If i do that it takes about 10 minutes to export

[foxmtbr]

"New City" is Palm Dunes. I named it New City when I started it, and I never changed the name. :P

[foxmtbr]

I finished that little section:

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3287/update120vj4.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1488/update121cn2.jpg

[foxmtbr]

I finished that little section:

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3287/update120vj4.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1488/update121cn2.jpg
.

[Bergenser]

The city is massive! :tup:

[Mocholate]

finnished that bit well you did :tup:

[Aleks]

OMG. Your city is so filled in and massive. You should do some shots looking from the street up. That way you can tell the size of the buildings.

Can I (we) see some shots of the tallest because I really like it.

[Dac150]

A phenomonal job there fox. Just a massive and well planned out, designed, and executed city.

[Austin55]

It Sucks,Just sucks. the tower are all out of order,there's no detail,the pics are grainy it is :yuck:


JK!!!!!!!Reminds me of the world financial center sorta:shrug: But an awesome job! I love that texture. But Dac,isnt the reason why this area exists,is cause it wasnt planned out?!:haha: :yes:

[Dac150]

There is a degree of planning in every sketchup city.

[FREKI]

Looks great mate!

[volguus zildrohar]

I've just started looking at some of these cities you guys have been putting together - I have to say there is some incredible work and attention to detail in many of these. This is one of the very best.

[Austin55]

yu should give it a try Volguus!

[ltsmotorsport]

Lookin' very good. Haven't checked up on the thread in a while.

There anyway we could see a new map view and an oblique perspective of the whole city?

[Aleks]

You havne't updated in a while we need to see more.

[foxmtbr]

I haven't done anything since the last update, I've been really busy. I have no idea when I'll have time to work on it, it's at the bottom of my list of priorities right now. If I don't update for quite some time, don't worry; it's not dead. :)

[foxmtbr]

Damn you youtube! Your video quality is oh-so-terrible!

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[Mocholate]

thats mad !!! :cool:

[Patrick]

Wow, dose Palm Dunes really run that smooth on your comp!? Wow, Staunton's pretty slow as it is.

You can only make vids on the professional version right?

[foxmtbr]

Yeah, it only works with Pro.

No, Palm Dunes itself does not run that smoothly, that's why I only made a video of midtown (which does). ;)

[Austin55]

pretty sice!

[FlyersFan118]

wow, thats awesome.

[foxmtbr]

I'm rendering a video of downtown Palm Dunes itself right now, it's been going about 3 hours and has about 3 more to go. 989 frames to render, talk about lag... :slob:

I guess I'll put it up on youtube and post it here tomorrow, unless I stay up until 4:00 (which is a possibility).

[foxmtbr]

And now, after 8 hours, I present to you another low-as-hell quality youtube video. If only I could post the original videos, the quality is crystal clear on those; it's amazing.
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[Patrick]

Ahh that video gives a much more clear look at Palm Dunes. I had no idea it was so dense :yes:

[verticalextropy]

un freaking - !!!!!!!ble

[Peter]

:worship: