This article was originally published in Vietnamese by Konia Group, one of SketchUp’s distributing partners. Located in a small alley in the coastal city of Nha Trang, Yen Garden’s restaurant and grounds give visitors a sense of peace in the otherwise lively coastal city. Impressed with the artistic beauty of Yen Garden, Konia Group reached out to the restaurant’s designer, Duy Tung, about the design process. Tell us a little about yourself and your practice. Duy Tung studied interior design at Van Lang University. After graduating with honors, he became a freelancer and later built his own company, B. Concept. The company is based…
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In the Skills Training Industry, the use of 3D modeling software forms an important part of a skillset that can be applied in many vocational courses and a large number of technical industries. From interior design to carpentry, SketchUp offers both students and teachers alike the tools to traverse from concepts into designs, to bloom ideas into visuals. With its wide range of applications, SketchUp has been used by many teachers and trainers in the education and skills training industry as an invaluable tool to prepare and deliver their courses. We spoke with Trevor Dale, who has been working as a…
Matthew Valero knows his way around the SketchUp ecosystem. From V-Ray to Scan Essentials to the Revit Importer and literally hundreds of extensions, Matthew has fully embraced the flexibility of SketchUp’s most robust and powerful subscription, Studio. Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium — conceptual exterior rendering. Image courtesy of DBVW Architects. Who is Matthew Valero? If it’s in any way connected to SketchUp, there’s a good chance Matthew Valero knows about it. Matthew is the Director of Visualization at DBVW Architects, a 20-year veteran of the architecture industry, and a Studio subscriber. He’s also an alpha and beta tester,…
The award-winning team at Ohio-based Sol design + consulting uses SketchUp and Sefaira to make crucial design decisions early in the process and deliver valuable sustainability insights to clients. It’s no secret that sustainability and carbon reduction are increasingly important. Sol Design + Consulting prioritizes human-centric design and is dedicated to advancing sustainability, occupant well-being, and affordability. The Cincinnati-based architecture and sustainability consulting firm specializes in LEED, Enterprise Green Communities, and Passive House (PHIUS+) certifications and projects with high-performance goals. At the forefront of sustainability + design Whether serving as an architect or sustainability consultant, Sol has found that early…
Learn how the architecture and design firm Superlimão stands out for reusing discarded materials in creative and sustainable ways. They use SketchUp’s 3D modeling tools to create flexible and innovative building designs. Superlimão is a Brazilian design studio that innovates with every project. Their groundbreaking solutions have become standard practice with the growing demand for sustainability in design and architecture. The studio was founded in 2002 to work on projects from concept to completion, from developing the customer’s brand’s visual communication, the architectural and interior design that follows, and designing and producing furniture to fit the space. For their projects,…
When professional hockey player Linus Fernström sustained a career-ending injury, he used his long recovery time to pursue a new project: his family’s dream home. He used SketchUp to design his new home — and pave the way for a new career in architecture. Midway through his hockey career, Linus and his family bought a plot with the plan to build a house and live there during the summers when Linus was off from hockey. Before they could finish their plan, Linus was injured and began a lengthy rehabilitation process. Since it would be some time before Linus could be…
The first time I spoke with Ben Hobart, what struck me the most was his unwavering conviction of his career choice. In his own words: “I’ve always wanted to be an architect ever since I was in primary school. Even as a child, I wanted to build houses and was already looking at designing programs that would help me”. Ben is a final year architecture student and had used several different modelling software programs even before he started his university journey. He is an avid techie, especially when it comes to exploring new software and discovering what new features and…
Refurbishing an old building for a new purpose is a sustainable way for architects and designers to create one-of-a-kind, inspiring spaces. The challenge is using your imagination. How can you look at an old building and visualize how it will function both aesthetically and functionally for its new tenants? Bake bar cafe area in the Cacao mill. STaND Design, an architecture design studio based in Mumbai, was tasked with reimagining an old fabric mill into an educational and visitor-focused cacao processing facility. To imagine the transformation, STaND used a combination of 3D modeling and immersive visualization tools in SketchUp, including…
Neville Johnson is a UK-based firm specializing in bespoke furniture and other interior design elements for homeowners with sophisticated tastes. The design team relies on SketchUp to simplify complex projects while keeping the customer engaged. Behind every piece of handcrafted, custom furniture Neville Johnson creates is a design that anchors the project with vision, clarity, and substance. As a team that shuns the idea of “one-size-fits-all” for your home, they have become the pinnacle of luxury bespoke furniture in the UK. SketchUp allows them to formulate a vision and align expectations early on so the Neville Johnson team can wow clients with…
Neumann/Smith is an architecture and design firm that drives advanced architectural visualization workflows in-house. We spoke to seasoned designer Clayton Wenrick who has two decades’ worth of experience as an artist and designer, about why visualization is important and why a variety of visual options matters. Detail of 3D printed/multimedia model depicting buildings surrounding an outdoor plaza We caught up with Clayton Wenrick, a senior designer for the firm, to discuss how they created a robust visualization program and gathered advice for other designers and architects who want to leverage SketchUp to win work and ensure aligned project delivery. The…