| Performance Park Pavillion, Estes Park, CO |
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The Estes Park Performance Park Pavilion is one of Thorp Associates' more recent projects. Wayne Chinn created a three-dimensional model in order to study the complex cantilevering structure of the roof. He also used the model to aid in drawing detailed structural sections for the project's construction documents (The red portion of the image represents a section cut through the center of the model).
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| Centennial Cooperative Park Pool Facility, Milliken, CO |
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The pictorial rendering to the left illustrates the whim and playful aspects of this first phase of a community swimming pool project now open for the Milliken community. Joe Calvin used a wide variety of modeling, imaging, and illustration software to create this image. The second phase of the project, an enclosed competition pool is "wire-framed" in the upper left corner of the rendering.
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| Aspen Spring, Private Residence, Estes Park, CO |
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In 1993, Aspen Springs was one of the first projects on which we accomplished a detailed 3D computer model, including the interior, exterior, and structural system. Here the model is shown with the roof hidden so that the interior and structural trusses can be seen from above.
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| Events Center / Ice Rink, Estes Park, CO |
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The Events Center / Ice Rink for Estes Park is one of our recent projects on which visualization by the client and public was crucial. Thorp Associates presented a photorealistic interior / exterior model that was animated with cameras moving around and through the building as part of a multimedia presentation used by the Town and Recreation District to inform the voting public about the project. Here you can see the large indoor multipurpose arena configured for use as a skating or hockey ice rink. In another part of the presentation, the exterior was rendered on top of an actual photograph of the site, so that the viewers could see the building in the context of the site.
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| Williams Residence Deck, Estes Park, CO |
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Mark Williams conceived this complex deck structure to be used as an extension of his mother's home. Thorp Associates utilized various computer software and techniques to calculate the lengths and angles of the diagonal framing members as they interact with the slope of the site. More than fifteen fully three-dimensional details were developed for each of the complex steel connectors where as many as eight timbers converge at dynamic angles. For this project, computer software was used for engineering and detailing purposes, as well as aesthetic visualization and design.
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| Mississauga Coliseum, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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In 1995, the Mississauga Coliseum was one of our first photorealisticly computer rendered projects. Roger Thorp , principal architect, and Joe Calvin , project manager and systems administrator, assisted Christopher Thorp in creating the forms, textures, lights and images that went into the presentation of this first-of-its-kind movie theatre.
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| Salida Regional Library, Salida, Colorado |
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Thorp Associates placed a three dimensional model of the addition to the Salida Reginal Library into a photograph of the pre-existing structure and its site. The computer was used to study the new addition's mass and classical architectural elements in the context of the photograph of the historic "Carnegie" Library.
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| Gordon Residence Patio, Estes Park, Colorado |
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This patio for the Gordon Residence was designed and extensively refined with the assistance of CAD and 3D computer modeling. The design criteria included maintaining an open view from the house to Dollar Lake at a lower elevation, and the incorporation of a spa and outdoor fire pit into the circular design. The image to the left is an accurate depiction of the sunlight and shadows as they will appear at 2:00pm on Independence Day when the project is completed.
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| Booth Farms Tower Feature, Firestone, Colorado |
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For presentation of this unbuilt project, Thorp Associates created a detailed computer model which was photorealisticly rendered and animated by the computer. The final animation showed the point of view of a pedestrian walking below and around the structure as well as aerial "flybys." The animation also depicted the movement of the sun and shadows, transitioning from midday to night and the cycling of different colored ground level lighting into and onto the tower.
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| Estes Park "Gateway" Monument, Estes Park, Colorado |
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This computer iteration of a 6'x16', 6-ton slab of sandstone provided a means of visualization to The Estes Park Rotary Club and Town of Estes Park staff for the first of four signs being created to mark the major entrances to Estes Park. Design services were provided by Thorp Associates pro bono as a donation to the Club's Community Projects Committee, of which Roger Thorp is a member. The computer model was photorealistically rendered with lighting and superimposed over a daylight photograph to give a dramatic indication of nighttime lighting.
Click here for more information on Town Entrance Sign.
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