Since I had already quite some people asking how Bellevue is advancing, I presume it is best to show the progress here since it is not in second life right now. For some time I haven't been really advancing with it and experimented with some new techniques to be able to make it more advanced then ever. Sorry but been very frustrated to figure out how to tackle some specific problems in the most efficient way possible.
Le chateau de Bellevue: One of the castles of Madame the Pompadour, the terrain was a gift of Louis XV. The building was finished (as far as castles where ever finished at the time) in 1750. It was one of the best examples of it's era. Unfortunately the castles was pulled down in 1823, only very few parts of the construction remain today.
Abel asked me to to accept this as a historical project as a none exclusive custom build based on a 18th century book. It's quite interesting to recreate a building as close as possible withing the constraints of virtual worlds.
Lately I rescheduled my workflow a bit to get me some variety of work and to keep it vivid. To dedicate my time exclusive to a building becomes in the end a bit too tedious, also as I know which types of object are coming along time is needed to prepare/learn new techniques to tackle those with the best possible result.
Hi Leopoldina, domestics where not allowed to pass the main doors of the mansion/house, even in the 19th century you often see the entry for the family (and guests) and a small seperate door for suppliers and domestics. Since Bellevue was a major building a tunnel was constructed for this purpose and is one of the still remaining parts of the building.
It's really a fascinating architectural detail. Passages are also used at the Petit Trianon for the same reason. You never wanted to see a servant! Plans also exist for a mechanical table that would be lifted from the kitchen below to the dining room above for added privacy.
State as per 27/10/2016, general impression
Since I had already quite some people asking how Bellevue is advancing, I presume it is best to show the progress here since it is not in second life right now. For some time I haven't been really advancing with it and experimented with some new techniques to be able to make it more advanced then ever. Sorry but been very frustrated to figure out how to tackle some specific problems in the most efficient way possible.
Le chateau de Bellevue: One of the castles of Madame the Pompadour, the terrain was a gift of Louis XV. The building was finished (as far as castles where ever finished at the time) in 1750. It was one of the best examples of it's era. Unfortunately the castles was pulled down in 1823, only very few parts of the construction remain today.
Abel asked me to to accept this as a historical project as a none exclusive custom build based on a 18th century book. It's quite interesting to recreate a building as close as possible withing the constraints of virtual worlds.
Lately I rescheduled my workflow a bit to get me some variety of work and to keep it vivid. To dedicate my time exclusive to a building becomes in the end a bit too tedious, also as I know which types of object are coming along time is needed to prepare/learn new techniques to tackle those with the best possible result.
I love these pictures, that's such a nice build! I'm interested in that underground passage, what is it?
Hi Leopoldina, domestics where not allowed to pass the main doors of the mansion/house, even in the 19th century you often see the entry for the family (and guests) and a small seperate door for suppliers and domestics. Since Bellevue was a major building a tunnel was constructed for this purpose and is one of the still remaining parts of the building.
In another castle (Poeke) - https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_van_Poeke - a second much smaller passage was constructed under the Brigde leading to the main entry.
@zed-tremont that's very interesting, somehow I didn't thought it could be something for the servants. Thanks for the info
It's really a fascinating architectural detail. Passages are also used at the Petit Trianon for the same reason. You never wanted to see a servant! Plans also exist for a mechanical table that would be lifted from the kitchen below to the dining room above for added privacy.