The Homemade Renderings Thread

[sgabe]

BIC,

Is there anyway that I can control which buildings are shown in your 3D Google image. I

[bic]

Unfortunately there is no easy way to do this. If you'd like, you can create a new folder and put all of the proposed/under construction buildings in that one so you can control which buildings you get to see by clicking on either the new or the old folder.

[sgabe]

Thank you! Before, I didn't realize that I could select individual buildings.

[bic]

I resurrected the old photoshopped panorama and sloppily threw in 320 Palmetto (barely visible in front of Bank of America) and the crude massive model of Orlando City Place. I was going to update The Presidential rendering but the newer images I've seen show it at an awkward angle, so I opted to leave the old model as a place holder.

[bic]

Updated map with proposals of 320 Palmetto (39) and the Bank Building at Orange & Robinson (49):

LEGEND

Blue - Recently Developed

Orange - Under Construction

Teal - Proposed

1. City View Apartments

2. Hughes Square

3. Eola South

4. OUC North Central Energy Building

5. Lynx Central Station

6. CNL II

7. Osceola Brownstones

8. The Jackson

9. The Sanctuary

10. Premiere Trade Plaza & Solaire

11. The Vue

12. The Cornerstone

13. US Federal Courthouse

14. FAMU College of Law

15. Orlando City Place

16. Performing Arts Center

17. Star Tower

18. The Paramount

19. Tradition Towers

20. 55 West

21. Dynetech

22. Jefferson Street Garage

23. Washington Residential Tower

24. 217 N. Eola

25. Ridgley Manor

26. Pizzuti Redevelopment

27. Orange Court

28. The M (Magnolia Lofts)

29. North Orange

30. 801 N. Orange

31. The Ivanhoe

32. Orlando Palace

33. 205 S. Eola Dr.

34. Capital Plaza III

35. Monarch

36. Church/Eola Residential

37. 305 S. Eola Dr.

38. The Corinthian

39. 320 Palmetto

40. Bank Building at Orange & Robinson

[orlandonative]

Nice work on the panorama. Even in person, provided they all get built, it is going to be such an unusual skyline. Usually when you see that many different style of buildings there is a varying height difference that serves to break up the styles. In Orlando's case it is literally a sea of buildings, same heights, different architecture. I dare say that there will be very little comparison elsewhere.

[DelGreco]

Nice work Bic! Your diligence is much appreciated.

It would be nice if the aerial view included Parramore Ave. This way you can include the BBIF building and Central PArk (Parramore Heritage Park) at the corner of Parramore and Church.

[Dale]

At the risk of sounding a little jingoistic, I think our humble little town is going to wind up with the most eclectic skyline in Florida.

And that for all our criticisms of our 'city architect', BBArch.

[prahaboheme]

Are you growing warm to their designs?

[Dale]

Are you growing warm to their designs?

I guess I am. In any case, we all seem to like Dynetech, Presidential Tower and the Plaza.

I'm just glad they got off the visor thing a bit.

[depechecureguyorl]

That panoramic shot is great. Personally, I still think BBArch could spend a little more time on their designs, but if their finished product compliments our skyline nicely, then no complaints here.

Going back...It was *I* who made the original and SPECULATIVE post about the density of downtown Orlando rivaling that of Charlotte and Tampa (notice no mention of Tulsa, Wichita, etc.). That post was alluding to my own personal excitement and pride in the progress of Orlando. Never did I think it would start a firestorm of statistics and other cities downtown pictures (although the following arguments were very interesting). I am merely spouting Orlando native pride and if you wanna call that "homeboyism", then I guess I'm guily of it; but I keep it limited to the Orlando forums only. I will stand by my SPECULATION and think that downtown Orlando's FUTURE denisity will rival Tampa and Charlotte if I want to. But I agree, let's not lose track of the original intentions of this thread. Don't try to change my mind with bland statistics and meaningless downtown pictures of cities I could care less about. And yes, I've visted the mid-west and Southwest quite frequently and will say, there is no place like Orlando.

If I had homemade renderings to post in here, I would. That said, I'll continue to read the rest of the posts and will look forward to more great ORLANDO renderings!

[WeNeed2Progress]

Does anyone else see what looks like the sister of our Winnie Palmer hospital? I cannot find anything on this proposed Chicago tower. Same archiects perhaps?

[bic]

If you're talking about the dark building in the foreground to the left, it looks vaguely familiar. Maybe because it is called Lake Point Tower, was the tallest apartment building in the world when it opened in 1968, and Oprah lives there.

PS: The architects were Schipporeit-Heinrich Associates.

[WeNeed2Progress]

If you're talking about the dark building in the foreground to the left, it looks vaguely familiar. Maybe because it is called Lake Point Tower, was the tallest apartment building in the world when it opened in 1968, and Oprah lives there.

PS: The architects were Schipporeit-Heinrich Associates.

Ah, you're right! It looked a lot different in the pic and I couldn't get the placement on it. I thought Oprah lived in Water Tower Place? Anyway, thanks for the enlightenment!

[Oprah Winfrey]

Are you talking about me?

[AirJay78]

Are you talking about me?

lol

[Florida]

Are you talking about me?

It would be so funny this were actually Oprah! LOL!

Wattup Oprah!! You and I are related through my Grandfather. He's from Mississippi.

[Dale]

You go, girl !

Seriously. Go.

[WeNeed2Progress]

Yea... can I have some of your money... please?

Anyone watch MAD TV and seen the episode where Dot goes on the Oprah Winfrey show? That was one of the best ever!

[Florida]

I used to Love MADTV.

[bic]

I updated my 3-D Google Earth model of Downtown Orlando by adding 400 North Uptown (AKA PBLT) and 305 Palmetto. I also organized the file folders so that current buildings can be viewed without the orange under construction and teal proposed buildings being visible. This makes it easy to compare the current skyline to the skyline(s) of the future with just a couple clicks of the mouse.

If you'd like to download this new model to view in your own copy of Google Earth, download the KMZ file at UPSDan's Orlando Skyscrapers site. Now without further delay, the screen shots:

The current skyline

The current skyline with buildings under construction

All current, under construction, and proposed buildings

The Central Business District and Thornton Park

Midtown, with 400 North Uptown

More Midtown

Uptown baby, uptown baby...

Orlando's new Mid/Uptown

Current skyline as seen from I-4

Current skyline with buildings under construction

The future skyline

Downtown overview

Current skyline as seen from the east

East view with buildings under construction. Enjoy The Vue.

The Manhattanization of Orlando

[prahaboheme]

These are amazing. Those before and afters are almost hard to believe!

[bic]

THere is the new BBIF proposal on Church St in Parramore if you are going that far West from downtown.

Would it appear within the boundaries of the existing map?

[prahaboheme]

No, its about a block West of CityView apts adjacent to the new Parramore park.

[cwetteland]

Great work bic, but I only see one of the Three Lutheren Towers buildings. There's that one you show on the west side of Star Tower. Then there is a building on each of two block going north until you get to pine (accross the street from Paramount).

On UPSDAN's site he has the site plan showing where all three buildings will be on all three blocks.