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Best 3D software for Architecture?
can organic shapes be designed and rendered in any of these programs??
Replied Mar 15
Naturalism in Architecture
Hi MKDG Sorry for the hasty and unnecessary response, sometimes I forget where I am and take it for granted that my problems are the same as all out there. My apologies n
Replied Nov. 16, 2009
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15 room lodge in Zanzibar designed by Neil Rocher
fantastic
Thanks Joe, beauty is in nature we just need to learn to see it
A look in brief at work done to date
Gosh! This is so formal, and yet no luxury exist. Just forms of materials, columns of different sizes and form, water and candle light adds finesse to the ambiance. No need of gold, silver or manufactured shiny materials to make this place respectab…
Hi Michael
They joys of working in Africa, it's all about the people :-)
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So beautiful view :-)
Profile Information
- Account Type:
- Individual
- School Attended:
- Randfontain High School
- Degree:
- Professional
- About Me:
- I’m a functional artist based in Zanzibar, I believe in logically-eco design where the building is a fraction of the whole. I started of designing furniture out of what people discard and what nature gives, furniture however is a mere part of a whole so I extended the designs out to the buildings they would be in and from there to the settings the buildings would be in and the communities in those settings.
Today I locate the site, set up conservation areas, start community projects, design the lodges, camps or houses and then fill them with furniture, textures and life.
I have never done a day’s work in my life, how can you call a passion work?
I am a safari guide that takes people on journeys of discovery and have a deep love of nature; I try to reflect this in my designs. I believe that form, light and movement are healing and that we have a responsibility as designers for what we create.
I’m lucky in the field I am in as there is no competition, nature will always out design you and you can only hope to compliment her, any higher aspiration is vanity.
Design credit
2010 Travel & Leisure, 50 best romantic getaways, Kilindi
2010 Travel & Leisure, 25 great eco lodges, Shompole
2010 Good Safari Guide, best “Safari House”, winner, Luangwa Safari House
2010 Good Safari Guide, best “Safari House”, runner up, Chongwe River House
2010 Good Safari Guide, best “Safari Property”, finalist, Shompole
2010 Good Safari Guide, best “Safari Property, East Africa”, finalist, Sand Rivers Selous
2010 Good Safari Guide, best “Safari Property, East Africa”, finalist, Shompole
2010 Tatler travel guide, top 101, best “Beach Getaways”, Kilindi
2010 World Travel Awards, Kenya’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Shompole
2010 World Travel Awards, Tanzania’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Jongomero
2009 Best of Zambia, overall winner, Chongwe River House
2009 Amarula awards, overall winner, Chongwe
2009 Amarula awards, best “Designed Lodge”, winner, Albida Suite
2009 Good Safari Guide, best “Safari House”, winner, Luangwa Safari House
2009 Good Safari Guide, best “Community Camp”, finalist, Shompole
2009 Tablet Hotels, top 10, Chongwe River House
2009 World Travel Awards, Kenya’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Shompole
2009 World Travel Awards, Tanzania’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Jongomero
2008 Elite Traveler, top 100 suites, Albida Suite
2008 Tatler Travel Guide, top 101, best “Extreme Architecture”, Chongwe River House
2008 Tatler Travel Guide, top 101, best “Extreme Architecture”, Shompole
2008 World Travel Awards, Kenya’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Shompole
2008 World Travel Awards, Tanzania’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Jongomero
2007 Conde Nast Traveler, Hot List, Chongwe River House
2007 Tatler Travel Guide, top 101, best “Private Party”, Luangwa Safari House.
2007 Tatler Travel Guide, top 101, best “Private Party”, Chongwe River House
2007 World Travel Awards, Kenya’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Shompole
2007 World Travel Awards, Tanzania’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Jongomero
2006 World Travel Awards, Tanzania’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Jongomero
2005 World Travel Awards, Tanzania’s leading safari lodge, nominee, Jongomero
2002 Harpers & Queen, “best eco lodge in the world”, Shompole
- Website:
- http://www.neilrocherdesign.com
- Books:
- Lord of the rings, The bell jar, Scramble for Africa, Crime and punishment
- Magazines:
- MMMMMMM
- Music:
- Ray Charles, Otis, Anita Baker, Nina Simone
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No really "How green is your valley"
After reading “How green is your valley” I’ve had a long hard look at what I have done and achieved and the industry I’m in (thanks Michael and MAD). It’s so easy do a funky design and claim it is “eco” but what is in the design and what issues etc have you addressed?
In my case as I’m sure it is in many we start off with what we think is “eco” without a greater understanding of what it actually is and what is involved in true eco design. What I have found is that you need to compromise and deci… Continue
In my case as I’m sure it is in many we start off with what we think is “eco” without a greater understanding of what it actually is and what is involved in true eco design. What I have found is that you need to compromise and deci… Continue
Posted on December 7, 2009 at 11:27am — 1 Comment
Animism in architecture
"Animism is a word derived from the Latin Anima which means breath, breath of life, and hence carries with it the idea of the soul or spirit. Animism may be thought of as the doctrine or theory of the soul"
Does todays architecture have a soul?
Does todays architecture have a soul?
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:03am — 10 Comments
Comment Wall (43 comments)
- At 6:35am on May 12, 2010,
Michael McKenzie said… - Hi Neil...I'm surprised, thought we were already friends. Thanks !
- At 3:33pm on March 18, 2010,
Jessie Curran said… - Thanks for the interest in our company. If you know any other architects that also need a website, please tell them about us! www.canright.net
- At 12:58pm on February 19, 2010,
DAVOUD ASADOLLAHVASH AALI said… - Hello. Thank you for comment.
- At 5:32am on February 14, 2010,
IRGEORGE PECORE™ said… - Happy Valentines!
- At 3:45pm on December 30, 2009,
Elizabeth said… - Wishing you a magnificent, fulfilling and creative New Year, Neil!
- At 12:02pm on December 26, 2009,
rajesh.p.s. said… - thanx.same to u.
- At 6:52pm on December 24, 2009,
IRGEORGE PECORE™ said…
- thanks Neil! merry X'mas to you too. Enjoy the holidays
- At 2:13pm on December 13, 2009,
Elizabeth said…
- Ha, that's true Neil but I'm perfectly content with the ageing process, since certainly beats the alternative. I am too bursting with ideas to want to slow down very much, and hope to be always busy with one project or another.
- At 2:52pm on December 9, 2009,
Elizabeth said…
- Thanks for your reply. Dunkin Donuts and Mcdonald's had just come to Bangkok when I was there, but there were few other signs of Western commercial culture. The klongs were perfect oases of friendly community and calm quiet for study and patio gardening, and I thought it would be the perfect place for retiring when I got 'old'. I was barely 20 then. Now that I'm almost old, I don't want to retire - ever!
- At 3:07am on December 2, 2009,
Andonis Papandoniou said…
- your welcome Neil
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