Wellington Waterfront
A mixed-use residential and retail landmark on Wellington's harbour edge - an exterior visualization built around environment, light, and story.
Year: 2026
Type: Architectural Visualization (Exterior)
Building Type: Mixed-Use
Client: Bawua Studio
Role: Environment & Site Design, Materials, Set Dressing & Scene Population, Lighting, Texturing, Rendering, Visual Storytelling
Tools: 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Photoshop
Status: Delivered
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Type: Architectural Visualization (Exterior)
Building Type: Mixed-Use
Client: Bawua Studio
Role: Environment & Site Design, Materials, Set Dressing & Scene Population, Lighting, Texturing, Rendering, Visual Storytelling
Tools: 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Photoshop
Status: Delivered
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Context
Two sculptural buildings on Wellington's harbour edge - retail and cafés at street level, apartments above, with the marina and waterfront promenade at the doorstep. The architectural massing was provided as a base; my work was everything that brings it to life: site, surroundings, materials, lighting, population, texturing, render, and the story the images tell.
The Challenge
The lighting had to be physically accurate for the real site, and the honest sun path left the façade flat at most angles. After studying the location's true solar conditions, I found the single moment that delivered both authenticity and raking side light with real depth.
The Solution & Impact
I built the world around the massing: a coastal-climate landscape planted true to Wellington (Pohutukawa and harbour-appropriate species), a copper-toned panels under cascading greenery, crisp white façades opening to the water. The ground floor mattered most - I staged the retail street as a living scene, with small human moments that make the buildings read as an inhabited place, not just a form.
Two sculptural buildings on Wellington's harbour edge - retail and cafés at street level, apartments above, with the marina and waterfront promenade at the doorstep. The architectural massing was provided as a base; my work was everything that brings it to life: site, surroundings, materials, lighting, population, texturing, render, and the story the images tell.
The Challenge
The lighting had to be physically accurate for the real site, and the honest sun path left the façade flat at most angles. After studying the location's true solar conditions, I found the single moment that delivered both authenticity and raking side light with real depth.
The Solution & Impact
I built the world around the massing: a coastal-climate landscape planted true to Wellington (Pohutukawa and harbour-appropriate species), a copper-toned panels under cascading greenery, crisp white façades opening to the water. The ground floor mattered most - I staged the retail street as a living scene, with small human moments that make the buildings read as an inhabited place, not just a form.
