Andrew Valente

An architectural proposal rendering of a hangar door and lean-to building addition to an existing Air Force KC-135. Extra care has been given to develop a realistic scene environment depicting daily facility activity, involving removal of the aircraft engines, refueling boom, tail wings, and vertical stabilizer prior to the aircraft being taken into the hangar for comprehensive maintenance. A 3D model of a KC-135R that had been developed for another project was modified to show the airframe in various states of disassembly and several pieces of airfield support and maintenance equipment were either modeled or modified to be appropriate to this facility. Name and location of this project temporarily withheld because it is an active pursuit.

An architectural proposal rendering of a hangar door and lean-to building addition to an existing Air Force KC-135. Extra care has been given to develop a realistic scene environment depicting daily facility activity, involving removal of the aircraft engines, refueling boom, tail wings, and vertical stabilizer prior to the aircraft being taken into the hangar for comprehensive maintenance. A 3D model of a KC-135R that had been developed for another project was modified to show the airframe in various states of disassembly and several pieces of airfield support and maintenance equipment were either modeled or modified to be appropriate to this facility. Name and location of this project temporarily withheld because it is an active pursuit.

An architectural proposal rendering of a hangar door and lean-to building addition to an existing Air Force KC-135. Extra care has been given to develop a realistic scene environment depicting daily facility activity, involving removal of the aircraft engines, refueling boom, tail wings, and vertical stabilizer prior to the aircraft being taken into the hangar for comprehensive maintenance. A 3D model of a KC-135R that had been developed for another project was modified to show the airframe in various states of disassembly and several pieces of airfield support and maintenance equipment were either modeled or modified to be appropriate to this facility. This image has been further enhanced with several layered Photoshop filters. Name and location of this project temporarily withheld because it is an active pursuit.

An architectural proposal rendering of a 7 building addition to a SOF compound. New construction buildings modeled by another team member and integrated into a model of the existing environment including massed existing buildings, trees, new walkways and paving, integrated with a scaled aerial photo. Name and location of this project temporarily withheld because it is an active pursuit.

An architectural full design rendering of a maintenance and administration building which is part of a 4 structure compound intended to maintain, service, and store privately owned and commercial vehicles on the Depot. This model is part of the overall scene used in the contracted architectural video, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

Architectural rendering of a 2-stage addition to the Center for Special Operations Facility, including initial proposal graphics and final production renderings of both sides of this 100,000-plus square foot 3 story building. This view shows the main entry of 501D.

A view of the main entry of 501E.

Hangar P-526: An exterior rendering of the building and surrounding area was developed using a combination of Autocad drawings and Autodesk Revit data. This is a maintenance hangar and administrative facility designed to service US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft, and features a series of large 3-dimensional exterior space frame trusses supporting the main roof span. Stock 3D models of MV-22 Ospreys were modified to show the propellers in elevated position and folded with the wings rotated 90 degrees to the appropriate "storage" configuration.

The design for this project converts WWII aircraft hanger into an operations command and control and briefing facility. The project site is located in a densely built-up area on base flight line, so the development of the environment for this video included construction of most of the Air Force base, including runways, roads, and existing buildings and vegetation. Base location and site orientation are established via a combination of animated satellite photography from Google Earth, and development of a visual story line in which a government VIP travels to the base on a small military transport jet, lands and taxis up to the project building, and exits the plane directly in front of the airfield entrance to the structure. High altitude camera orbits and street level sequences also show how the exterior modifications to this historic structure maintain the look and feel of the original design and fit in with the surrounding structures.

Exterior rendering of a full rennovation to an SH-60 helicopter hangar

An architectural video and rendering for a site-adapt project adding a second dormitory to a base housing campus. An earlier created dormitory model was updated and modified to reflect design documents, and new site landscape and paveing was added to extend the site and integrate with existing design. Video is primarially focused on building exterior and site work, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video..

An architectural video and rendering for a site-adapt project adding a second dormitory to a base housing campus. An earlier created dormitory model was updated and modified to reflect design documents, and new site landscape and paveing was added to extend the site and integrate with existing design. Video is primarially focused on building exterior and site work, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video..

Rendering of a new base housing facility.

This project designed a three-story facility consisting of five buildings connected by three story covered walkways at each floor. There are two dormitory wings and one central Commons Building located between the two wings. Each of the two dormitory wings consists of two individual dormitory buildings totaling four dormitory buildings. Three exterior, open-air stairways provide access to the covered walkways at the second and third floors of the dormitory wings. An exterior rendering of the front of the building was developed based on Autocad drawings.

The new Aircraft Flight Test and Evaluation Facility will consolidate the research, development, testing and evaluation functions of the E2 and C2 aircraft flight test operations into one location. In the future this building will also house the Network Centric Warfare teams. The overall intent of the architectural design for this project is to emulate the character of the 2185 Research Building across Tate Road to the northeast, reinforcing the creation of a unified architectural character for this class of structure and area of the base. The new two story building will have a structural steel frame with composite metal panels. The panels will be finished in color and texture to match the finish on Building 2185. The joint pattern will be proportioned to emulate the same panel pattern. An exterior rendering of the front of the building was developed from Autodesk Revit data, and several color options for the metal wall panels were explored.

The P-122 UAV Storage/Maintenance Facility is located on approximately 64 acres of previously undeveloped land within MCAS Cherry Point, NC, north east of Runway 14L and west of Duffy Road. An exterior rendering of the front and rear building and surrounding area was developed using a combination of Autocad drawings and Autodesk Revit data.

A rear view of the maintenance facility, shoing the main maintenance bay door open and several of the UAV aircraft parked in the exterior storage area. RQ-2 Pioneer UAV drones were custom modeled and added to the scene in the maintenance and storage yard for context.

This project designed a new consolidated Academic Instruction Facility for the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The 73,485 SF facility will be single two-story brick faced masonry building with a hipped standing seam metal roof that will accommodate classrooms, administrative offices, and a Receiving Auditorium. Exterior front and rear renderings were generated based on Autodesk Revit data.

Rendering used as a showcase image in a proposal package to rennovate and construct 3 maintenance and administration buildings. Custom 3D models of ocean data collection buoys were created and added to the scene to convey context.

Proposal renderings for a new Air Traffic Control Tower located adjacent to the flight-line. This view is a combination exterior / interior cut-away view of the control tower showing the arrangement of spaces and the stair column.

An exterior rendering of the building and site was developed using a combination of Autocad drawings and Autodesk Revit data. A scene was composed showing the facility during an active training session, with mock raids being staged on various perminantly housed vehicles, including busses, cars, trains and an airliner. This project required extensive modifications to standard vehicle 3D models to make them representitave of the actual equipment to be used at his location.

Architectural rendering of a new Entry Control Facility, included as part of the new master plan for the base.

Proposal rendering of modifications and additions to an existing aircraft hangar. The existing hangar was built during World War II, and is being updated and modified to be capable of supporting maintenance activities for the US Navy's new P-8 Poseiden aircraft. The P-8 is based on the Boeing 737 airframe, and is too long for 2 planes to be housed in the hangar length-wise at the same time. An aerial rendering of the hangar was developed to show modifications and additions to the rest of the building, as well as provide site and environment context. A P-8 aircraft 3D model was created from an existing 737.

A new hangar door system was designed to accomodate the height of the plane's vertical stabilizer, and features a, aperature in the middle, so the doors may close around the fuselage and allow the tail of the plane to remain outside in a double loaded situation, while keeping a barrier to the elements for the interior maintenance area. An exterior rendering of the new hangar door design was developed, illustrating how they will close around the plane's fuselage. A P-8 aircraft 3D model was created from an existing 737.

Exterior full design rendering for a new 2 story addition to a Special Operations facility complex

A project to add new maintenance, storage and administrative buildings to the munitions compound on base. Specialized maintenance and mobility equipment 3D models were created for the video to add realism to the scenes.

A full design rendering and video displaying the proposed design for a new Fitness Center addition to an existing facility. Follow-on work to earlier concept project. Over 30 different pieces of strength and cardio training equipment were modeled for the video, as well as custom built-in furniture and equipment for the administrative desk and juice bar.

Architectural rendering and video for a new headquarters facility for the US Army Central, which is relocating to a section of Shaw Air Force Base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program. This facility will be integrated into the area near the US Army Central Headquarters compound. The custom modeled fitness equipment from the Fitness Addition video was reused on this project.  Portions of this video can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

Early stage concept designs for a future Waste Water Treatment Plant, intended to use architecture, landscape design, and state of the art engineering methods to design a facility whose functions would be imperceptible to citizens in the surrounding area. Several architectural and vegetative screening techniques are being explored with the cooperation of the City Water Department, and presented in an on-going series of public involvement meetings. This image shows a concept for a Southwest themed enclosure for a membrane filter station within the plant.

Site plan concept.  This project is featured in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

Site plan concept

Site plan concept

Site plan concept

Site plan concept

A concept video illustrating a design for a 3-story addition to the existing 9th Air Force Headquarters building on base. This is a frame from the video.

A concept video illustrating a design for a 3-story addition to the existing 9th Air Force Headquarters building on base. This is a frame from the video.

A concept video illustrating a design for a flight simulator training facility on base. This is a frame from the video, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

A concept video illustrating a design for several road and facility improvements on base. This is a frame from the video, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

A proposal rendering for a large maintenance training facility

A concept video illustrating a design for 2 building additions to existing structures on the base flight line to support Electronic Countermeasures equipment maintenance and storage. This is a frame from the video.

A concept video illustrating a design for 2 building additions to existing structures on the base flight line to support Electronic Countermeasures equipment maintenance and storage. This is a frame from the video.

A concept video illustrating a design for a new building housing the operations of the Second Security Forces Squadron on base. This is a frame from the video, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

A concept video illustrating a design for comprehensive building rennovations to the 8th Air Force Headquarters Building on base. This is a frame from the video showing space planning relationships for various departments, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

A concept video illustrating a design for comprehensive building rennovations to the 8th Air Force Headquarters Building on base. This is a frame from the video.

A concept video illustrating a design for a new consolidated support center and heritage park on base. This is a frame from the video, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

This is a photo composite of a prominant streetscape within the city, merged with a custom built 3D model of a 3-car electric streetcar vehicle. Several rendering passed were run with the vehicle assigned different materials, including blue glass and matte white, and combined in Photoshop on different layers with differing levels of opacity and blend method. A Find Edge filter was used to create the linework. The final composition is intended to allude to a what-if scenario and generate interest in developing the system.

A custom built 3D model of a highspeed rail train vehicle to help promote Transystems' position on the design proposal team.

3D Studio Max 2010 wireframe view of the train model

A frame from an in-house concept video promoting 3D visualization capabilities, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

A frame from an in-house concept video promoting 3D visualization capabilities, portions of which can be seen in the Summer 2010 promotional video.

A photo-synthetic composite study of a historically significant train stop that has been proposed to be upgraded to a modern commuter rail intermodal station in the heart of Winter Park. New platforms and paving were modeled in 3D Studio and integrated into a background photo of the existing site using perspective matching. The unique proposed train cars were also custom modeled in 3D Studio and placed in the rendering with environmentally correct shadows and reflections.

Before and After views of the proposed commuter rail stop.

Day-time view of a proposed typical transit shelter used in a project proposal package.

Night-time view of a proposed typical transit shelter used in a project proposal package.