tom svilans

Small update of various things that have been occupying me for the last few months. Hopefully loads more to come, eventually…

I’ve very recently made a big jump across the big blue pond for an indefinite amount of time. I’m finally going forward with the next stage of things, something I’ve been working towards for the past 2 years, and it’s extremely exciting and promising. There are a whole lot of big unknowns and what-ifs, which is what makes it so damn fun, because that also means that there is a world of possibilities waiting to be explored. I’m a student again and now I get to play and do my OWN work for a change, which is probably what I look forward to the most.

As such, in a way this signifies the end of my work to date. I’m not sure if I will be continuing in the stream of arch. viz or, if I do, if it will be anything similar to what I’ve been doing for the past few years. I’ve learned tons, but it’s high time I went on to something that is more in line with what I eventually would like to do, which is a lot more than just making pretty pictures, though it doesn’t necessarily exclude that either.

For all the nice comments and shout-outs, a heartfelt thanks, it makes it a lot easier to keep slaving away. I hope I have at least inspired someone to go do something cool, or something like that.

Eventually I’ll have new work to show and I have no idea what it will look like. Until then, take it easy!

Another competition project for DIALOG. A bit more time than the previous one and putting into use a lot of what I learned the hard way earlier. Went quite a bit smoother as I had a more optimized workflow by the end, just in terms of organizing the scene and staying flexible and open to design changes right up to the deadline.

Possibly the biggest (in terms of scale) project I’ve accomplished to date…

A competition project for DIALOG that was done on a very tight deadline of a few days. A huge experiment in over-painting and post-processing which, I think, turned out quite well. The focus was on the general impact rather than the details, which is the most important aspect in a competition project anyhow.

Extreme deadline + large printing size + large urban context + complex programme = very little sleep + elevated heart rate.

After a long period of silence, here is a relatively recent image I did for MJMA. It’s a community recreation centre for a town south-west of Toronto, in Southern Ontario. Had fun playing with the dusk mood here, trying out some new things such as 3d people and a subdued color palette. Some of the progress shots had a bit more interesting moods, I think, although they didn’t showcase the actual building as well, so we had to find a balance between the two that would work for everyone.

More new stuff coming soon, hopefully, once I get permission to show it off!