I have been spending the bulk of my time lately working on finishing out my shop. I had the exterior built. Then I have gone back and done all the electrical, insulation, drywall, etc... There is a loft above the work area that I am converting into an office area/ clean space to work on projects that I didn't want to drag through a mountain of sawdust and wet paint.
I went through a lot of different ideas about how to finish it. Where I originally thought about making it a Star Wars type space, I didn't want it to look like the set of a movie. I was more concerned about resale, etc... when it came time to sell the place. I was always drawn to the Skytower set from Oblivion. It had all the design from a sc-fi film, but it was all very realistic and usable space at the same time.
Unfortunately, my space won't be surrounded by windows with beautiful views and, since this is a shop, it won't be as "antiseptic" of an environment either. I combed through the original concept art and took some screen grabs and decided to replicate the shop space in the Skytower. It had darker colors and fewer windows. I don't know if I'll replicate anything exactly from the movie, but I will take all my design cues from it.
Here is what I started with:
And where I want to be:
I am far enough along with the drywall that I am now at a point where I have something to share.
Thanks,
-Eric
I went through a lot of different ideas about how to finish it. Where I originally thought about making it a Star Wars type space, I didn't want it to look like the set of a movie. I was more concerned about resale, etc... when it came time to sell the place. I was always drawn to the Skytower set from Oblivion. It had all the design from a sc-fi film, but it was all very realistic and usable space at the same time.
Unfortunately, my space won't be surrounded by windows with beautiful views and, since this is a shop, it won't be as "antiseptic" of an environment either. I combed through the original concept art and took some screen grabs and decided to replicate the shop space in the Skytower. It had darker colors and fewer windows. I don't know if I'll replicate anything exactly from the movie, but I will take all my design cues from it.
Here is what I started with:
And where I want to be:
I am far enough along with the drywall that I am now at a point where I have something to share.
Thanks,
-Eric
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