3D modelling with AI

modelled an old university building's exterior and interior from only base maps

The 3D model: a long, pale cream building of five storeys with lower three-storey wings at both ends, seen from the square in front, with trees and an iron railing before it

I modelled the old main building of the Polytechnic Institute in Helsinki, on Hietalahdentori at Bulevardi 31. It was built in 1877, given new wings in 1905, and in 1928 its original block was raised by two storeys. With AI, I turned the floor plans of a 2015 building-history report into code that builds every wall, window and staircase, with five floors and a cellar of rooms inside. Here you only see the outside; the rooms are in the full model.

Plans and materials from Osa I Päärakennus, Rakennushistoriaselvitys, Arkkitehtitoimisto ark-byroo, 2015. Drawn live in your browser with three.js.